Argentina vs Australia LIVE SCORE: Lionel Messi and Co aim to seal FIFA World Cup quarter-final berth
Argentina vs Australia LIVE SCORE: Lionel Messi and Co aim to seal FIFA World Cup quarter-final berth
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 Argentina vs Australia LIVE updates
Argentina XI: Martinez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna, De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister, Gomez, Messi, Alvarez
Australia XI: Ryan, Degenek, Rowles, Souttar, Behich, Mooy, Irvine, McGree, Baccus, Duke, Leckie
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2022 round of 16 match between Argentina and Australia that will happen in Al Rayyan. The winners of this contest will meet Netherlands in one of the quarter-finals next week, with the Dutch having qualified with a 3-1 win over United States of America. Stay tuned for more updates.
Preview: Lionel Messi’s Argentina face a tricky challenge against Australia in their round of 16 clash of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar. The contest will played at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Qatar’s Al Rayyan.
Argentina began with a shock 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in their opening Group C match, but turned it around with consecutive wins over Mexico and Poland, the second of which confirmed top spot in the group.
Following that loss to Saudi Arabia, Argentina desperately needed the win over Mexico, and Lionel Messi delivered for the two-time champions, scoring the opener against Mexico in the 64th minute.
Enzo Fernandez then sealed the match for Lionel Scaloni’s men, with an 87th minute strike to win it 2-0.
In the third group match against Poland, Alex Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez were on target as Argentina won 2-0.
Australia, meanwhile, gave up an early 1-0 lead against France and went onto lose their opening game 4-1. However, they responded well with 1-0 victories over Tunisia and Denmark in their last two group games to seal qualification to the knockout stage.
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