Friday, 22 November, 2024

FIFA World Cup: Argentina edge Australia, set up quarter-final clash against Netherlands


Argentina endured a scary end to an interesting affair to beat Australia 2-1 in their round of 16 clash at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, NRTC reports.

Lionel Messi scored a beauty to put the Argentines ahead before Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez doubled the advantage in the second half. Australia’s consolation came when a shot was deflected off Enzo FernĆ”ndez into the Albiceleste goal.

The win now means Argentina will face the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup.

Lionel Messi (second right) has now scored 789 goals in 1000 official matches (Image: Twitter)

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Argentina dominated the early exchanges and looked promising. Messi, Marcos Acuna and Julian Alvarez were impressive but there was no clear cut chance for the team to convert.

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