The captain of the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi, in the semifinals

against Croatia, repeated the record of the outstanding German midfielder Lothar Matthaus for the number of matches at the World Cup.

The match with the Croats was the 25th for the seven-time winner of the "Golden Ball" at the world championships.

Mateus has the same number of matches at the world championships.

During the tournament in Qatar, Messi surpassed such football legends as Diego Maradona (21 matches), Paolo Maldini (23) and Miroslav Klose (24).

The night is young but Lionel Messi has already made history.

He now holds the record for World Cup appearances (25) along with #GER great Lothar Matthaus. #ARG |

#FIFAWorldCup |

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— The Athletic |

Football (@TheAthleticFC) December 13, 2022

In the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, the Argentines 

 Croatia (3:0).

So in the final, Leo can beat the "eternal" achievement of Mattheus, if he takes part in the decisive match of the tournament.

Let's add that in the final of the World Cup, Argentina will play the winner of the second semi-final, in which the stronger will be determined by France and Morocco.

This match will take place on Wednesday, December 14.

It starts at 21:00 Kyiv time. 

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