The 2022 FIFA World Cup resumed on FOX on Saturday, with Argentina beating Australia 2-1 in the second round of 16 match of the tournament at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Argentina will face the Netherlands, who defeated the United States on Saturday, in the quarterfinals on December 9 (11am ET, FOX).
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Argentina 2, Australia 1
35′: Messi scores first goal in knockout stages
Lionel Messi fired home a shot from the center of the box after a Nicolás Otamendi assist to give Argentina the opening goal of the game – and Messi’s first goal in the knockout stages of his World Cup career.
Lionel Messi brings up Argentina in the 35′
57′: Argentina takes advantage of Australia’s mistakes
Julián Álvarez hit the net after collecting the ball from Australia keeper Mathew Ryan to give Argentina a 2-0 lead early in the second half.
Argentina’s Julian Alvarez scores against Australia in 57′
64′: Shows his skills
Messi showed his footwork and cunning with a great run down the field.
77′: football oos Halve lead!
Craig Goodwin found the net with a shot from outside the box to cut Argentina’s lead to 2-1.
Australia’s Craig Goodwin scores a goal against Argentina in 77′
81′: So close!
Ajdin Hrustic almost equalized for Australia but the shot went up.
89′” Just a little bit outside
Lautaro Martínez missed an opportunity in front of the net to extend Argentina’s lead and the score remained 2-1.
90’+3′: Messi is almost second
Messi came so close to scoring his second late-game goal against Australia.
90′ + 7′: Almost an equalizer!
Garang Kuol almost leveled the game in stoppage time but came just wide and it ended 2-1 there.
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