Doha ∙ 48 World Cup matches have been completed with a total of 64 matches. Knockout matches from today. Winners will advance. The losers are out. Extra time and penalty shoot-out in case of a full-time tie. In the first pre-quarter of the World Cup, Group A champions the Netherlands will play Group B runners-up the United States. Group C champions Argentina will face Group D runners-up Australia.
Netherlands X United States
NETHERLANDS: The Netherlands wave is undefeated. After winning two matches, they drew against Ecuador. He scores 5 goals and only concedes one. Virgil van Dijk’s defensive line is in form. USA: They drew powerhouse England in the group stage. They advanced to the preliminaries with a win against Iran in the crucial final match. Forward Christian Pulisic may not play today.
Argentina X Australia
Argentina: After losing to Saudi Arabia in their first match, Argentina are in form. Argentina entered the quarterfinals as group champions with victories over Mexico in the second match of Group C and Poland in the final match. After conceding twice against Saudi Arabia, the defense is in form having won back-to-back matches without conceding a goal.
He scored 22 shots on goal but only scored 5 goals in three games. Lionel Messi’s form is strength. Australia: he lost the first game against France 4-1, but won the next two games. I have two clean sheets. The absence of a creative midfielder in midfield is affecting the team. The team was saved by the fact that he was able to score goals when he needed to, even though there was little forward movement.
Head to Head: Match: 7
Argentina win: 5
Australia win: 1
Balance:1
Lionel Messi’s thousandth game
Lionel Messi will play his 1,000th career match today. Messi, who played 778 games for Barcelona and 53 for PSG, will play his 168th game for Argentina today.
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