Argentina 3-0 Croatia MATCH RESULT – SUMMARY Tango players are in the final! – Breaking News news

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Argentina became the first finalist, beating Croatia 3-0 in the World Cup semi-finals.

Argentina and Croatia faced off in the semi-finals of the World Cup. Daniele Orsato from the Italian Football Federation blew the whistle in the match played at the Lusail Stadium. Orsato’s assistants were Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini.

Argentina won a penalty in the 32nd minute. The referee Daniele Orsato showed the penalty spot when Alvarez, who hung behind the defense with a long pass, remained on the ground with the intervention of goalkeeper Livakovic after taking his shot. In the 34th minute, Lionel Messi turned the penalty kick into a goal: 1-0. 5 minutes after this goal, Argentina increased the lead to 2. Alvarez quickly attacked the opponent’s goal with the ball he received in the midfield. After the Croatian defense intervened twice in the penalty area, the ball was again in front of Alvarez. With this player’s hard hit, the ball went into the net and the first half ended with this score: 2-0.

Argentina increased the lead to 3 in the 70th minute. Lionel Messi, who entered the penalty area with the right wing feints, turned it inside the ground after descending to the line. Just behind the six pass, Alvarez sent the ball into the nets with his hit without waiting: 3-0.

There was no other goal in the match and Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 and made it to the final. With these results, the blue-whites succeeded in reaching the finals for the 6th time.


Argentine Lionel Messi, who played against Croatia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, shared the record of the player who played the most in the history of the tournament.


After South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, the 35-year-old played a total of 25 matches in Qatar 2022, equaling the record held by German football player Lothar Matthaus.


Turning the penalty kick into a goal in the 34th minute against Croatia, Messi surpassed Gabriel Batistuta to become the Argentine football player who lifted the nets the most in the World Cup with 11 goals.


The Argentine star also made history as the oldest player to score 5 goals in the same World Cup.


ARGENTINA DID NOT LOSE AGAIN IN THE SEMI-FINAL


Argentina, which wanted to end its 36-year longing for the championship, also won the 6th semi-final match played in the tournament.


In 1930, 1978, 1986, 1990 and 2014, “Tango players” were among the last 4 teams in the tournament, defeating their opponents and reaching the finals.


Argentina, which won the championship in 1978 and 1986, and sufficed with second place in 1930, 1990 and 2014, defeated Croatia and won their 6th fight in the semi-finals.


CROATIA CONTACTED 3 GOALS IN THE GOAL FOR THE FIRST TIME


In the regular time of the matches played until the semi-finals of the tournament, Croatia, who only conceded one goal from Canada and Japan, could not stop Argentina.


Goalkeeper Livakovic, who allowed 1 goal in the series penalty shootout against Japan in the last 16 round and 2 goals in the series shootout against Brazil in the quarter-finals, could not prevent the “Tango players” 3 goals.


RUSSIA TAKES THE REFUND OF 2018 WITH THE SAME SCORE


Losing 3-0 in the group match against Russia in 2018, Argentina won the match in Qatar 2022 with the same score.


Argentina got their second win against Croatia in the matches they played in the World Cup.


MESSI CATCHES MBAPPE IN THE KINGDOM RACE


Lionel Messi increased the number of goals in the tournament to 5 with a penalty against Croatia.


The Argentine football player caught his French teammate Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, who took the first place in the race for kingship with 5 goals.


Messi conceded all three goals in the cup.


AL HILM USED FOR THE FIRST TIME


The official ball “Al Hilm”, designed for the semi-finals and final matches of the tournament, was used for the first time with the Argentina-Croatia match.


The ball named “Al Rihla” was used in the rest of the trophy.


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