Lionel Messi scored the first and set up Julian Alvarez for the other two as he led Argentina into the World Cup final 3-0 over Croatia on Tuesday – keeping his dream alive of lifting the trophy at last in his fifth and likely final attempt. Messi, 35, smashed Argentina ahead into the top right corner with a 34th-minute penalty after Alvarez was brought down by goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. It was his fifth goal of the Qatar tournament, level at the top with Kylian Mbappe of France, and 11th overall at the World Cup for the Albiceleste which moved him one ahead of previous record holder Gabrie…