Argentina vs Poland: Lionel Messi said Argentina’s national soccer team emerged stronger from the missed penalty kick in their 2-0 win over Poland in a decisive Group C match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The defending Copa América champions advanced to the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup after emerging on top in the Argentina vs. Poland match.
Lionel Messi and company. He came into the Argentina vs. Poland match sitting second in Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with three points. Poland led the table with four points, while Saudi Arabia and Mexico ranked third and fourth, with three and one point respectively.
Therefore, ahead of the match between Argentina and Poland, the place of either team in the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar was not confirmed.
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Argentina vs Poland: Lionel Messi reacts after Argentina sealed qualification for the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup
Lionel Messi had a chance to put Argentina ahead in the first half when he himself earned a penalty against Poland. But his attempt from the penalty spot was well stopped by Wojciech Szczesny to keep Argentina vs. Poland scoreless.
However, Argentina would score twice in the second half to seal their victory and qualify for the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Alexis Mac Allister put Argentina ahead in the 46th minute of the match, shortly after they the match was over. restarted after interval break.
Julian Alvarez then scored in the 67th minute of the match to set up a two-goal cushion for Argentina. Then the South American heavyweights handily beat this 2022 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and Poland to qualify for the next round of the competition.
Speaking after the match, Lionel Messi said Argentina came out stronger from the missed penalty. He revealed that Argentina was convinced that they would win the match against Poland.
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“Having missed the penalty, the team came out of it stronger,” Messi told TyC Sports. “The team was convinced that we were going to win, it was a matter of coming in first. Once we scored the goal, the game was going to be played the way we wanted”.
Meanwhile, Argentina and Lionel Messi will face Australia in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Australia qualified for the round of 16 after finishing second in Group D.
