With a very convincing performance, Argentina beat Poland 2-0 at the 974 stadium in Doha, advanced first and best in the 16th World Cup from the 3rd group (2 wins, one loss) and the playoffs. of the games Australia will play (Saturday, 12.03 at 21:00).

Poland was lucky as in the draw with Mexico (from 4 points) they had the best goal difference (Poland 2-2, Mexico 2-3) so Gerardo’s team victory over Saudi Arabia 2-1 was just one win … prestige. Mikhnevich’s team qualified second in the group and will play France on Sunday (April 12, 17:00), the winner of which will advance to the quarter-finals.

Lionel Messi may not have scored tonight as he was beaten by Shchekin in the 39th-minute penalty shoot-out, but with his participation he reached 21 matches in the final stage of the World Cup, leaving behind the late Diego Maradona.

An important night for Enzo Fernandez, who, at 21 years and 317 days old, became the youngest player to start for Argentina in a World Cup match after Lionel Messi, who in 2006 against the Netherlands was only 18 years and 362 days old!

The first shot of the match came from … Lionel Messi’s sore leg (right) in the 7th minute from the height of the penalty area, and Szczesny was not worried at all. “Flea” was … cheerful at the beginning of the match and in the 10th minute went from the left, crossed and forced the Polish goalkeeper to shoot for a corner.

Albicelesta dominated the field, although they didn’t have much chance. The Poles defended themselves correctly and easily, or barely allowed the Scaloni team to seriously threaten the gates of Szczecin.

In the 29th minute, Akunia’s shot went wide of the left post of the experienced Juventus goalkeeper, and in the 33rd minute, Di Maria almost scored from a direct corner. Again, Szczesny showed his class by making a save from a new corner.

The 32-year-old keeper saved his team’s lives with another fantastic intervention from Akunas in the 36th minute, and two minutes later Argentina won a very… contrived penalty that Makeli attributed to Szczesna’s attempt to clear the ball. The ball and Messi fall to the ground, trying to grab his head. First the Polish goalkeeper found the ball and then Messi’s head, while the Dutch referee consulted VAR and pointed to the “lime bullet”.

Messi scored in the 39th minute, but Szczęsny was once again unbeatable and with a stunning save to his corner kept the score 0-0, bringing both teams into the dressing room. The first 45 minutes, when Argentina forced Poland to play a passive role, and if Szczesny had not had a great evening, the game would have ended very early…

What Argentina could not achieve in 45 minutes of the first half, it achieved in the first minute of the second. From the interaction of Di Maria-De Paul and a cross from the second, McAllister with a strange blow sent the ball into the gates of Szczecin (1:0), which this time could not do anything.

Poland immediately threatened to equalize in the 50th minute when the promoted Glik took a free-kick header and sent the ball wide, giving Michniewicz’s team the first classic chance of the match.

In the 61st minute, McAllister was in the box just in time, but this time the shot he tried caught Szczesny in the hand. The match was largely decided in the 67th minute, when Alvarez took advantage of Fernandez’s pass and scored 2-0 with a shot. The Manchester City striker went one on one with Szczesny in the 73rd minute, but missed.

Lautaro Martinez did the same a few minutes later in Argentina’s last big phase of the match.

Referee: Danny Makeli (Netherlands).
Yellow: Krychowiak – Akunia

POLAND (Czesław Mikhniewicz): Szczesny, Kass, Glick, Kivior, Berezinski, Zelinski, Belik (D. Szymanski 62), Krychowiak (Piatek 83), Frankowski (Kaminsky 46), Swiderski (Goal 46), Lewandowski

ARGENTINA (Lionel Scaloni): Martinez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuña (Taliafico 59), De Paul, Enzo Fernandes (Pesela 79), McAllister (Almada 84), Messi, Alvarez (Lautaro Martinez 79), Dee Maria (59′ Paredes)

Netherlands-Qatar 2-0

Ecuador-Senegal 1-2

Netherlands 7 – reached the 1/16 finals

Senegal 6 – qualified for “16”

Ecuador 4

Qatar 0

Wales-England 0-3

Iran-USA 0-1

England 7 – Qualified in last 16

US 5 – Promotion to “16”

Iran 3

Wales 1

Poland-Argentina 0-2

South Arabia-Mexico 1-2

Argentina 6 – Qualified for “16”

Poland 4 – Qualified in last 16

Mexico 4

South Arabia 3

Australia-Denmark 1-0

Tunisia-France 1-0

France 6

Australia 3

Denmark 1

Tunisia 1

Japan-Spain 12.01 (21:00)

Costa Rica-Germany 12.01 (21:00)

Spain 4

Japan 3

Costa Rica 3

Germany 1

Croatia-Belgium 12.01 (17:00)

Canada-Morocco 12.01 (17:00)

Croatia 4

Morocco 4

Belgium 3

Canada 0

Serbia-Switzerland 12.02 (21:00)

Cameroon-Brazil 12.02 (21:00)

Brazil 6

Switzerland 3

Cameroon 1

Serbia 1

Ghana-Uruguay 12.02 (17:00)

South Korea-Portugal 12.02 (17:00)

Portugal 6

Ghana 3

South Korea 1

Uruguay 1

17:00 1. Netherlands-USA

21:00 2. Group 3 winner – Australia

17:00 3.France – 2nd from the 3rd group

21:00 4. England-Senegal

17:00 5. Winner of the 5th group – Finalist of the 6th group

21:00 6. Group 7 winner – Group 8 finalist

17:00 7. Winner of the 6th group – Finalist of the 5th group

21:00 8. Winner of the 8th group – Finalist of the 7th group