Argentina was defeated by Uruguay in 1930. At the same time, in the final of 1978, Argentina defeated the Netherlands and captured the title for the first time. After that in 1986, he defeated West Germany in the final.
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina has made it to the final after eight years by winning the first semi-final match of the ongoing Football World Cup in Qatar. Argentina beat Croatia 3-0. Earlier, she reached the final in the year 2014, but Germany defeated her. This time Argentina For the sixth time in the history of the World Cup, the final will be played. This match will be played on 18 December. At the same time, one team from France or Morocco will be involved in the competition.
According to media reports, Lionel Messi took Argentina to the finals on the basis of his brilliant game. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Messi, the Argentine team is going to play the final for the second time. Earlier in 2014, his team was defeated by Germany in the title match. On the other hand, Argentina defeated last time’s runner-up team Croatia 3-0 at Lusail Stadium. Now it will compete with France or Morocco, whoever reaches the final. The final match will be played on this ground on 18 December.
Germany beat Argentina
Argentina was defeated by Uruguay in 1930. At the same time, in the final of 1978, Argentina defeated the Netherlands and captured the title for the first time. After that in 1986, he defeated West Germany in the final. Then in 1990 the team lost in the title match against West Germany. At the same time, in 2014 also he was defeated by Germany.
Messi’s great performance
According to the report, Messi performed brilliantly in the semi-final match. He scored the first goal for the team in the 34th minute on penalty. After this, Julian Alvarez scored another goal in the 39th minute. At the same time, in the 69th minute of the game, Messi reached the goalpost by dodging many Croatian players. But here Messi could not find a place to score. On this, Messi hit the ball towards Alvarez and he scored his second and third goal of the team.
Revenge of the defeat in the World Cup
With this victory, Argentina also took revenge of the last World Cup defeat from Croatia. Croatia defeated Argentina 3-0 in the group round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the three matches against Croatia in the World Cup, Argentina’s team has won twice so far.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com