Photo of the day: Julian Alvarez and Argentina's World Cup dream

After a brilliant solo run from his own half, Argentina's mercurial forward Julian Alvarez faces up to Croatia's goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic before lobbing the ball past him for the second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football semi-final match in Lusail, Doha on December 13, 2022. 22-year-old Alvarez teamed up with Lionel Messi to sculpt a 3-0 victory over Croatia to see them through to the finals.

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