Argentina vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi Final:
Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 late on Tuesday night in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. Argentina are now in the final for the first time since 2014.
The Argentina team led by Lionel Messi has entered the finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Argentina defeated Croatia (Argentina vs Croatia) by 3-0 late on Tuesday night in the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar. Argentina are now in the final for the first time since 2014.
Argentina will face the winner of the second semi-final, either France or Morocco, in the final for the title. The title match will be played on December 18 at 8:30 PM IST. This will be Lionel Messi's 26th match in the FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi will be the most capped player in the history of FIFA World Cup 2022 as he comes down to the field to play this match.
The first goal in the match between Argentina and Croatia (Argentina vs Croatia) was scored by Argentina captain Lionel Messi from a penalty corner in the 34th minute. Then Julian Alvarez scored the second goal in the 39th minute for Argentina. Alvarez scored the third goal in the 69th minute on a pass from captain Messi.
For the 35-year-old Messi, this could be the last Football World Cup. In such a situation, under his leadership, he is putting full force to make the Argentine team the champion. This time, Argentina has a golden opportunity to win the third title. The team is just one win away from the title. Argentina have won the title twice so far in 1978 and 1986
Lionel Messi has 5 goals in this FIFA World Cup. With this, he has equaled France's Kylian Mbappe. Now Messi and Mbappe are equal in the Golden Boot race. With this, Messi has become the Argentine player who has scored the most 11 goals in the history of the World Cup. In this matter, Messi has broken the record of former veteran Gabriel Batistuta. At number three, Maradona has scored 8 goals in the World Cup. Messi has made many records in this one match. Also, Messi has become the oldest player to score the maximum 5 goals in any single World Cup.