Doha:Lionel Messi’s Argentina has come even closer to fulfilling the dream of winning the world by overcoming croatia’s obstacles. Luka Modric defeated Croatia 3-0 in a virtually one-sided fight in the semi-finals. Leo Messi, on whose neck Argentina is dreaming of winning the world, scored from the penalty spot. However, on this day, young star Julian Alvarez overtook Messi and won the title. Two goals came from the young striker’s feet.
The stage was ready for Lionel Messi. Football fans all over the world were waiting for Messi-Magic. Leo did not disappoint the fans. He has gifted the desired ‘magic moment’ more than once. However, on this day, another person surpassed Leo Messi in the magic of football legs. He is Julian Alvarez. The 22-year-old came to the role of a hero on Messi’s stage The striker. Just as he earned an incredible penalty for Messi, one of the best goals of the current World Cup (FIFA World Cup) also came from his feet.
Croatia’s biggest strength in the whole World Cup was to keep the defense tight and catch the opponent in the counter-attack. But on this day, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni did not allow Modric to make that counter-attack. Argentina started off on the defensive. Scaloni did not want to empty the defense by increasing the number of people in the attack in the beginning. As a result, Croatia’s main weapon, the counter-attack, became blunt. The Croats themselves fell under pressure in every attack while making the reverse goal.