Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic has claimed Lionel Messi and his Argentina team-mates are under pressure ahead of their 2022 World Cup semi-final clash.

Dalic also said if they defeat the South Americans, it would be the biggest football win in their history.

He said: “We’re playing the great Argentina, a terrific team led by Lionel Messi; they are highly motivated but under more pressure."

“They have more support than us, and that’s a handicap for us, but they are under greater pressure than us.”

This will be Croatia’s second successive appearance in the semi-final of the World Cup.

And Dalic described the victory over England in Moscow four years ago as his nation’s proudest moment.

“The semi-final match against England in the last World Cup was the greatest match of all time; the game against Brazil (in the quarter-finals here) comes in second.

“If we win against Argentina, that would make it the greatest historical game for Croatia of all time,” Dalic said.