In the first semi final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Lusail Stadium Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez on Wednesday combined helped Argentina become the first team to reach the finals. he Albicelestes beat 2018 runners-up Croatia 3-0. The Argentina talisman shattered Gabriel Batistuta's long-standing record by netting his fifth goal of the Qatar World Cup. Both Argentina and Croatia started the match on the front foot, with none of the sides sitting back. Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez registered the game’s first shot on target after 25 minutes, taking a pop from outside the box, which was ably saved by Dominik Livakovic in goal.
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This is Argentina's sixth entry into the World Cup final overall and their second in eight years. The loss has closed the doors for the 2018 runners-up Croatia, and they will now be facing the loser of the second semi-final in the third-place play-off.
Messi has become Argentina's all-time leading goal scorer at the FIFA World Cup. The Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstar has scored 11 goals in 25 matches at the FIFA World Cup - the most by an Argentina player in the history of the celebrated tournament. Messi also matched Lothar Matthaus' elusive feat in the same contest on Wednesday.
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