• Argentina has lost only one of its last 41 international matches (W28 D12)
  • Eight of Argentina’s last 14 FIFA World Cup knockout-stage matches against European nations have required extra-time
  • Lionel Messi will join Lothar Matthäus as the joint record appearance-maker in FIFA World Cup history if he plays here in what would be his 25th match
  • Argentina has never lost a World Cup semifinal   
  • Croatia has lost only one of its last 12 FIFA World Cup matches (W5 D6)
  • Croatia has been successful in eight of its ten FIFA World Cup knockout-stage ties
  • Five of Croatia’s last six FIFA World Cup knockout-stage matches have gone into extra-time
  • The teams are evenly matched historically, both in terms of overall matches, with two wins apiece and one draw, and at the FIFA World Cup, with one group-stage victory each. Argentina prevailed 1-0 in 1998 while Croatia won 3-0 in 2018