The leading Croatian publication Sportske Novosti published an article claiming that the Argentina national team had prepared a “dirty plan” for the 2022 World Cup semi-final match with Croatia.
“One Argentine player, we are told, confessed to his European clubmates that they were given the task of provoking the Croats. They received instructions on how to knock the Croats out of the rhythm. This football player plays in the starting lineup of Argentina, he is sure that Croatia will be broken and defeated in just 60 minutes.
The Argentines believe that some of our guys have weak nerves, that they will not be able to restrain themselves after pushes, blows, grabs, offensive phrases about relatives and the like. Three Argentine players have received special instructions on how to provoke three Croatian players, whom they consider the weakest psychological link in the team, ”Sportske Novosti reports.