Argentinian hero: 'We were crazy'
"Too many things danced in our heads. The whole team was so happy," Julian Alvarez told Ole after the victory at Lusail Stadium.
Julian Alvarez imprinted his shoes in all three of these matches. In the 34th minute, he escaped and made a foul by goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, bringing a penalty kick for Lionel Messi to open the scoring. He then scored twice with a shot at the opponent's net in the 39th and 69th minutes.
"It's been exciting to see everyone celebrate, my family, the fans. This World Cup is so amazing. Argentina has reached the final to compete for the title, just what we wanted," Alvarez said. said more. "Argentina deserves it. The team and the whole country are happy. And we want more."
Alvarez was born in 2000, is a huge fan of Messi. Alvarez just made his debut in the national team in June 2021. After playing as a substitute in the first two matches of the World Cup group stage, he was included in the starting line-up by coach Lionel Scolani in the final group stage match against Poland and immediately scored in a 2-0 victory.
The Man City forward then started all three of Argentina's knockout matches, and scored in Australia and Croatia.
Argentina's second goal in the win over Croatia showed Alvarez's speed. He shot the ball from the middle of the field, crashed straight into the opponent's penalty area, escaped the three players' interceptions before hitting Livakovic's net. "I went down to the ball and realized there were a few teammates running across the road. The ball wobbled difficult for me but I controlled it and was fortunate to be able to finish. That goal made it easy for us. mind," Alvarez said.
Alvarez's 2-0 goal broke Croatia's fighting spirit. Argentina comfortably deployed defensive play - counter-attack, and scored the third goal in the 69th minute. Messi dribbled past the pursuit of central defender Josko Gravidol on the right wing, passing Alvarez to finish close. Fort.
Argentina will play the final on December 18, with the winner of the match between France and Morroco. This is the fifth time this team has reached the final and they hope to win the world championship for the third time, after winning in 1978 and 1986. The last time Argentina participated in the World Cup final was 2014, Messi and team-mates then lost to Germany 0-1 because of a goal scored in extra time by Mario Gotze.
