Argentina Entered the World Cup Final After 8 Years, Messi Became the Player with the Most Appearances in the World Cups
In the semi-finals of the World Cup,
Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 and returned to the World Cup finals after 8 years.
This is Argentina's sixth World Cup final, the last being in 2014 when they lost to Germany. According to statistics, Argentina has become the team that has advanced to the World Cup finals the second most times, second only to Germany (8 times).
Argentina has won the World Cup twice in history, in 1978 and 1986, and now they will once again attack for the third World Cup.
Messi performed well in this game, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist. After the game, he was also selected by the World Cup official as the man of the match.
This is Messi's 25th World Cup game. He tied the appearance record created by Matthaus 24 years ago and tied for the first player in World Cup history.
If there is no accident, Messi will participate in the World Cup finals, and his World Cup appearances will reach 26 games, surpassing Matthaus's record.
Messi posted after the game to celebrate the team's victory. Wrote: "Once again we showed strength and played another great game. Many thanks to everyone who believed in this team. Come on, Argentina! Everyone is united!"
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