Lionel Messi and Luka Modric will go head-to-head on Tuesday in a mouth-watering World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia, desperate to seize their last chance to win football’s ultimate prize.
In the other semi-final on Wednesday, defending champions France face Morocco, the first African team to reach the last four of the World Cup.
But first all eyes will be on the Lusail Stadium, where Messi, now 35, will try to take Argentina to a second final in eight years against the 2018 runners-up.
Messi, who lost the 2014 final to Germany, is eager to crown his extraordinary career by emulating another Argentine great, the late Diego Maradona, who lifted the trophy in 1986.
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