Enzo Fernandez has not yet arrived at Liverpool and already humiliated Cristiano Ronaldo

With a great display from Lionel Messi and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez, Argentina ran roughshod over Croatia 3-0 in the Qatar World Cup semi-final to set up the final match for the fight for the World Cup title. After the hard-fought qualification in the quarter-finals against the Netherlands in a match that went to a penalty shoot-out and which had a lot of controversy due to the celebrations of the Argentines and the statements of Messi.

The South Americans faced this clash against the Croatians with a lot of solvency and sobriety and simply did not let their rival do anything on the field. The excitement of the South Americans began in the 34th minute with a penalty that the goalkeeper Livakovic converted to Julián Álvarez and from the 11 steps Messi scored the 1-0. The Albiceleste were not satisfied and just five minutes later, after a long run, Julian Alvarez made it 2-0 with a right-footed shot from the spot.

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For the second half, Lionel Messi continued to be unleashed and in the 64th minute he generated a spectacular move down the right flank reaching the end line and simply sent a delayed pass for Alvarez to score his brace and the definitive 3-0 to qualify Argentina to the final in Qatar.

Argentina now await their opponents in the final, who will be drawn from Wednesday's clash between France and Morocco. It is worth noting that this will be Argentina's fourth World Cup final, remembering Mexico 1986 where they were crowned and the ones they lost in 1990 and 2014 to Germany.

<strong>Enzo Fernández mocks Cristiano Ronaldo </strong>

Midfielder Enzo Fernandez will play in the World Cup final before joining Liverpool from Benfica. The 21-year-old will play in the fight to become a world champion, a humbling for Cristiano Ronaldo, who at 37 has never reached the final with Portugal. This has generated ridicule from Liverpool fans for the Portuguese.