Argentina captain Lionel Messi set a number of historical records in the match against Croatia (3:0) in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The striker converted a penalty in the first half, and after the break assisted Julian Alvarez.

Messi scored his 11th goal in the World Cup and became the tournament's top scorer in the history of Argentina, ahead of Gabriel Batistuta (10 goals). Leo also became the top scorer of the World Cup among active players. Before the World Cup in Qatar, this record belonged to the German Thomas Muller (10 goals).

The Argentine, at 35, became the oldest player to score at least five goals in a single World Cup..

Messi played the 13th game with a scoring action (goal or pass) at the Mundials and caught up in this indicator with the record of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The game with Croatia was Messi's 25th at the world championships. According to this indicator, the striker overtook Miroslav Klose and repeated the record of Lothar Matthaus. In the final, Messi will have the opportunity to set new tournament records.

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Argentina 3-0 Croatia: 2022 World Cup semi-final highlights and goals video.