"I congratulate Argentina on reaching the final," the 56-year-old said. "All we can do is pull ourselves together, raise our heads and go to the match for third place.
"Sometimes luck favours you, sometimes not. That's the way it is.
"We have nothing to complain about."
Croatia had the lion's share of possession but just two shots on target, neither of which unduly troubled Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez.
Dalic was left to rue his team's lack of cutting edge.
Source: CNA
