Argentina (3-4-1-2) : Willy Caballero; Gabriel Mercando, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico; Eduardo Salvio, Javier Mascherano, Enzo Perez, Marcos Acuna; Lionel Messi; Cristian Pavon, Sergio Aguero
Kroasia (4-2-3-1) : Danijel Subasic; Sime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinic; Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic; Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric, Ante Rebic; Mario Mandzukic
12/11/2014 Argentina 2-1 Krosia (Laga Persahabatan)
01/03/2006 Argentina 2-3 Kroasia (Laga Persahabatan)
26/06/1998 Argentina 1-0 Kroasia (Piala Dunia)
14/11/17 Argentina 2-4 Nigeria (Laga Persahabatan)
24/03/18 Argentina 2-0 Italia (Laga Persahabatan)
28/03/18 Spanyol 6-1 Argentina (Laga Persahabatan)
30/05/18 Argentina 4-0 Haiti (Laga Persahabatan)
16/06/18 Argentina 1-1 Islandia (Piala Dunia)
24/03/18 Peru 2-0 Kroasia (Laga Persahabatan)
28/03/18 Meksiko 0-1 Kroasia (Laga Persahabatan)
03/06/18 Brasil 2-0 Kroasia (Laga Persahabatan)
08/06/18 Kroasia 2-1 Senegal (Laga Persahabatan)
Jakarta - Timnas Argentina akan melawan Argentina di laga lanjutan Grup D Piala Dunia 2018 . Tim Tango, yang butuh poin penuh, dijagokan akan memetik kemenangan. Pertandingan antara Argentina vs Kroasia akan berlangsung di Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Jumat (22/6/2018) dinihari WIB. Laga itu merupakan perjumpaan kelima kedua negara di Piala Dunia. Argentina masih unggul head-to-head dengan catatan dua kemenangan dan sekali menelan kekalahan, dan sekali laga lainnya berakhir dengan hasil imbang.
Bagi Argentina, laga ini wajib dimenangi kalau ingin memperbesar kans lolos dari Grup D. Mereka baru mengumpulkan 1 poin, setelah secara mengejutkan ditahan 1-1 oleh Islandia. Dalam pertandingan itu, Argentina membuang kans emas membukukan gol setelah Lionel Messi gagal menceploskan bola lewat titik penalti. Performa Argentina memang sedang naik turun dalam lima pertandingan terakhirnya. Mereka memetik dua kali kemenangan, dua kali menelan kekalahan, dan sekali menuai hasil imbang. Sementara itu, Kroasia sedang dalam laju positif dengan catatan kemenangan dalam dua pertandingan terakhir. Satu laga di antaranya didapat dengan catatan clean sheet, saat menaklukkan Nigeria 2-0. Argentina didukung dengan rekor buruk Kroasia saat berhadapan dengan tim asal Amerika Selatan. Mereka kalah dalam empat pertemuan terakhir. Meski dirundung kesialan saat bermain melawan Islandia, Messi tetap menjadi andalan Argentina saat melawan Kroasia. Apalagi, Messi selalu mencetak gol dalam dua pertandingan terakhir Argentina melawan Kroasia. Tiga rumah taruhan Eropa, Ladbrokes, SkyBet, dan William Hill, pun menjagokan Messi akan mampu membukukan gol pertama di laga Argentina vs Kroasia. Semua memberi koefisien 3. Sementara itu, William Hill menempatkan Argentina sebagai tim unggulan dengan koefisien 23/20, hasil imbang di angka 11/5, dan kemenangan Kroasia ada di angka 13/5. Tonton juga video pernyataan 'Kroasia Sebut Argentina Lawan yang Mudah':
Timnas Argentina - Reuters
Bisnis.com, JAKARTA - Argentina khususnya Lionel Messi akan mencari penebusan saat bertemu Kroasia, Jumat (22/6/2018) dini hari di Stadion Nizhny Nogorov.
Argentina yang menjadi salah satu favorit juara Piala Dunia 2018 gagal menang di laga perdana mereka di Grup D setelah ditahan imbang Islandia dengan skor 1-1.
Dalam pertandingan tersebut, Messi gagal mengeksekusi tendangan penalti yang menentukan. Jika penalti tersebut masuk, maka Argentina kemungkinan besar akan menang karena memimpin 2-1.
Setelah pertandingan tersebut, Messi dikabarkan sangat marah terhadap dirinya sendiri karena gagal mencetak gol penalti. Kemarahan Messi ini wajib menjadi perhatian Kroasia karena bisa saja pemain klub Barcelona itu bermain tanpa beban.
Kroasia dalam pertandingan ini melaju dengan satu beban terangkat setelah menang 2-0 atas Nigeria. Di grup yang dibilang 'neraka' ini kemenangan adalah hal yang mahal.
Jika Kroasia berhasil meraup poin penuh, maka Luka Modric dan kawan-kawan akan lolos ke fase 16 besar.
Komentar Pelatih Argentina dan Kroasia:
Zlatko Dalic (Kroasia):
Saya akan menggunakan semua informasi yang saya bisa dapatkan.
