Delhi: With a 3-0 win over Croatia at Lusail Iconic Stadium on Tuesday December 13, Argentina has sealed their spot in the FIFA World Cup final. Two goals from Julian Alvarez and one from Lionel Messi led the team to the finals and they will play against either France or Morocco.
Messi made Argentina’s opening goal of the game from the penalty spot. The first shot of the goal was made by striker Julian Alvarez after 25 minutes, but Dominik Livakovic in the goal saved it since it was outside the box. In the 32nd minute, Alvarez was brought down by Livakovic, and the referee called for a penalty. Following that, Lionel Messi took the penalty kick and sent it off the goalpost to put Argentina ahead of Croatia. He also contributed to scoring a goal in the 69th minute.
Twitter was flooded with praise for Messi’s and Alvarez’s performances as people from all over the world realised, they were witnessing history. #Messi, #ArgentinaVsCroatia and #FIFAWorldCup have been trending on Twitter.
What a Goal
Unreal stuff from Messi!
Argentina will be playing Finals of FIFA World Cup 2022#ArgentinaVsCroatia#FIFAWorldCuppic.twitter.com/fkTGixyh2M
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) December 14, 2022
“Truly magical- #Messi with his artistry has led Argentina into the sixth World Cup final,” tweeted the former Chairman of GPSC.
A Twitter user wrote, “When he was 10 years old, he asked Messi for a selfie. Today, Julian Alvarez (22) scored two goals for Argentina against Croatia from the Messi assist. And Messi scored a goal on penalty when he got fouled and now enter the Final. What an inspiration!”
“With his 11th #FIFAWorldCup goal yesterday, Messi has now passed Gabriel Batistuta to become Argentina’s leading goal scorer in World Cups. With the finals to play, he will become the most capped player passing Lothar Matthaus’ 25 WC appearances while for Modric, it was his last,” wrote another user.
“So many Croatians were circling Messi, and somehow, he still managed to keep the ball to his feet and to win a foul. That game reminded me of the old Messi we all fell in love with,” wrote a Twitter user.
Argentina had played in a World Cup semi-final five times before this one. It is the sixth time it has reached finals. Argentina last won the World Cup in 1986.
