JAKARTA - The Argentine national team stepped into the final round of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Tickets to the top party were achieved after Albiceleste beat Croatia 3-0 in the last four phase, Wednesday, December 14 in the morning WIB.
Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez deserve to be called Argentine stars in that match. Messi scored one goal and one assist.
That makes him the Argentine player with the most goals in the World Cup.
Messi also became the player with the most goals for Argentina in the past year. One goal against Croatia made Messi have collected 16 goals in 2022.
Messi is also listed as a player who scored more goals or assists in World Cup matches since 1966. He aligned himself with Ronaldo, who has scored goals and assists 13 times in one match at the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Julian Alvarez scored twice in the match against Croatia. His achievements made him the youngest player to score two goals in the World Cup semifinals after Pele.
Currently, Alvarez is 22 years and 316 days old. While Pele did it at the age of 17 years 249 days.
The Manchester City striker is also Argentina's second player to score four goals in one World Cup edition at the age of 22 years or below. Previously, Gonzalo Higuain did that in 2010.
Alvarez has also scored in six of the eight starting times for the Argentine national team in all competitions. Three of them were held at the 2022 World Cup.
Of course, Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi's record could increase because Argentina has already qualified for the 2022 World Cup final. They will face the winner of the match between France and Morocco.
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