Argentina have defeated Croatia 3-0 to advance to the World Cup final, where they will face either defending champion France or Morocco.
“A lot is going through my head — it’s very emotional seeing all of this,” Lionel Messi said in a post-match interview on the field as he looked up at Argentina’s celebrating, scarf-waving supporters. “To see the fans — ‘the family’ — during the whole tournament was so incredible. We’re going to the final, which is what we wanted.”AP
Argentina maintained their record of never having lost in the World Cup semi-finals and has reached the decider for the sixth time. Those dark days after losing to Saudi Arabia in their opening group match seem so long ago now for Argentina, who will be hard to stop in the final with Messi playing this well.
“Even though we lost our first match, we were confident that this group was going to push forward,” Messi said. “We know what we are, and we called on the fans to believe in us.”Obviously, the French duo have an extra game to play, and it will be relatively meaningless if their nation doesn’t get the job done both tomorrow and on Monday, but it’s an intriguing subplot to the Messi v Mbappe storyline.
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