December 17th features a match where Croatia hosts Loser Semi-final 2 in a World Cup match. In their last match, Croatia recorded a 0-3 loss against Argentina. Lionel Messi scored the first goal for Argentina in the 34th minute on a penalty kick, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 39th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Croatia couldn’t manage to score, and Argentina took the shutout win. Croatia is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while loser Semi-final 2 has not played yet this season.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Andrej Kramarić has been the most effective weapon for Croatia lately. The Croatian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.