Lionel Messi’s Argentina beat Poland 2-0 of their remaining World Cup Group C match at Stadium 974 in Doha on Wednesday to advance to the knockout stage the place they’ll face Australia.
Argentina topped the standings on six factors whereas Poland had been awaiting the result of the opposite group recreation between Saudi Arabia and Mexico to see if they might come second and likewise qualify regardless of the loss.
Midfielder Alexis MacAllister put Argentina forward straight after the break with a low first-time shot after a flowing passing transfer, whereas Julian Alvarez shot previous Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny within the 67th minute to make it 2-0.
In the primary half, Szczesny was Poland’s hero as he made a diving stretch save to disclaim Messi a penalty, awarded after his outstretched handcrafted contact with the Argentine striker’s face.
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Teams:
Poland: Wojciech Szczesny, Kamil Glik, Jakub Kiwior, Matty Cash, Bartosz Bereszynski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Piotr Zielinski, Krystian Bielik, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Karol Swiderski, Robert Lewandowski (c).
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuna, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi (c). (Reporting by Andrew Cawthorne and Anita Kobylinska; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
Source: www.thehindu.com