The Argentine national team will play in the finals of the 2022 World Cup against the winner of the France-Morocco match.

On Tuesday, December 14, the first match of the 1/2 finals of the 2022 World Cup took place, in which the Argentine national team defeated Croatia (3:0) and reached the final of the tournament.

The main character of the semi-final match was Lionel Messi, who scored one goal and assisted. After the game with the Croats, the captain of the Argentine national team commented on the Albiceleste’s entry into the finals of the Qatar World Cup, saying that this would be his last match at the World Cup.

“I’m proud to end my World Cup career by playing in this final. What I’m going through right now is something unbelievable. Sunday will definitely be my last World Cup game. Until the next tournament in 2026 still a long time to go and I don’t think it will work, so I hope to finish in the best possible way.

The first game of the tournament was a very hard blow for Argentina, as we broke a long unbeaten streak. This start of the World Cup was a very difficult test for us. But the team once again showed how strong it is,” Marca quoted Messi as saying.

The final of the 2022 World Cup will take place on Sunday, December 18. The national team of Argentina will play against the winner of the pair of France – Morocco, who will play the 1/2 final match on December 14. The meeting starts at 21.00.

It should be noted that this will be the second final of the World Cup for Lionel Messi – in 2014, Argentina lost to Germany (0:1).

At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi played six matches, scoring five goals and 3 assists.

Lionel Messi participated in five World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), played 25 matches and scored 11 goals. He is the best scorer in the history of Argentina at the World Cup.

As part of the Argentine national team, Messi played 171 matches and scored 96 goals.