Messi and Argentina crushed Croatia's dreams!

Messi and Argentina crushed Croatia's dreams!

The Gauchos reached the sixth final with goals scored by Lionel Messi in the 34th minute from the penalty, and Julián Álvarez in the 39th and 69th minutes.

Lionel Scaloni's team will fight for the trophy on Sunday at 16:00 against the better team from the duel between France and Morocco (Wednesday, 20:00).

Croatia was unable to achieve the miracle it did in Russia in 2018 when it was runner-up, and will have to settle for the bronze medal match on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

This meeting at the "Lusail" stadium, in front of almost 89,000 spectators, was marked by Álvarez, with two goals and a forced penalty, or Messi, who converted the penalty, and also recorded a phenomenal assist for the third goal.

Messi also reached his 11th goal at the World Cup, surpassing compatriot Gabriel Batistuta.