Tidak ada cara sempurna untuk menghentikan Lionel Messi. Dia adalah pemain terhebat di dunia. Tapi sementara satu pemain hebat dapat membuat hasil yang bagus, tim yang hebat melakukan pekerjaannya dengan jauh lebih baik.
Kami akan melangkah ke pertandingan sedikit lebih rileks dari mereka. Mereka yang mengikuti dengan cermat kualifikasi goyah Argentina untuk menuju Piala Dunia Rusia tidak begitu terkejut dengan hasil imbang melawan Islandia, dan tidak mengharapkan mereka untuk menundukkan Kroasia meskipun mereka memiliki banyak pemain dengan bakat individu.
Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina):
Kami akan belajar dari apa yang terjadi dan kami harus memiliki kekuatan untuk memenangkan pertandingan berikutnya.
Hasil Head to head Argentina Vs Kroasia:
Games won: 1
Games drawn: 1
Games lost: 2
Date Match Result Score Competition
04 Jun 1994 Croatia v Argentina D 0-0 International Friendly
26 Jun 1998 Argentina v Croatia L 1-0 FIFA World Cup
01 Mar 2006 Croatia v Argentina W 3-2 International Friendly
12 Nov 2014 Argentina v Croatia L 2-1 International Friendly
Prediksi susunan pemain Argentina vs Kroasia:
Argentina (4-2-3-1): Willy Caballero; Eduardo Salvio, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Tagliafico; Maximiliano Meza, Javier Mascherano; Lucas Biglia, Lionel Messi, Cristian Pavon; Sergio Aguero.
Kroasia (4-2-3-1): Danijel Subasic; Sime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinic; Ivan Rakitic, Luka Modric; Ante Rebic, Andrej Kramaric, Ivan Perisic; Mario Mandzukic.
Prediksi Skor Argentina Vs Kroasia:
Skor Argentina Vs Kroasia: 2-1
Skor Argentina Vs Kroasia: 3-1
Skor Argentina Vs Kroasia: 1-3
Data Fakta Argentina Vs Kroasia:
Argentina face Croatia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Argentina are targeting their first win of the 2018 World Cup when they face Croatia in Group D on Thursday (7pm BST).
Jorge Sampaoli's side drew their opening game of the tournament against Iceland, with Sergio Aguero's opener cancelled out by Alfred Finnbogason.
Lionel Messi missed a penalty, but Sampaoli says the Barcelona star should not shoulder all of the blame.
"When Argentina don't win, we attribute responsibility to Leo. I think that's too easy a way for Argentinians to think," Sampaoli said.
"There were lots of factors of irritation for not winning against Iceland. There are 40 of us at this World Cup. The team will be together when things go well and when things go badly."
Lionel Messi had an out-of-sorts game for Argentina on Saturday
Croatia had better fortunes in their opening fixture, cruising past Nigeria with a 2-0 win, but will face a much tougher opponent in Argentina at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
However, Croatia coach Zlatko Dali says his side have "nothing to lose".
"The match against Argentina is the easiest game for us at the World Cup because we have three points and we play against a big opponent," he said.
"We have nothing to lose in that game. I'll tell my players before the start of the game just to enjoy the spectacle."
Luka Modric celebrates scoring Croatia's second against Nigeria
Team news
Sampaoli named his starting XI for Iceland the day before Argentina's opening game, although is yet to reveal his chosen line-up for this meeting.
He has never used the same XI twice during his time in charge of the country and Cristian Pavon could make his competitive debut.
Croatia will be without Nikola Kalinic, who was sent home after reportedly refusing to come on as a substitute against Nigeria, with a back injury cited as the reason. Dalic has said he will make some changes.
Nikola Kalinic has left Croatia's World Cup squad
Opta stats
This will be the fifth meeting between Argentina and Croatia, with the South Americans winning twice to Croatia's one (D1).
Croatia have lost all four of their World Cup meetings with South American sides, once in each of the four tournaments they've played in.
Lionel Messi has scored in each of his two previous appearances against Croatia, including his first ever goal for Argentina (March 2006).
Lionel Messi has now failed to score with 21 successive shots in World Cup finals tournaments for Argentina, since last scoring versus Nigeria on June 25 2014.
Croatia have scored in each of their last five World Cup games, their longest such streak in the competition.
Croatia defender Vedran Corluka has made 99 appearances for his country. If he plays in this game he'll be the second member of their 2018 World Cup squad to earn 100 caps for Croatia (after Luka Modric).
Merson's prediction
The pressure is on Argentina - this is a tough game. Croatia are so strong in midfield. However, going forward Argentina have so much quality - I'll side with them.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0 (7/1 with Sky Bet)
Betting
Argentina are 21/20 favourites to see off 3/1 shots Croatia (3/1 to win), with the draw priced at 23/10. Lionel Messi will look to bounce back from spot-kick miss and is enhanced from 6/5 to 11/8 with Sky Bet Price Boosts to score at anytime, while leading the first goalscorer market at 3/1. Mario Mandzukic is considered Croatia's main goal scoring threat and is boosted to 9/1 from 7/1 to open the scoring in Sky Bet's Price Boosts. The Argentines drifted from 9/1 to 11/1 to win the World Cup after failing to win their opener, while are Croatia 28/1 to lift the trophy.
