Argentina is here. They may have started this World Cup with a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia, but as of last night they triumphantly entered the tournament’s round of 16 by beating Poland 2-0 in a closely controlled match from start to finish. . It is noteworthy that Messi did not convert the penalty shortly before the end of the first half (saving Sezny). Argentina would be followed in the next round by Poland who, despite being defeated, finished in second place thanks to a better goal difference than Mexico, who beat Saudi Arabia 2–1, but it wasn’t enough as they wanted at least one more goal. In fact, until the 90th minute of two matches, the Poles got a ticket thanks to fair play, since they had two yellow cards less than the Mexicans (by all other criteria there was an absolute balance), but the goal that Saudi Arabia achieved in added time unraveled the landscape.

In the round of 16, Argentina will play Australia, who beat Denmark 1-0 to finish 2nd in Group 4, one of the biggest surprises of the tournament, while Poland lost to France, who were defeated 1-0 away from Tunisia, however the match was indifferent in terms of points and was played with many changes to the original format.

As for today’s matches, all the possibilities are open in both the 5th and 6th groups, even if teams such as Germany and Belgium do not take part.

Argentina comes first, playing against the militant Australia in “16” – France – Poland, another pair that came out yesterday.

In particular, in the fifth group, Spain plays against Japan, and Germany against Costa Rica. In the simplest scenario, if the favorites win, they advance to the next stage together, but both Japan and Costa Rica can claim their right to a dream, with the latter, however, “carrying” the weight of seven goals, which they conceded from Spain. It is worth noting that in the match between Costa Rica and Germany, Stephanie Frapar will go down in history as she will become the first woman to manage a men’s World Cup match. The 38-year-old Frenchwoman will also be accompanied by two women, and her assistants will be Salima Mukansaga from Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamasta from Japan.

In the sixth group, Canada, already eliminated, plays against Morocco, which goes out even with a draw, and according to the conditions, it can end up in “16” even if it loses. In another match, Croatia and Belgium face each other. Croats also go on a draw, while Belgium only needs a win to be in the 16s, as if they draw they want Morocco to beat Canada by 4 goals.

The results of the first 4 pairs of “16”: the Netherlands – the United States (3/12), Argentina – Australia (3/12), France – Poland (4/12) and England – Senegal (4/12).