Dec Reuters - Argentina are behest to steal a third apple Cup appellation on the Nov. -Dec. tournament in Qatar. here s what you should find out about their route to the final:

* The exact two in every world Cup neighborhood increase to the final . The knockout circuit, which began on Dec. , function one-off suits, that may go to time beyond regulation and penalties to make a decision the winners.

* Argentina recovered from their shock defeat to Saudi Arabia with returned-to-lower back wins over Mexico and Poland to finish as winners of neighborhood C.

* Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez scored in Argentina s - engage over Australia in their circular of tie.

* Argentina beat the Netherlands - in a penalty shootout of their quarter-final tie, after Nahuel Molina and Messi s goals had been cancelled out via a brace from Dutch replace Wout Weghorst.

* Argentina beat Croatia three- in the caliginosityfinals, with Messi calmly putting away a part kick in the thirty fourth minute to open the scoring earlier than Alvarez found the web either facet of halftime.

* Argentina will face both champions France group D winners or Morocco neighborhood F winners in the remaining.

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