Fresh from South America victory, the Croatia side does seem to be confident as they make preparations for the European Championship semi final against Argentina.

Croatia has already ended the World Championships dream of Brazil’s Neymar; now they hope to accomplish the same with Argentina’s Lionel Messi.

But this same Croat side will not attempt to thwart the Brazilian superstar by man-marking him, rather they’ll focus on immobilizing this same team in their European Championship semifinal on Tuesday, the team’s players said.

At a press conference on Sunday, Bruno Petkovic, a striker for Croatia, said, “We don’t have a specific plan for stopping Messi yet, and usually we don’t concentrate on stopping one player but the entire team.”

“We might very well try to stop one another as a coaching staff instead of using man-marking. Argentina has many excellent players in addition to Messi. The entire Argentinian team must be stopped, he declared.

Croatia is trying to advance to the semifinals for the second And third world Cup in a row after losing in the 2018 showcase match to France, and with no players suspended and no injury concerns, the Croatian side is bubbling with confidence.

They lost to tournament favorites Brazil in the quarterfinals after falling behind by one goal in extra time, but they fought back to force a penalty shootout that they ultimately won.

Neymar, Brazil’s star striker, broke down in tears after Croatia won 4-2 on penalties.

In an effort to stop Messi from winning the one major trophy that has eluded him—a World Cup—Croatia is now on a mission to do the same with Messi’s team.

Croatia’s midfield consisting of captain Luka Related to changes, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic will be key to attempting to dictate the pace, as those who did against South america, and Croatia defensive midfielder Josip Juranovic said it on Saturday afternoon that the three were utterly reliable.

The greatest Croatian midfielder of all time is Mateo, Luka, and Marcelo. I don’t believe it can be done again. According to Juranovic, passing the ball to someone is safer than putting your money in a bank.

“I don’t believe we need to be afraid of anyone. To play our best game, we must examine ourselves, he remarked.

“I should say the key to my success is our oneness, our unity. The reality is that we act as well as play as a family.”

Eight Ballon Awarded the prestigious winner Messi has so far been the driving force for Argentina, who also needed penalties after squandering a two-goal lead against the Dutch in one ‘s quarterfinal match.

Messi appears to have taken it upon himself to guide Argentina to a World Cup victory after being inspired during his nation’s run to the tournament semifinals, scoring four goals in five games.

Argentina least considered reached the semifinals in 2014 — losing 1-0 to Germany at the Trendy fashionable Stadium in Brazil. That was as close as Messi has been to collecting football’s grandest prize, and he is just one game away from getting another go at it.

With Inter Milan at the helm, Argentina came into the World Cup regarded as one of the personal favorites, but they face a big stumbling block in the pattern of Croatia.

Despite their never-say-die attitude — even when the odds are stacked heavily against them — the disciplined Croat side are now deservedly in their second-straight World Cup semifinal and understating them would come at Argentina’s risk.

The Argentinians, going to look for their first European Championship title as Diego Maradona’s 1986 team succeed, have their own work cut out.

Defender Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel are sidelined because of bookings, restricting coach Lionel Scaloni’s choices at the back. Nicolas Tagliafico could emerge on again to replace this same former, but it will be a less trying to attack formation, with wingback Acuna actually adding more spark to the team.

A relevant question also needs to hang over seasoned Angel Di Maria and his fitness, and with 34-year-old having pretty much exclusively been utilized as a replacement inside the tournament notwithstanding the recovering from injury.