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Argentina defeat Croatia Qualify for World Cup 2022 final

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Full time vs Croatia 3 –0.

The race for the Golden Boot is hotting up all right. Over to you, Kylian.

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Kylian Mbappe ()

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Julian Alvarez (Argentina)
Olivier Giroud (France)..

FULL TIME: Argentina 3-0 Croatia

From 30 yards out, Dejan Lovren sends a decent rising shot inches over the crossbar. This is the closest Croatia has come all evening. The whistle immediately blows, and the unstoppable Lionel Messi will play in a career-defining final on Sunday evening against either France or Morocco!

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Argentina stands united in front of their fans, arms linked, leaping with joy. Lionel Messi leapt with vigour, a broad grin spreading across his face. It does not appear that he is overly concerned about his hamstring! Luka Modric appears exhausted and disheartened, but not terribly so. In the end, this Croatia team has left an indelible mark on the World Cup, having reached the semi-finals after reaching the final in Russia. When you come from a country with only four million people, that’s not a bad inheritance. In the meantime, Argentina continues to revel.

This seems incredibly remote, doesn’t it?

Live : Argentina 3-0 Croatia

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69 minutes:

GOAL! Argentina 3-0 Croatia (Alvarez 69)

This is simply incredible work by Lionel Messi! Outside the touchline, he charges down the right flank. Gvardiol is adhered to his side. No matter! He moves infield to the edge of the box and then stops. He has his back to the goal. Then, he spins Gvardiol to the byline and cuts back for Alvarez, who cannot miss from six yards out. Assist for the World Cup, exactly!

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58 min: Messi doesn’t look particularly hamstrung, it has to be said. He dribbles down the inside-left channel, then one-twos with Alvarez, and enters the box. He’s one on one with Livakovic, but can’t force the ball past the keeper. Croatia teetering on the brink here.

GOAL! Argentina 2-0 Croatia (Alvarez 39)

Alvarez scores a sensational goal to double Argentina‘s advantage. Messi believes he was fouled in the centre circle, but Alvarez recovers the ball and the referee waves play on. Alvarez dribbles down the middle toward three shirts in dark blue. De Paul and Molina swarm the defenders, causing confusion. Alvarez continues to shimmy, enters the box, receives a slightly fortunate break off Juranovic, then another off Sosa, and then pokes past Livanovi! It’s not quite Maradona 86 … however, it’s not half bad!

GOAL! Argentina 1-0 Croatia (Messi 34 penalty)

Messi slams the penalty kick into the upper right corner! Livakovic takes the correct path, but he will never save that! Bedlam!

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Penalty! Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

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