CDMX, Mexico-. After great soccer matches and the surprising elimination of Brazil at the hands of Croatia, the semifinals of the World Cup held in Qatar are ready.
Argentina vs Croatia
The first semifinal It will be the Argentine team, which is strongly motivated by the performance of Lionel Messi and “Dibu” Martínez, the goalkeeper who saved two penalties for the Netherlands team and ensured victory for the Latin American country.
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It is not yet known if there will be possible sanctions against Argentina that could affect them for the semifinals. So far, FIFA through its disciplinary committee “has opened a process” for “possible violations” of article 12 of the Disciplinary Code, which refers to “improper conduct by players and officials”.
For its part, Croatia hopes to recover from the extra time it played in the round of 16 and quarterfinal matches. The first semifinal of the soccer world cup will be played on December 13 at 2:00 p.m. in Cuba.
France vs Morocco
the second seminifinwill be played between the current world champion, France, against the surprising team of Morocco that has managed to be the first african team in a semifinal.
France defeated the battle-hardened England this afternoon in a European classic that lived up to expectations.
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For his part, Morocco faced Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo started the game on the bench. The legendary Portuguese soccer player entered in the second half but it was not enough to help his team that he did not stop fighting throughout the game.
It is very likely that this was Cristiano Ronaldo’s last game in a World Cup. In the last two appearances, CR7 started as a substitute. The possible reason for starting on the bench is having fought with his coach when he came off the exchange in the game against South Korea in the first group stage. Although the Portuguese said that he did not insulted his technician.
The match between France and Morocco will be played on December 14 at 2:00 p.m. in Cuba.
Who can win the semifinals?
At the moment, according to the statistics from the newspaper El País, from Spain, Argentina and France are the favorites to win the semifinals.
This could be Messi’s last chance to win a world cup. For its part, France could become a two-time champion by winning two consecutive World Cups.
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