Lionel Messi’s team has reached the FIFA World Cup 2022 final.
With this win, Argentina will be playing the World Cup final for the sixth time.
Argentina beat Croatia, 3-0, in a World Cup semifinal Tuesday in Lusail, Qatar, moving to within one win of its first world championship since 1986. The South American power beat the 2018 runner-up to advance to its sixth final, in which it will face either France or Morocco on Sunday.
A victory would be the crowning achievement for star Lionel Messi, who is probably playing in his final World Cup. Messi’s penalty kick late in the first half opened the scoring against Croatia.
Messi’s initial goal and the one that followed five first-half minutes later from Álvarez — on a breathtaking run that spanned three-quarters of the pitch — were more than enough for Argentina in its 3-0 win over overwhelmed Croatia in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal in Lusail, Qatar.
Argentina advanced to the World Cup final for the second time in eight years and will play either France or Morocco on Sunday.
