andy richardson al jazeera, our football analysts won. rango is with me now, and one can abilene stand in the way of argentine reaching the final for a could be a rematch of what happened in 2014. when both teams really went down to the wire intent to define things and finally kicked, it looks and things tend to be in, in that direction. but with messy and the way he's been playing in this tournament . he just needs a couple of moments. a magic to really make things turn around against the does say that maybe aren't the best as a as individual names. but collectively they show that they are motivated to be able to make their, their coach very proud. but also very motivate to get really deep into this tournament. now brazil are the favorites of so many people that live here in katara . by do you think croatia can cause an upset? the crazy can cause an upset against any team, but this is probably one of the biggest challenges are going to have if you date back to the world cup final in 2018. as a matter of fact, against france, they haven't seen a team as deep as talented as motivated, b

andy richardson, al jazeera, do sale. let's bring our football analyst asha comedy show shack, croatia, and luca madrid will be the underdogs, but it will still be difficult when to fill in a messy analogy. tina absolutely, we've seen the car wash or at the store and the only conceited 3 goals at the tournament, and that just shows you how defensively set up they are. but also in terms of character, they've shown a lot of character in this tournament, but also we saw them play 3 games going to extra time of the 2018 edition. the already done that now here at the start men's and they've shown a lot of resolve and their goalkeeper absolutely incredible areas are about moderates, but live a coal, which has been amazing if it goes to penalties. you know, i didn't, you know, we'll have a very hard time trying to deal with that thousands of rural confines as well here to support their team. will they help some get past from? absolutely. i've been to morocco games and they start them and especially the one against portugal. and

andy richardson al jazeera, do say, well crisis kate says his side all confident they acknowledge that the underdogs think all the pressure is on argentine are nice, mostly menu does you see it? we are among the 4 best teams in the world. that is an extraordinary success. for croatia, it is a great thing to be among the 4 best national teams to weld cups in a row. however, we want more. we are playing the great argentina, a terrific team lead by lino messy. they are highly motivated, but they're under greater pressure than croatia this particular moment in time for the pilots on all to. so let's just say probably one's another, it's a wonderful feeling to be part of this competition and to be part of the semi finals, just like any sportsmen we wish to go into the final move do our best is difficult to compared to our semi final with england, i think it's going to be a similar match because england also had a really good squad. but this depends on us. and if we play the right way, like we did against brazil than everything is possible. all right, well, let's bring in chicago geisha now.

earlier on friday, al jazeera andy richardson was also there. while on the eve of this world cup in this same conference, whole faith of president johnny and van sienna, delivered an hour long monologue in which she rounded on. critics of cattle, in particular, western country saying they were in no position to be hanging out moral lessons. what a month thought he was in much more positive mood, emphasizing the quality of the football at this world cup of world cup, where teams from all consonants reached the knockout rounds for the very 1st time in 8th calls, highlighted the exploits of morocco becoming the 1st african seen to reach the semi finals and is now the world's best football as the fans and immediate get ready to leave cat. so he insists a meaningful legacy will be left behind. many people from around the world hash come to gutter and have discovered the outer world, which they didn't know or they knew only forward those portrayed to them. and these people, when they go back home, they will speak about their experience. the people who

fire academy, a center that spots and develops young sporting talent. police sat down with al jazeera andy richardson. the idea is to prepare the men hello to give the occasion to the youngest, because the lot from good, the player they lost. they got here because they didn't have support. i think the philosophy, this spy, the known, this process is to make the man 1st to give it occasion because the football player, the athletes, they come naturally and when they come in the beach, they come in the states, you know. but the main, the real man, you need to give support to them. how much of a motivation was your father because his own playing career was cut quite sure by injury. my father said ok, i don't want to be a sucker play football player. you have to have to be a dock though, profits. my mother used to say now don't play that, but i have a luck because with the 50, you know, it's a sense as imagine with 16 i did my 1st game in the national team of brazil. and then with 17, i was in the woke up in sweden. i have a luck, but the not is not the everyone who has the kind of a paternity that the yo

al jazeera was present. randy richardson joined us now on the news, our andy tributes coming in from around the well share with us some, some of the ways that pell is being re, my remembered. i think the enduring thing for so many people is that we think of football now being a global game. we've had it for granted, but he was the player that became global long before that could. that was the case . he think of the 1958 will cut when he emerged as a, as a player and as a, as an international phenomenon. the walk wasn't watched in 958 in the way that it's watched in, in 2022. but he became the 1st face, the 1st player that people used to commercialize football and profit from football . so he was, he was the faithful for so many things. and so many aspects of football that we now just take for granted. like one of the things that people often said about pele to his detriment is that he can't be compared to my ra donna ro messy because he never went to europe to play football. they'd stayed in in brazil with santos. but i think there's a couple of things on that. one, brazil, pretty much would let him leave, you