FIFA World Cup 2022

Argentina make it to the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 with a convincing win against Croatia

Argentina took on Croatia in the first semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Both teams played this match at the Lusail Stadium of Doha in Qatar. The fans witnessed an amazing display of football from both teams in one of the most crucial three matches of the tournament.

Lionel Messi & co. came on the field with the lineup of 4-4-2 at the time of kick-off in the semi-final of the 22^nd edition of the FIFA World Cup. On the other hand, the runners-up of the 2018 World Cup, Croatia came up with the positioning of 4-3-3 in the match against Argentina.

So, without further ado, here we’ll have a look at the entire thrilling action in the first semi-final of the Qatar edition of this prestigious football quadrennial.

Messi and Alvarez delivered historical performances for Argentina

Although it was the Croatian side that dominated in the maximum part of the first half. But things went south for them when the opponent captain Lionel Messi opened the account of goals for Argentina by converting a penalty into a brilliant goal. Messi scored this first goal for Argentina in the 34^th minute of the match.

Skipper’s heroics were followed by the 22-year-old young sensational center-forward Julian Alvarez who came with a fantastic run to smash a stunner in the form of a field goal for Argentina. Alvarez’s first individual goal in the match took Argentina to an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the crucial match against Croatia.

Notably, the goal from Alvarez came for the two-time World Cup champions after five minutes after the first goal scored by Lionel Messi.

Messi’s men made no mistake and maintained the lead of 2-0 till the end of half-time at the Lusail Stadium. During the second half of the match, it was the 69^th minute of the match when the spectators witnessed an outstanding synergy between young Alvarez and skipper Messi. The duo made the third goal possible for Argentina to seal their berth in the final of the tournament.

Now, Argentina will lock horns with the winner of the second semi-final between Morocco and France. The second semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played at Al Bayt Stadium of Al Khor in Qatar on Thursday, the 15^th of December.