FIFA WC 2022 Semifinal: Messi leads Argentina to final, beats Croatia 3-0
FIFA WC 2022 Semifinal, Croatia vs Argentina: In the first semi-final of the FIFA World Cup, Argentina’s team overpowered Croatia. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, beat Croatia 3-0.
New Delhi. Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022. With this, Argentina has confirmed its place in the finals. Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored the first goal of the match and also made an assist. Messi’s young teammate Julian Alvarez scored two goals. In the final, Argentina will face the winner of the match between France and Morocco. Messi now has a chance to win the title after 8 years. In the FIFA World Cup 2014, his team lost 1-0 to Germany in the final.
Messi opened the team’s account by scoring the 5th goal in this World Cup
Argentina took a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute with a goal by captain Lionel Messi. Messi scored this goal on the penalty. Croatia goalkeeper Livkovic fouled Argentina’s 22-year-old forward Julian Alvarez. Due to this, Argentina got a penalty and Messi scored his 5th goal in FIFA World Cup 2022. Argentina’s second goal was scored by Julian Alvarez in the 39th minute. He brought the ball alone from the halfway line and put the ball in the goalpost, beating the Croatian defenders. Alvarez has also scored 4 goals in this World Cup.
Alvarez scored the third goal thanks to Messi
Julian Alvarez scored the third goal for Argentina in the 69th minute. Messi’s magic was seen in this goal. Messi dodged the Croatian players and took the ball to the penalty area. There were 2 defenders of Croatia to stop him and Messi passed the ball toward Alvarez. Taking full advantage of the opportunity, Alvarez scored a goal to give his team a 3-0 lead. Croatia made a lot of effort under the leadership of Luka Modric but they did not get success.
