Well, she was quite imperious, if I’m honest. It was a tight first 20 minutes, and Croatia came out fighting after the break, but the damage was already done. Good teams have a habit of not showing their hand until it counts in the World Cup, and that’s exactly what Argentina did today. Lionel Messi is improving with every game, Julián Álvarez is not far behind, Enzo Fernández had his moments and they will be tough opposition for both France and Morocco on Monday morning (Sydney time).
Croatia are missing out on a second consecutive final and, barring the third-place play-off, we’ve probably seen the end of Luka Modric on the big stage. They can hold their heads high, but that will hurt them for a while.