Lionel Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julian Alvarez, leading their team to a 3-0 win.
| Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer’s biggest prize for the first time.Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julian Alvarez, leading Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia about 8am AEDT on Wednesday that set up a meeting with either France or Morocco in Sunday’s title match.
It could yet be the perfect way to go out for a player widely regarded as one of the game’s best players, if not the best.Messi is thrilling his legion of fans along the way. His swivel and driving run to set up the third goal for Alvarez in the 69th minute epitomised his confidence and swagger. He is embracing the responsibility of leading Argentina to their third World Cup title, scoring in five of his six games in Qatar.
It was one game too far for Croatia, who had beaten Japan and Brazil on penalties in the knockout stage, and star midfielder Luka Modric, who – at 37 – has probably played his final World Cup match.
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