Argentina captain Lionel Messi in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup against Croatia repeated the record of the outstanding German midfielder Lothar Matthaus for the number of matches in the Mundials.

The duel with the Croats became the 25th for the seven-time winner of the Golden Ball in the planetary championships. The same number of matches in the world championships on the account of Matthaus.

Messi during the tournament in Qatar beat such football legends as Diego Maradona (21 matches), Paolo Maldini (23) and Miroslav Klose (24) in the games played at the World Cup. In the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, the Argentines defeated Croatia (3: 0). So in the final, Leo can beat the "

We add that in the World Cup final, Argentina will play with the winner of the second semi-final, in which France and Morocco will determine the strongest. This match will take place on Wednesday, December 14. Start - at 21:00 Kyiv time. Text online broadcast of the match is available on our website.