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Argentina have reached the World Cup Juan Lagares Jersey semifinals once again, and they will have even more motivation to go all the way than usual, as they look to send legend Lionel Me si out as a World Cup winner in his last tournament.Me si is once again doing his part, scoring four goals and grabbing two a sists including a glorious one in the quarterfinal victory over the Netherlands whilst some of his teammates are coming up with key moments when it matters, even if the team performances as a whole sometimes are inconsistent.This could cost them in the semifinal against a Croatia side that knocked out Brazil, refuses to know when they are beaten and has a fantastic work ethic, chemistry and some fantastic players to boot.The Sporting Newslooks at all the key details surrounding Argentina's monumental semifinal matchup.MORE: Argentina's next match is the first semifinal of the 2022 World Cup, where they will battle with Croatia for a spot in the final.This will take place on Tuesday, December 13 at the Lusail Stadium, which will also host the final on December 19. The match will kick-off at 10:00 p.m. local time in Qatar, which is the same time as the other semifinal that will take place the next day.This is how that translates to other timezones acro s the major territories:Kickoff timeQatar22:00 (local)USA14:00 ETCanada14:00 ETUK19:00 GMTAustralia06:00 AEDT*India00:30 IST*Hong Kong03:00 HKT*Malaysia03:00 MYT*Singapore03:00 SGT*New Zealand08:00 NZDT** ArgentinaArgentina face the difficult task of replacing their two wingbacks from the quarterfinal who made key contributions in that match, due to suspension. Nahuel Molina scored the opening goal when he latched onto a wonderful Me si a sist, whilst Marcos Acuna won the penalty that Me si converted to take the scores to 2-0. M O L I N A | FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) Not only would that Travis D'Arnaud Jersey force personnel changes at a key moment, but it would also potentially require a change of shape, as the likes of Nicolas Tagliafico and Gonzalo Montiel may not be able to function as effectively in a 3-5-2 as the men they are replacing. A change in shape may also see Alejandro 'Papu' Gomez or Angel Di Maria return to the starting side as well.Predicted lineup:(4-3-3, right to left):23. Martinez (GK) 4. Montiel, 13. Romero, 19, Otamendi, 3. Tagliafico 7. De Paul, 24. Fernandez, 20. Mac Allister 10. Me si 9. Alvarez, 17. GomezCroatiaUnlike their opponents, Croatia have kept the same shape and largely the same lineup throughout the tournament, including a world-cla s midfield trio of Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Mateo Kovacic.They also have the luxury of no major injury concerns or suspensions heading into the ma sive match. The only potential points of change coming in the forward line where they have struggled to find a consistent right winger; Mario Pasalic, Andrej Kramaric and Nikola Vlasic have all played Dwight Gooden Jersey there with varying degrees of succe s, though Kramaric who started up front against Brazil may be shifted out wide for this match to accomodate Bruno Petkovic who scored the equaliser off the bench.Predicted lineup: (4-3-3, right to left):1. Livakovic (GK) 22. Juranovic, 6. Lovren, 20. Gvardiol, 19. Sosa 10. Modric, 11. Brozovic, 8. Kovacic 9. Kramaric, 16 Petkovic, 4. Perisic Below are all the details on how fans in every corner of the globe can watch this semifinal matchup that is sure to delight and entertain:DateTimeTV ChannelStreamingUSATue, Dec. 1314:00 ETFox,Telemundo ,Fox Sports site/app,Telemundo Deportes site/app,PeacockCanadaTue, Dec. 1314:00 ETTSN 1, CTV, RDS(French)TSN site/app, CTV website,RDS appUKTue, Dec. 1319:00GMTITV 1, STVITVX, STV PlayerAustraliaWed, Dec. 1406:00 AEDTSBSSBS On DemandIndiaWed, Dec. 1400:30ISTSports 18Voot, JioTVHong KongWed, Dec. 1403:00HKTNow TV (Ch. 616, 618)Now TVMalaysiaWed, Dec. 1403:00 MYTAstro FIFA World Cup 1Astro GOSingaporeWed, Dec. 1403:00 SGTStarHub TV FIFA World Cup,Singtel FIFA World Cup 141Singtel TV GO, CAST,StarHub TV+, MeWatchNew ZealandWed, Dec. 1408:00 Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey NZDTSky Sport 7beIN SportsSky Go, Sky Sport NOW Argentina shockingly lost their opening match of the World Cup against Saudi Arabia, as the Green Falcons came from behind to defeat La Albiceleste 2-1 in a result that sent alarm bells ringing in Buenos Aires and beyond.Yet they recovered well to win their remaining group matches and Round of 16 clash against Australia, though they threw away a late lead against the Dutch in the quarterfinals that nece sitated some Emiliano Martinez heroics in the penalty shootout.Emi Martinez is BOX OFFICE. | Football Tweet (@Football__Tweet) DateStageMatchTime Jeurys Familia Jersey (ET)StadiumTue, Nov. 22Group stageArgentina 1 Saudi Arabia 25:00 a.m.Lusail StadiumSat, Nov. 26Group stageArgentina2 Mexico 02:00 p.m.Lusail StadiumWeds, Nov. 30Group stageArgentina 2 Poland 02:00 p.m.Stadium 974Sat, Dec. 3Round of 16Argentina 2 Australia 12:00 p.m.Ahmad Bin Ali StadiumFri, Dec. 9QuarterfinalsNetherlands 2 Argentina 2(3-4 penalties AET)2:00 p.m.Lusail Stadium Argentina are considered favourites for this match, despite Croatia's quality and history for upsetting the 'larger' nations on the biggest stage.Despite this, many bookmakers are predicting it will be a close game and one with relatively few goals. This is understandable, as outside their 4-1 win over Canada, Croatia have only scored two goals from open play at the tournament so far.SkyBetLadbrokesArgentina win-1151.8917/2010/11Draw+2403.2523/1011/5Croatia win+3404.3018/57/2Both teamsto score Y / N+115/ -1652.20 / 1.531/1, 8/1111/10, 4/6Over / Under2.5 goals+135 / -1902.41 / 1.555/4, 4/711/8, 8/15Argentina -0.5-1251.89Croatia +0.5-1151.90Argentina advance-2501.452/52/5Croatia advance+1752.567/417/10