World Cup semi-finals, Messi shot meritorious service, Julian Alvarez scored twice, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to advance to the World Cup final.
Messi won four full-court players (against Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia) in this World Cup, which equals the player record in a single World Cup. Messi has also won the best player four times in 2014.
In addition, this is Messi’s cumulative 10th World Cup best player, continuing to set his own record for the highest number of players.