Doubt loomed after Argentina lost its World Cup opener to Saudi Arabia three weeks ago. But since, Argentina won every game and will now play in the World Cup final on Sunday following a commanding 3-0 win over Croatia.
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Argentina entered this match having lost only one of their last 41 international games . While Croatia, runners-up in the 2018 tournament, had lost just one of their last 12 World Cup matches., moving him just ahead of France's Kylian Mbappé for the tournament lead in the Golden Boot competition. Messi is set to break another record in the finals. This was his 25th World Cup match and he joins Lothar Matthäus for all-time FIFA appearances.on Sunday.
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