Lionel Messi inspired and Julián Álvarez brace Argentina Sweeps Modric's Croatia 3-0 to Advance World Cup Final 2022.

Lionel Messi is Just One Step away with Argentina on his mission to Clinch the Football’s biggest prize for the first time in the World Cup final.

Argentina succeffully avenged their biggest 3-0 defeat by Croatia in 2018, Thanks to Magical Lionel Messi assistance & Younge Blood Julián Álvarez fires with double scores, Albiceleste reached the FIFA World Cup Final 2022 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Argentina reached the World Cup final for the first time since 2014 in the front nearly Huge 89000 Spectators in Lusail.

Messi' Argentina will face either France or Morocco, who play in Wednesday's semi-final, on Sunday.

EARLIER - La Albiceleste advanced at the expense of the Netherlands, as dutch makes comeback it 2-2 after extra time wasn't enough to avoid a 4-3 defeat on penalties. The Vatreni defied expectations to hold tournament favourites Brazil to a 1-1 draw after extra time before Croatia beating them 4-1 from the spot.

Lionel Messi, seekint to win the First-Ever World Cup Trophy in his fifth World Cup Appearance — It will be Messi’s second World Cup final — previously Argentina lost to Germany in 2014 — Now looks like its his last World Cup appearance at the tournament.

With his swivel and driving run to set up lvarez's third goal in the 69th minute, Messi epitomised his confidence and swagger and continued to enthral his legion of fans. By scoring in five of his six games in Qatar, he is embracing the responsibility of guiding Argentina to its third World Cup victory.

With that Finish, the 35-year-old surpassed Gabriel Batistuta to claim the top scoring spot for Argentina at the World Cup with 11 goals.

After conceding the first goal, Croatia crumbled, and five minutes later, Argentina scored again thanks to some laughable defending as Alvarez doubled their lead (39), carrying the ball out of his own half.

Messi tied the record for most appearances at the World Cup by playing for the 25th time, equalled with Lothar Matthäus of Germany.

In order to ensure that the game was beyond doubt, Messi took matters into his own hands. He performed a moment of magic down the right to defeat Josko Gvardiol before putting the ball on the table for Alvarez to score Argentina's third goal.

World Cup 2022 Fantasy football: Argentina 3-0 Croatia: Player ratings.

Argentina: Martinez (7), Molina (7), Romero (7), Otamendi (7), Tagliafico (7), De Paul (7), Paredes (7), Fernandez (7), Mac Allister (7), Messi (9), Alvarez (9).

Subs: Martinez (6), Foyth (6), Palacios (6), Correa (6), Dybala (6).

Croatia: Livakovic (7), Juranovic (6), Lovren (6), Gvardiol (6), Sosa (5), Modric (7), Brozovic (6), Kovacic (6), Pasalic (6), Kramaric (6), Perisic (6).

Subs: Majer (6), Vlasic (6), Orsic (5), Petkovic (6), Livaja (6).

Player of the Match - Julian Alvarez

Argentina have reached the World Cup final for the sixth time, Opta Key Stats.

Argentina have reached the World Cup final for the sixth time, doing so in two of the last three editions of the world cup – only Germany (8) have reached more finals in the competition than Argentina (6 – level with Italy and Brazil)

Messi became Argentina’s record scorer at World Cups with 11 goals in total — one more than Gabriel Batistuta.

Messi also tied the record for most appearances at the World Cup by playing for the 25th time, the same number as Lothar Matthäus of Germany.

22-Year-old Álvarez becamce the youngest player to score twice in a World Cup semifinal match since a 17-year-old Pele scored a hat trick in 1958.

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