Messi takes Argentina to the 2022 World Cup final

The brilliant performance of the duo Messi and Alvarez helped Argentina beat Croatia with a big score.

Due to the importance of the match, both teams started the game cautiously in the first minutes. The ball mainly rolled in the midfield. With the 4-4-2 formation that Scaloni applied, it was somewhat understandable how highly this coach rated Croatia.

Having taken the initiative to concede the game, Argentina suddenly accelerated around the last 15 minutes of the first half. The result came immediately when Alvarez forced goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic to commit a foul in the penalty area. The referee pointed to the penalty spot and Messi successfully converted.

Not stopping there, 5 minutes later, Argentina quickly doubled the gap with a high-speed ball deployment. From Messi's pass, Alvarez made a daring breakthrough in the siege of 3 opposing players. The Man City star shot close to the goal to double the gap.

Messi showed his superstar qualities by putting the opposing defenders in a passive position.

In the second half, Croatia was forced to "play all out". However, the team from Europe proved powerless against Argentina's well-organized defense system.

Argentina's effective use of defensive counter-attacking football helped them achieve what they needed. In the 69th minute, Messi got past Josko Gvardiol before making a convenient pass for Alvarez to complete his double.

This was also the last goal of the match. Winning against Croatia with a big score, bringing Argentina to the final match of the 2022 World Cup./.