World Cup Qatar 2022 | A thousand times Lionel Messi!: Argentina beat Australia 2-1 to qualify for Qatar 2022 quarter-finals

An own goal by Enzo Fernandes dismissed Australia. Goalkeeper Dibu Martinez was confused.

Argentina, who started their World Cup campaign with a defeat against Saudi Arabia, managed to rebuild their campaign by defeating Mexico and Poland in Group C.

A meeting with history is coming: Argentina will meet again in the World Cup final in the Netherlands, as they did in the 1978 final, the 1998 quarter-final and the 2014 semi-final.

The first minutes saw Argentina’s eagerness to understand the Australians’ approach.

And Australia didn’t allow their strategy to be decoded.

to the right. to the left. in the middle. Argentina were spinning, opening up gaps, connecting passes, but the yellow shirts block was impenetrable.

Messi was spinning. Enzo Rodríguez, the hero of earlier days, did not reach the depths.

Australia suffocated, but didn’t attack.

As with the game against Poland, Argentina goalkeeper Damian “Tipu” Martinez watched the game like just another spectator.

Visitors Yawned: It’s not like a round of 16 match, but rather a friendly match played by substitutes.

Only one magician managed to do a trick and make the Australian magic disappear: Messi burst into the area and put it to the right of goalkeeper Matthew Ryan in the 34th minute.

target. A zero and a quarter begin to appear on the horizon.

The stadium lights come on and a series of toilet chants begin for ten.

Argentina were quiet and the Australians found they didn’t have many answers.

After the first half ends the second half begins: bored

A change occurs in five minutes A bit unusuall: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has replaced winger Pappu Gomes for centre-back Lisandro Martinez.

But then, on an Australian goal kick in the eleventh minute, the Argentines decided to do something they hadn’t done all game: push the kickoff.

Rodrigo de Paul heads towards Ryan, the goalkeeper, who is confused by the pace of the Atletico de Madrid midfielder, who releases the ball, which Manchester City’s young prodigy, Julian Alvarez, struggles on goal.

target. Two is zero. Argentina into the quarter-finals.

But Argentina would not end without fear: in the 30th minute of the second half, Craig Goodwin’s shot was deflected by Enzo Fernandez, allowing the ball to enter the Argentina goal to make it 2-1.

As the clock struck the end of the match, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Have a last breath, Garang Quiol managed to be alone in front of the goal and goalkeeper Martinez’s miraculous left hand (always left) saved the game.

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