Croatia coach expresses disappointment after defeat to Argentina (3-0)

Croatia’s coach, Zlatko Dalic has faulted the decision to award Argentina a penalty during the semi-final match they lost.

The penalty which Lionel Messi converted was awarded after Julian Alvarez poked the ball beyond Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, with the two colliding in Croatia’s box.

Speaking to reporters after the match, Dalic said awarding the penalty was suspicious. He said;

“The first goal as very suspicious, to be honest. First, we had the situation with the corner. Apparently [we should have had] a corner, according to the reaction of our players. Then we had the situation with the penalty… It was a little bit too cheap and easy.”

Creekvibes magazine, recalls that Lionel Messi gave himself one last shot at World Cup glory as he and Julian Alvarez scored for Argentina in a 3-0 win over Croatia at the Lusail Iconic Stadium to reach the final.