Argentina reaches its sixth World Cup final with a 3-0 victory over Croatia, powered by a Lionel Messi goal and two from Julian Alvarez.
He even had a penalty saved in the game in which he didn’t score.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was in tears after the final whistle, even though the celebrations in general were much calmer than after previous games. Messi was in the middle of them all as he continues perhaps his best ever World Cup. It was one game too far for Croatia, which had beaten Japan and Brazil on penalties in the knockout stage, and star midfielder Luka Modric, who — at 37 — has likely played his final World Cup match.
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