Ex-footballer of the Croatian national team Tomislav Dujmović commented on the information of the local press about the planned provocation of the Argentine national team against Croatian players.
Earlier Sportske Novosti reported that the Argentine team was instructed to provoke the Croatian team players on the field to try to break the spirit of the team in the first hour of the game.
The Argentines are very hot-tempered, this is South America. I don't know what has to happen for them to provoke like that. They will play contact football, they will wallow on the field if they have to. It's a semifinal, everybody's going to fight. They can provoke us and do anything to succeed. They want to win the World Cup, just like we do.
Tomislav Dujmović, quoted by SE
The ex-footballer added that this is the last chance to become world champion for Messi, so both teams will strive to win. Duimović believes that turning the game into a penalty shootout will guarantee the Croatian team's exit to the final.
Argentina will play with Croatia in the semifinals of World Cup 2022 on December 13 at 22:00 GMT+3.
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