Josko Gvardiol has revealed it was a "great experience" to play against Lionel Messi for the third time - although Croatia crashed out of the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat on the night.
Argentina ran riot at the Lusail Stadium as they cruised to a comfortable victory with Messi scoring the first from the penalty spot, before Julian Alvarez's brace sealed their passage into the final. They didn't know their opponent at the time but it has since been confirmed La Albiceleste will face France in the final on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Croatia will take on Morocco in the third-place play-off a day before with Gvardiol's side aiming to come inside the top-three at successive World Cups for the first time. It has been a terrific achievement for Zlatko Dalic's men to even get this far after beating Brazil in the quarter-final, but Argentina was a step too much.
