{"id":872,"date":"2022-12-14T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T10:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=872"},"modified":"2022-12-14T10:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T10:32:50","slug":"too-much-messi-for-one-night-as-argentina-crush-croatia-to-reach-2022-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/too-much-messi-for-one-night-as-argentina-crush-croatia-to-reach-2022-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Too much Messi for one night as Argentina crush Croatia to reach 2022 World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina are through to the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar after beating last edition\u2019s finalists, Croatia at the Lusail Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Scaloni\u2019s men defeated the Croatians 3-0, thanks to a Lionel Messi penalty and a Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez brace.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia, who were aiming to reach back-to-back finals after their 2018 heroics, were the better side during a cagey opening half-hour but Dominik Livakovic brought down Alvarez as the Manchester City striker lifted the ball over him.<\/p>\n<p>Livakovic was his country\u2019s hero in the shootout wins over Japan and Brazil but he was left with no chance as Messi thumped his penalty into the top right corner to join Kylian Mbappe at the top of the Golden Boot race.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez then tenaciously bundled his way through a scattered Croatia defence on the counter-attack to double the lead and the two goalscorers combined delightfully in the 69th minute \u2013 Messi tormenting Josko Gvardiol with a mesmerising dribble before teeing up Alvarez for his fourth of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina were last in the World Cup final eight years ago, at Brazil 2014. 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