Argentina, Croatia, France and Morocco carved four unique paths to the 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinals.
Argentina benefited from some magic out of Lionel Messi and calmness in penalty kicks, especially in the quarterfinal classic against the Netherlands, to continue their search for their first World Cup crown since 1986.
Croatia followed the same formula as its run to the final in 2018. It has won two more penalty shootouts against Japan and Brazil be back in the final four. It won twice on penalties against Denmark and Russia in 2018.
France has the most overall offensive firepower left in the tournament.