Lionel Messi set four new World Cup records as his inspirational performance led Argentina to the World Cup final with a three-goal win over Croatia in the last four.
Messi opened the scoring with a powerful left-footed finish from the penalty spot after his strike partner Julian Alvarez collided with Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic inside the area. Messi converted the subsequent penalty to become Argentina’s record World Cup scorer.
Messi entered this World Cup hoping to land six individual records and while he will be fully focused on inspiring his side to lift the trophy in Sunday's final – where they will play the winners of the other semi-final clash between France or Morocco – he chalked up four more on Tuesday.
