Football World Championshippost 1603-12-2022 20:00
After a blunder in the opening match, Argentina recovered and won Group C. Australia is now waiting for its eighth finals, which beat Denmark and Tunisia in the group stage. The surprise in itself and the seizure of the scalp of Messi and his companions will be more punishing.
ACHIEVEMENT: Lionel Messi (35) will soon be able to play his 1,000th career match at the highest level against Australia. An impressive number that goes with a long string of impressive statistics from the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner. Read more below.
We are back to where we were long before the World Cup started. For various reasons, it didn’t work out for us in the opening match.
Lionel Messi
Win four more times and it’s about time: Lionel Messi could add a World Cup to his ample comfort. Therefore, Argentina’s tournament begins with Australia, a seemingly feasible card.
National coach Lionel Scaloni appears to have found his winning formula with midfield players De Paul, Fernandez and McAllister. Up front, Alvarez (sure?) caught Lautaro Martinez.
The World Cup will be Drown under It was watched closely, despite the late playing hours local time. Therefore, the Australians have done amazingly well this year. They have won 2 of their 3 group matches, the same number of wins as in their previous 16 World Cup matches.
By defeating Argentina, the Australian team qualified for the post-finals eight for the first time in their history. It seems an impossible task, but Saudi Arabia thought so too when they drew with the Argentines in the group stage.
Emiliano Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Christian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Acuna, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis McAllister, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez
Matthew Ryan, Milos Degenek, Harry Sutar, Ke Rowles, Aziz Behesh, Matthew Leckie, Jackson Irvin, Aaron Moye, Craig Goodwin, Mitchell Duke, Riley McGarry
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