How to watch free Argentina vs Croatia live stream, plus match preview, team news and kick-off time for the World Cup 2022

Argentina vs Croatia live stream and match preview, Tuesday 13 December, 7pm GMT

Argentina vs Croatia live stream and match preview

Looking for an Argentina vs Croatia live stream? We’ve got you covered. Argentina vs Croatia is free on ITV1 and the ITV Hub in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch World Cup 2022 free (opens in new tab) from anywhere.

Argentina are seeking to reach a second World Cup final in three tournaments as Lionel Messi aims to end his international career on a high.

The Albiceleste edged out the Netherlands on penalties last time out, but they will face a stiff test against Croatia.

Runners-up four years ago, Zlatko Dalic’s side eliminated Brazil after a dramatic shoot-out on Friday. 

Kick-off is at 7pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) wherever you are.

Team news

Scaloni will have to make use of the full Argentina squad (opens in new tab) on Tuesday, with Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna both suspended.

Nicolas Tagliafico will step in for Acuna at left-back, with Argentina likely to return to a four-man defence after lining up with three at the back against the Dutch.

There are no known absentees in the Croatia squad (opens in new tab) after Borna Sosa and Mislav Orsic shook off bouts of sickness.

Form

Argentina lost their first match in Qatar but have bounced back impressively, beating Mexico, Poland and Australia before their penalty shoot-out triumph over the Netherlands.

Croatia progressed from Group F as runners-up behind Morocco, before eliminating Japan and Brazil on penalties following 1-1 draws after extra time.

Referee

Daniele Orsato of Italy will be the referee for Argentina vs Croatia. You can find out more about the World Cup 2022 referees here (opens in new tab).

Stadium

Argentina vs Croatia will be played at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. Take a look at all of the World Cup 2022 stadiums (opens in new tab) and see how it ranks.

Players to watch / key battles

Needless to say, Messi is the key man for Argentina. He will look to drop into pockets of space between the lines, with Julian Alvarez occupying the centre-backs ahead of him.

Angel Di Maria could return to the starting XI with injury and he will be tasked with stretching the play on the right.

Croatia kept the ball away from Brazil for long periods on Friday and their midfield trio of Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic will look to do the same here.

Read more about the Argentina and Croatia full World Cup 2022 squads (opens in new tab).

Kick-off and channel

Argentina vs Croatia kick-off is at 7pm GMT on Tuesday 13 December in the UK. The game is free to watch on ITV1 and the ITV Hub.

In the US, kick-off time is 2pm ET / 11am PT. The match will be shown on FOX/FS1 in the US. See below for international broadcast options.

VPN guide

If you’re out of the country for the World Cup 2022, then you won’t be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.

A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t’internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that’s a result.

There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the World Cup 2022, FourFourTwo currently recommends:

International World Cup 2022 TV rights

UK
All of the games in the UK are either on the BBC or ITV.

• BBC iPlayer (opens in new tab) (free)
• ITVX (opens in new tab) (free)

USA
Fox are the World Cup rights holders in the States. Games are on Fox or FS1 cable channels.

If you don’t have cable, you can use services such Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels. You can also watch the games on Peacock TV with Spanish commentary.

• Sling Blue (opens in new tab) ($20 first month)
• FuboTV (opens in new tab) (7-day free trial)
• Peacock Premium (opens in new tab) ($5.99/month)

Canada
TSN is showing every game. You can subscribe for direct streaming or get it as part of your cable package.

• TSN (opens in new tab) ($19.99/mon or $199.90/year)

Australia
As in the UK, coverage of the World Cup 2022 is entirely free to air. You can watch all 64 games on the SBS TV channel and stream it online too with SBS On Demand.

• SBS On Demand (opens in new tab) (free)

New Zealand
Paid provider Sky Sports are the World Cup 2022 rights holders in New Zealand. You can watch as part of your Sky subscription of pick up a Sky Now TV pass. There is also a 7-day free trial.

• Sky Sport Now (opens in new tab) ($19.99 / $39.99)

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Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who’s filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha’s Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).