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Was Julián Álvarez’s World Cup semifinal goal against Croatia a masterwork of individual brilliance, or a comedy of defensive errors capped off 메이저사이트by an opportunistic finish?

Yes, it was.

With his Argentina side already up one goal in the first half, 메이저토토사이트Álvarez took control of the ball near midfield on a counterattack and just, well, ran straight ahead with the ball.

As he cut through the middle of Croatia’s defense, he stumbled 안전토토사이트through two defenders. First Josip Juranović tried to clear the ball but it just bounced straight off Álvarez, who kept going. Then Borna Sosa had a shot to clear but he could only flail at the ball as he lost his balance. 

Álvarez, who simply never running straight, got his reward by 메이저토토finishing for his side’s second goal.

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There was plenty of reaction to one of the most beautiful ugly goals the World Cup has seen in a long time.

Argentina's Julian Alvarez scores his team's second goal past Croatia's goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic during the 2022 World Cup semifinal at Lusail Stadium.

In the second half, Álvarez — who plays club soccer for the Premier League's Manchester City — added another goal to give Argentina its third and final goal in a 3-0 win.

Argentina plays the winner of Wednesday's semifinal between defending World Cup champion France and Morocco on Sunday (10 a.m. ET, FOX).