Julián Alvarez, who celebrated in 2011 because he took a photo with Lionel Messi, on Tuesday helped his idol move one victory away from achieving the most important dream of his career: winning the World Cup. Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach the finals of the tournament in Qatar.

Julian Alvarez and Lionel MessiPhoto: Dave Shopland / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

Lionel Messi and Julián Alvarez, 11 years later

Having opened the scoring by converting the penalty (’34), Messi gave two assists to Alvarez (’39, ’69).

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Argentina is in the World Cup finals for the sixth time

“Cougars” will play for the sixth time in the last act of the World Cup. Argentina will fight for the trophy with the winner of the game between Morocco and France. The match will take place on Sunday (17:00) and will be broadcast in LiveBLOG format on HotNews.ro.

1930: 2-4 against Uruguay

1978: 3-1 v Holland

1986: 3-2 v West Germany

1990: 0-1 against West Germany

2014: 0-1 against Germany (after extra time)

2022: v Morocco / France.