Wayne Lumbasi
Argentina secured their place in the 2022 World Cup final with a 3-0 win against Croatia on Tuesday evening.
Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez led argentina’s charge from the front, putting their plucky underdog opponents to the sword and ensuring Argentina’s passage to Sunday’s showdown was smooth.
Lionel Messi put the South American nation ahead in the 34th minute with a coolly slotted penalty, before Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez netted a sublime counter-attacking goal to give Argentina a 2-0 half-time lead.
Alvarez then added to his tally in the second half to complete the scoring and book Argentina’s place in the final.Messi could complete a great story ending in his final game with the national team, and cement his status as arguably the greatest player of all time, by helping Argentina hoist the World Cup trophy.
This will be the sixth time Argentina has reached the World Cup Final. They last reached the Final in 2014, where they lost to Germany in extra time. Prior to that, they reached the Final three times in four tournaments, winning in 1978 and 1986, and then losing in 1990. Their first Final was in the inaugural tournament in 1930 where they lost to Uruguay.
