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Argentina supporters celebrate after their team won the Qatar 2022 World Cup football semi-final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 13, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Argentina delirious as Messi inspires run to World Cup final

Bill Gates with H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi: SC

‘We’ve united people, broken down social barriers’

File photo of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona: AFP/Gabriel Bouys

Messi has chance to match Maradona

Croatians react as they watch their semifinal against Argentina in the main square of Zagreb: AFP

Croatia still burns with pride

Argentina’s Julian Alvarez, left, and Lionel Messi in a joyous mood against Croatia: AFP/Giuseppe Cacace

Alvarez is Messi’s partner in crime

Lionel Scaloni: AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

‘Still one step to go’ for Scaloni

Luka Modric: AFP

Modric’s World Cup dream over

Lionel Messi: AFP

Messi hails Argentina character

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic: AFP/Jack Guez

Dalic laments lack of genuine scorer

Fans dance as they watch the live broadcast of semifinal between Argentina and Croatia in the Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi: AFP/Rizwan Tabassum

Going mad for Argentina & Messi!

Argentinian players celebrate their semifinal victory over Croatia: AFP/Paul Ellis

History-makers Morocco stand in way of France

Paulo Bento: AFP

Outgoing South Korea coach bids emotional farewell

Argentina's Julian Alvarez (centre) celebrates with Lionel Messi after scoring the second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final match against Croatia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail on December 13, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Messi and Alvarez fire Argentina past Croatia into World Cup final

People take pictures with their cell phones of a helicopter carrying a giant t-shirt of Argentine forward Lionel Messi over Rosario, Argentina, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by AFP)

Argentines immortalize Messi's jibe at beaten Dutch

This combination picture created on December 12, 2022 during the FIFA World Cup shows Morocco's Achraf Hakimi (left) on December 6, 2022 and France's Kylian Mbappe in Doha on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Jack GUEZ and Franck FIFE / AFP)

Bromance on hold as Mbappe and Hakimi lock horns at Qatar 2022