Argentina qualifies for the round of 16

Argentina qualify for the round of 16 World Cup 2022 after beating Poland 2-0 in the last day of Group C, Thursday (1/12) early morning WIB.

Argentina seemed to dominate the attack in the first half. A total of eight were scored on goal, but none of the goals were successfully scored by the Albiceleste.

Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny’s brilliant performance prevented Argentina from scoring. In the 39th minute the Juventus goalkeeper even managed to deflect Lionel Messi’s penalty kick.

Poland was too busy defending and relied only on counterattacks. Robert Lewandowski has had a hard time creating clean chances because he hasn’t received a nutrient boost from the second row.

Despite the dominant attacks, Argentina had to settle for a 0-0 draw in the first half.

Argentina’s long-awaited goal was finally born early in the second half. A skilful partnership between Angel Di Maria, Nahuel Molina and Alexis MacAllister managed to put Argentina up 1-0 in the 47th minute.

Molina’s horizontal cross from the right wing was successfully completed by MacAllister who got out of control. MacAllister’s close-range strike in the penalty area could no longer be contained by Szczesny.

Winning a goal to make Argentina even more excited. Messi almost widened the score in the 53rd minute with great individual action across the penalty area, only his shot went wide.

Argentina’s hard fight paid off again in the 67th minute. This time it was Julian Alvarez’s turn to record his name on the scoreboard to put Team Tango up 2-0.

Nicolas Tagliafico nearly extended Argentina’s lead in the 93rd minute. However, his shot was blocked by Polish defender Jakub Kiwior.

Argentina continued to control the game and did not let Poland go free. It’s just that no additional goals are created until the end of the game.

This result saw Argentina qualify for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup as winners of Group C. Lionel Scaloni’s side scored six points from two victories. While the runner-up belongs

The formations of Poland-Argentina

Poland XI (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Bartosz Bereszynski, Jakub Kiwior, Kamil Glik, Matty Cash, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Krystian Bielik, Piotr Zielinski, Robert Lewandowski, Karol Swiderski.

Argentina XI (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Marcos Acuna, Nicolas Otamendi, Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina, Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez.

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