World Cup Podcast: Houghton on mega Messi's mesmerising semi-final show
Ireland legend Ray Houghton joins Raf Diallo and Mikey Stafford to react to Argentina's 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia with Messi magic to the fore.
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Can Morocco or Croatia shatter World Cup's glass ceiling?
Croatia and Morocco are the surprise guests in the World Cup's final four but, as the Croatians discovered in 2018 and many other long-shot semi-finalists have before them, the two remaining steps to become world champions can be the steepest.
Magic Messi leads Argentina into final
Our team in Doha (Simon Harding and Selina Sykes) joins Ruben Slagter and James Vasina in Paris to review and preview all of the action in Qatar.
Fates of Modric and Messi show what makes World Cup so beautiful also makes it brutal
Chris Jones is in Qatar covering the men's World Cup for CBC Sports.
'My family must be going crazy!': Messi revels in success as Argentina reach World Cup final
Lionel Messi urged his teammates to "enjoy" the occasion after Argentina breezed past Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to set up a World Cup final against France or Morocco.
Lionel Messi's Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final
Argentina produced a stunning performance to outclass Croatia 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup semi-final clash in Qatar.
Losing to Saudi Arabia was Argentina's turning point - coach
LUSAIL, Qatar : Argentina's loss to Saudi Arabia in their first World Cup game was a turning point in the changing room, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Tuesday, bringing out the grit to recover, win five consecutive matches and reach the tournament final.
Argentina's Alvarez takes his chance, and then some
LUSAIL, Qatar : It was always going to take something special to steal the limelight from Lionel Messi on the night he matched Lothar Matthaeus's 25-match World Cup appearance record, but Julian Alvarez managed it, albeit with a bit of help from the great man.