“The previous game was played the way we had to play - for both teams. The Netherlands and Argentina. That's football. In some games things can happen like this ...
It is a great thing to be among the four best teams at two World Cups in a row. They are very good, they are also tall and they can play in the midfield, make crosses, get to the area. Safe to say he's the ideal teammate for the most important matches, both in the league and with his country. The official match ball for the semi-finals and final at the World Cup 2022. Let’s take a moment to think at just how amazing the achievements of this Croatia side are. A ball over the top saw Julián Álvarez beat Lovren for pace and patch onto it; Livakovic had no choice but to try and stop him but took out the attacker in the process and Messi duly converted the penalty. He won the penalty and scored one of the 2022 World Cup's best goals - what a player! Argentina counter but that guy, Luka Modric, does amazingly well to win a foul and take the danger out of the attack. Croatia are having a lot of the ball but look like they don't want to play forward, like there's a forcefield that's stopping them from moving towards goal. Now we have to try our best to achieve the objective. [live build-up to the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France](https://en.as.com/soccer/argentina-vs-france-in-world-cup-final-live-online-latest-news-and-updates-today-n-3/), before live-text commentary of the game at Lusail Stadium. We are going to try acheive the dream.
Argentina vs Croatia. FIFA World Cup Semi-Final. 7:00pm, Tuesday 13th December 2022. Lusail Iconic Stadium.
Can Messi magic lead Argentina to the last step of the perennial dream? or will Modric's stubborn Croatia make it into back-to-back World Cup final?
Victories for Croatia and France in this round will set up a repeat of the 2018 Russia World Cup final. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in this tasty battle. Argentina made a faltering start to their latest quest for a first World Cup trophy since the days of Diego Maradona, as they became the subject of a historic scalp at the hands of tournament minnows Saudi Arabia in their 2022 World Cup opener.
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Messi scores one and sets up two as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach the World Cup 2022 final.
Messi turned, jigged along the goal line, and passed it off for Alvarez to finish. Luka Modric did what he does best, commanding the midfield and leading by example. Another special moment from probably the best player to ever play this game. Livakovic reached for the ball and challenged the player. [Lionel Messi](/sports/2022/12/13/messi-fans-say-world-cup-is-a-matter-of-time) — who else? Ivan Perisic failed to catch Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez off the line, the counter was sprung, the players hurtled down the pitch, and Julian Alvarez found himself one-on-one with Croatia’s goalkeeper, Dominik Livakovic.