If the economies If both nations jumped onto the field, Argentina would take the advantage by having a value of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 491,490 million dollars (mdd), that is, a little more than seven times the Croatian GDP, according to the World Bank. .
However, the European nation recovers very quickly and surpasses its South American counterpart when GDP per capita (value of GDP divided by its population) is compared. The same thing happens when you look at the results of unemployment rates, poverty level and inflation. Croatia will become the 20th European nation to adopt the euro as its official currency starting in January 2023.
The Croatian shirt is sponsored by Nike while the albiceleste is branded by Adidas.
Lautaro Martínez is the most expensive player in the match, with 75 million euros, although Josko Gvardiol is not far behind, with 60 million.
Croatia has never been a World Cup champion; situation contrary to that of Argentina, whose team has reached the cup on two occasions, 1986 and 1978.
