Argentine national team led by Lionel Messi on Tuesday night had their chances to lift the 2022 World Cup boosted with a win over Croatia.
Goals from Messi’s opener on 34th minute and Brace from J. Alvarez on 39th and 69th minutes were enough to dash the chances of Croatia from playing at the Wordl Cup final.
Argentina with the win over Croatia is reaching the World Cup final for the first time since 2014.
Messi, looking to win the World Cup for the first time in his fifth and likely final appearance at the tournament, fired home a first-half penalty to become Argentina’s all-time top scorer in the competition with 11 goals.
Alvarez ran half the length of the pitch to double the Albiceleste’s lead, before Messi went on a dazzling dribble after the break to set up Alvarez for a tap-in.
Messi on the same equalled Diego Maradona’s record of eight World Cup assists for Argentina, while this was his 25th World Cup appearance – matching the record of Germany legend Lothar Matthaus.
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The 35-year-old will now captain his country against France or Morocco in Sunday’s final as Argentina look to become world champions for the first time since the Maradona-inspired campaign of 1986, and the third time overall.
