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Felicidades Argentina por avanzar a la final! 🏆

Tienen todo para ser campeones 🇦🇷

It was a great game of football tonight in the Lusail stadium in Qatar as Argentina deservedly beat Croatia 3-0.

I was in the stands with my sister and her Argentine husband cheering Argentina on. At one goal up Argentine fans didn’t get complacent because they knew how plucky Croatia are good at clawing back one goal deficits. At 2-0 up Argentina could afford to breathe a little and just maybe dream about having one foot in the World Cup final. At 3-0 it was pure celebration time.

Leo Messi now gets one last chance to win the piece of silverware that has eluded him in his trophy-laden career. Messi will have the opportunity to make amends for the bitter disappointment of losing the 2014 World Cup final to Germany in Rio’s iconic Maracana stadium and he does so after a year after he helped end Argentina’s 28-year wait for a trophy at the Copa América. For Lionel Messi, the crowning glory beckons.

Tomorrow France play Morocco and I’ll be in the stands watching with my French partner. If France win then we’ll see how deep sisterly love runs. But for now it’s about knocking back a few more Coronas beers and partying the night out.

Pep Guardiola on Lionel Messi:

Don’t write about him, don’t try to describe him, just watch him.

Argentina vs Croatia