Argentina gets to the World Cup final in Qatar thanks to Messi's magic.

Even before the players came out to warm up before the game, all of the seats were taken.

The hottest ticket in town was bought by 88,966 lucky people.

On Tuesday night, they went to the beautiful Lusail stadium to watch Argentina play Croatia. In reality, they came to see the small man with the number 10 on his Argentina jersey, Lionel Messi, give another great performance.

Fans of Argentina's games in this tournament came to see Messi play, and he did not let them down.

During the first 30 minutes of the semifinal, Croatia set the pace, moved the ball around, and tried to break up Argentina's set up.

Fans of Albicelestes were not as loud as they have been at other games. Tension was in the air, and only die-hard supporters were brave enough to make noise.

This seriousness didn't come as a surprise, since Croatia beat South America 3-0 in their 2018 World Cup match.

Messi spent most of the first 30 minutes of the game just walking around. He didn't look like he was in a hurry, and his body language didn't show much.

But Messi's magic moments were coming, just like when Argentina played Mexico and then the Netherlands.

"We did not start well. Messi didn't see much of the ball because of how Croatia started," said Cristian Rolero, an Argentine who came from Miami to see his hero play.