Argentina v Croatia Bet Builder Tips & Free Bets

Updated: July 03, 2023 at 5:59 pm GMT+1

Although much has been made of Croatia’s ageing legs, those same legs have taken the European nation to a second successive World Cup semi-final and on this page you can find our Argentina v Croatia Bet Builder Tips!

Argentina v Croatia Bet Builder Tips

Lionel Messi to score anytime
Draw after 90 minutes
Under 5 total goals

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Argentina v Croatia Predictions

This is it. The final week of the 2022 World Cup and although it is has been a tournament full of twists and turns, observers around the world will hope that the drama has not finished before the final four go to war.

Of that quartet, it is Argentina and Croatia who are pitted together first and with these two teams meeting in Russia four years ago, it was the latter who ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. However, it is fair to say that the stakes were not as high in 2018.

If only because the last meeting between the two was in the group stage and although the result would largely provide Croatia with a platform to go all the way to the final in Moscow, it was not the do or die scenario that both will face on Tuesday.

Although revenge may play on the minds of the Argentina team, their main focus will be simply reaching this year’s final. Should they manage to get the better of Zlatko Dalić's men, it would mean a second showpiece event appearance in just three attempts.

While if that statistic does come to fruition, the South American nation will look to go one better than their 1-0 reverse to Germany eight years ago. Then again, you could also say the same about Croatia and their final exploits four years later.

Of course, there could just as easily be a repeat of the 2018 final and if Croatia do their bit against Lionel Scaloni’s cabal of superstars, they will then wait for France to uphold their end of the bargain against Morocco.

In fairness to either outfit that takes to the field on Tuesday, neither of them will be too concerned of the opposition they may face at the end of the week. Because first they need to clear the opposition that stands in front of them.

Overlook that hurdle and they will be punished accordingly. Turn up and believe the game is already won and you can expect the same admonishment to occur. With Brazil already learning that lesson the hard way, Croatia will be more than ready to teach Argentina as well.

It is Lionel Messi in one corner, it is Luka Modric at the other. Both men deserve to get their hands on the World Cup trophy before they retire. One will move a step closer to achieving it, one will once again be denied the chance of true footballing immortality.

With that in mind, our Argentina v Croatia bet builder tip is now up for grabs, and it looks like this:

Lionel Messi to score anytime
Draw after 90 minutes
Under 5 total goals

For my latest bet builder offering, the spotlight is being shown on Lionel Messi and with the Argentine still in the race for the 2022 Golden Boot, a goal against Croatia would certainly his chances of winning the award.

However, a goal from the PSG forward is not going to be enough to win the game in 90 minutes. Which is why I am backing a draw in regulation time. Add no more than four goals during this period and this latest construction is primed and ready at odds of 11/1.