Lionel Messi says he knew that Argentina could hurt Croatia on the counter-attack in their World Cup semi-final.
The South Americans raced into their sixth showpiece final with a dominant 3-0 victory, which included a penalty from Messi and a brace from Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez.
Messi, who was awarded man of the match, said: “This is a very wise squad. We know what to do in every second of the game. We knew the Croatians would have the ball possession but we knew this could be our strength.
