Julian Alvarez scored two goals to give Argentina victory. Captain Lionel Messi has one goal. In the 34th minute of the game, Messi scored a penalty and gave Argentina the early lead.
Croatia's goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic fouled Alvarez in the penalty area and Argentina got a penalty opportunity. In which Messi scored easily. This is Messi's record 11th goal for Argentina in the World Cup. Messi broke Gabriel Batistuta's record of 10 goals.
Messi has also equaled the record of the player who has played the most matches in the World Cup with this match. Messi equaled the record of 25 matches held by former German midfielder Lothar Matthaus.
Alvarez scored in the 39th minute of the game to give Argentina a 2-0 lead in the first half. Alvarez scored in a single attempt when the Croatian defender could not clear the ball on the counter ball.
Then, in the 69th minute of the game, Alvarez scored his second personal goal to give Argentina an easy 3-0 victory. He scored easily with a beautiful pass provided by Messi. Two-time champions Argentina reached the World Cup final for the sixth time.
Now Argentina will play the winner between France and Morocco for the title. With this defeat, Croatia's World Cup journey has ended. The second semi-final between former champions France and Morocco will take place on Wednesday night.