Argentina vs Australia: The Argentina national soccer team secured a place in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 2-1 victory over Australia in the round of 16.
The defending Copa América champions came into this Argentina vs Australia match with two straight wins in Group C after defeat in their opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Meanwhile, Australia booked their place in the round of 16 after finishing second in Group D, which contained France, Denmark and Tunisia.
In the Argentina vs Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match, Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Lionel Messi took a touch and then finely hit the ball into the far corner after the ball rolled into its way into the Australian area.
Argentina vs Australia: Argentina beat Australia and qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Australia had defended well and kept Argentina at bay for most of the first half. But Lionel Messi, as he has done many times in the past, made the difference and put Argentina ahead.
The second goal in this Argentina vs Australia match also came from the first. It was Julián Álvarez who scored as Argentina doubled their lead against Australia.
It’s a goal Australia should have avoided conceding. The goal came from a mistake by Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan. Kye Rowles passed the ball to Ryan, who was pressured by Rodrigo de Paul.
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To evade De Paul, Ryan made a touch, but Julian Alvarez, coming from Ryan’s blindside, stole it from the Australia keeper before slotting it into an empty net. The score of this round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup Argentina vs Australia 2022 read: 2-0.
Australia halved their deficit in the 77th minute of the match. Craig Goodwin fired a volley from outside the box and took a sharp deflection from Enzo Fernández and into the Argentina net.
Australia nearly scored an equalizer in the 81st minute of the match. Aziz Behich nearly scores a 2022 FIFA World Cup goal from the tournament contender. He dribbled past four Argentinian players and presumably would have scored if not for some excellent blocking from Lisandro Martínez.
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Argentina, for its part, had several chances to end the game, but could not capitalize on them. Australia, for their part, came close to regaining parity in stoppage time, but an excellent save by Emiliano Martínez prevented them.
