Qatar The first semi-final of the World Cup ended this morning Beijing time. 35-year-old Messi led Argentina to defeat Croatia 3-0 and returned to the World Cup final after eight years. lattice legion unfortunately stopped and missed the two consecutive cup matches to the end. He could only compete with France or Morocco for third place.
Four years ago in Russia, Croatia defeated Argentina 3-0 in the group stage and then entered the finals. Before this, the two teams met twice in the World Cup.
The direct dialogue between the two Golden Globe legendary winners is also the biggest highlight of this semi-final. Messi was the winner of the 2014 World Cup Golden Globe Awards, and Magic Flute was the winner of the 2018 World Cup Golden Globe Awards. Half an hour after the start of the game, both sides played not very well, more intense and less exciting, and both sides made repeated passes and catch mistakes.
Croatia's defense has never been the strongest.
Before the end of the first half, Argentina striker Alvarez was agile and ran to the gap. He received a long pass from the midfield and broke into the penalty area to form a one-on-one striker, but was knocked down by the Croatian goalkeeper, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty.
Messi scored a goal, increasing his personal World Cup goals to 11, surpassing Batistuta's 10 goals, becoming the player with the most goals in the World Cup and also the one with the most goals among the active players in the World Cup.
Not long after this ball, Alvarez, who had just created a penalty kick, dribbled the ball from near the central circle and stumbled into the penalty area. The ball was cleared by two Croatian players, but stumbled to the feet of the Argentine players. Finally, Alvarez scored a goal in one-stop, expanding the score to 2:0.
Previously, against Japan and Brazil, Croatia played for 120 minutes, and its physical fitness gradually could not keep up with its opponent.
In the 69th minute, Messi dribbled the ball from the right side of the Argentina penalty area and cleverly got rid of the opponent's defender, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and passed the inverted triangle to Alvarez, who completed the last blow, expanding the score on the field to 3:0.
When Messi passed Gvadior in the second half, he gave an assist, CCTV commentator He Wei said that it seemed that Messi was the owner of football, and football was the little pet raised by Messi. He didn't even have to call his name, and this little pet would obediently follow him.
Messi has also set a record for the oldest single pass and shot in the World Cup that he has maintained. After , he participated in the World Cup 25 games, setting a record for the German legend Mattus for 24 years. If nothing unexpected happens, Messi will participate in the World Cup final in a few days, so that his number of games will reach 26, becoming the first person to be unprecedented.
In addition, Messi has scored 11 goals in the World Cup and sent 8 assists, directly participating in 19 goals (11 goals and 8 assists), and tied for the first place in the World Cup history with Klose (16 goals and 3 assists), Ronaldo (15 goals and 4 assists), Ged Muller (14 goals and 5 assists), and Pele (12 goals and 7 assists).
This game is also Messi's 18th time as captain of Argentina to compete in the World Cup, surpassing Mexican legend Marcos's record (17 times) to become the first in the history of the World Cup. After that, the game was calm and the score remained until the end. After the game, Messi and Magic Flute embraced each other affectionately. This World Cup should also be the last World Cup for the two legends. Thinking about 16 years ago, the two met for the first time in a friendly match. In that game, the 21-year-old Magic Diary made his first appearance in the national team, while the 19-year-old Messi scored his first goal in the national team. Years are like flowing water. Take away these stars who accompany us one by one, and our youth will also go away.
