Argentina has made it to the World Cup finals again since 2014, and the 35-year-old Mez has once again delivered a king-class performance, scoring his fifth goal of the tournament and adding a superb assist to his record-breaking performance in the World Cup, scoring and assisting in three major categories. After the game, he made a declaration: "We know what we are capable of, please believe in us"!
First of all, this is the 25th time for Mez to play in the World Cup, equaling the record of Germany's legendary Matusz. Considering that Mez is almost certain to play in the final, this record will be held by him alone. After scoring a 12-yarder in this game, he has accumulated 11 World Cup goals, surpassing Batisteus (10 goals) as Argentina's all-time leading scorer in the World Cup.
The highlight of Mays' performance in the semi-final was his assist to Zulian Ivaris, which was his 8th assist in the World Cup, tying the World Cup record held by Manatana (since 1966). Mays has contributed 11 goals and 8 assists in 5 World Cups, and his 19 goals are tied with Golos and Ronaldo for the most goals in World Cup history.
