#Checkered Ones

Tuesday's showdown between Croatia and Argentina in the World Cup semifinals is full of storylines. While it seems like everyone will be cheering on Lionel Messi to win his first World Cup, Argentina has taken to a villain role in the tournament after the way they won - and celebrated - against the Netherlands. Argentina is a -300 favorite to…

Japan and Croatia face each other on Monday in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. Japan qualified for the round of 16 after winning Group E. They took six points from three games -- beating Germany (2-1) and Spain (2-1) to finish in first place despite losing to Costa Rica (1-0). Croatia qualified for the round of 16 after finishing second in…

Belgium and Morocco will do battle in the second leg of the Group F encounter in Al Thumama Stadium shortly after the match between Japan and Costa Rica of Group E. Belgium, who kept it neat and tidy in their first Group F game against Canada, will seek to cement their place against a very energetic Moroccan national team on Sunday 27 November…

Croatia has won with their defense, having allowed only one goal so far in the tournament. Find out why the Checkered Ones hold the edge on Monday in our betting picks for Japan vs. Croatia in the Round of 16. The 2022 World Cup continues in a Round of 16 matchup between Japan and Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah today at 10 a.m. ET. Japan…

Back in 2018, Croatia made an unexpected run. The country reached the World Cup Final as a dark horse and took every team but one to extra time in the knockout rounds. Croatia is on the verge of achieving this route to the final again after beating Brazil on Friday. Argentina and Lionel Messi are the last test on the road to the World Cup Final for…

Brazil try to stay on track for a sixth world title on Friday when they take on Croatia in the quarterfinals at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Al Raayan, Qatar. Brazil won their fifth World Cup in 2002 but have been past the quarterfinals just once in the past four tournaments. Croatia was the runner-up in 2018, losing 4-2 to France in the final, and…

Japan take on Croatia in the World Cup's last 16 on Monday, with the Samurai Blue having been one of the surprise packages of the tournament to date. Hajime Moriyasu's side will be looking to take another significant scalp against Croatia, who reached the final four years ago in Russia. So for those of you interested in gambling and online casinos,…

As the round of sixteen stages of the FIFA World cup draws near, members of Group F will round off their group stage matches synchronously to decide who makes it through to the next phase. 45035 capacity Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in the city of Ar Rayyan, Qatar will play host to the Checkered Ones and Red Devils on Thursday 1st December 2022. Croatia…

Croatia will try to leap to the top of the group on Thursday when they host Denmark in a 2022-23 UEFA Nations League match. Croatia got off to a slow start in Group 1 of the top tier in the Nations League competition but beat the Danes 1-0 in Copenhagen on June 10. They followed that by knocking off defending champion France by the same score three…