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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Stadium 974 successful Doha
Last updated connected Less than a infinitesimal ago.From the conception World Cup
Argentina completed the turnaround from the daze opening World Cup nonaccomplishment to Saudi Arabia by qualifying for the past 16 successful awesome benignant against Poland - who went done connected extremity quality having finished level connected points with Mexico.
Lionel Messi was the catalyst for the important triumph against Mexico that got Argentina's run backmost connected way aft their opening decision to Saudi Arabia, and helium was instrumental again arsenic they illustrated wherefore they were regarded arsenic 1 of the tourney favourites, up of a second-round lucifer against Australia.
Poland were acceptable to advancement connected the Fifa Fair Play regularisation for having less yellowish cards than Mexico - until Saudi Arabia pulled 1 backmost heavy into stoppage clip successful their 2-1 nonaccomplishment to the Concacaf broadside - and volition present look France aft surviving an incredibly melodramatic finale wherever different extremity for Argentina oregon Mexico would person knocked them out.
Argentina ran retired comfy winners with second-half goals from Brighton's Alexis Mac Allister and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez but the crippled inactive held existent play and jeopardy successful the closing stages arsenic Poland knew different extremity conceded, oregon different extremity for Mexico against the Saudis, would nonstop them retired connected extremity difference.
Argentina dominated passim but had to hold until aft the interruption to marque the breakthrough aft Messi saw a first-half punishment saved by Poland keeper Wojciech Szczesny aft the brace had collided successful an aerial challenge, a harsh grant aft a video adjunct referee consultation.
Mac Allister gave Argentina the pb they deserved erstwhile helium swept location Nahuel Molina's transverse a infinitesimal aft the interruption and Alvarez sealed triumph with a good decorativeness into the apical country successful the 67th minute.
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Poland
Squad number1Player nameSzczesny
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number15Player nameGlik
Squad number14Player nameKiwior
Squad number18Player nameBereszynski
Squad number20Player nameZielinski
Squad number6Player nameBielik
Squad number10Player nameKrychowiak
Squad number24Player nameFrankowski
Squad number9Player nameLewandowski
Squad number16Player nameSwiderski
Squad number3Player nameJedrzejczyk
Squad number8Player nameSzymanski
Squad number13Player nameKaminski
Squad number23Player namePiatek
Squad number26Player nameSkóras
Argentina
Squad number23Player nameMartínez
Squad number26Player nameMolina
Squad number13Player nameRomero
Squad number19Player nameOtamendi
Squad number8Player nameAcuña
Squad number7Player nameDe Paul
Squad number24Player nameFernández
Squad number20Player nameMac Allister
Squad number11Player nameDi María
Squad number10Player nameMessi
Squad number9Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number3Player nameTagliafico
Squad number5Player nameParedes
Squad number6Player namePezzella
Squad number16Player nameAlmada
Squad number22Player nameMartínez
Line-ups
Poland
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Szczesny
- 2Cash
- 15Glik
- 14Kiwior
- 18BereszynskiSubstituted forJedrzejczykat 72'minutes
- 20Zielinski
- 6BielikSubstituted forSzymanskiat 62'minutes
- 10KrychowiakBooked astatine 78minsSubstituted forPiatekat 83'minutes
- 24FrankowskiSubstituted forKaminskiat 45'minutes
- 9Lewandowski
- 16SwiderskiSubstituted forSkórasat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Jedrzejczyk
- 4Wieteska
- 5Bednarek
- 7Milik
- 8Szymanski
- 11Grosicki
- 12Skorupski
- 13Kaminski
- 17Zurkowski
- 19Szymanski
- 21Zalewski
- 22Grabara
- 23Piatek
- 25Gumny
- 26Skóras
Argentina
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Martínez
- 26Molina
- 13Romero
- 19Otamendi
- 8AcuñaBooked astatine 49minsSubstituted forTagliaficoat 59'minutes
- 7De Paul
- 24FernándezSubstituted forPezzellaat 79'minutes
- 20Mac AllisterSubstituted forAlmadaat 84'minutes
- 11Di MaríaSubstituted forParedesat 59'minutes
- 10Messi
- 9ÁlvarezSubstituted forMartínezat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Armani
- 2Foyth
- 3Tagliafico
- 4Montiel
- 5Paredes
- 6Pezzella
- 12Rulli
- 14Palacios
- 15Correa
- 16Almada
- 17Gómez Villaverde
- 18Rodríguez
- 21Dybala
- 22Martínez
- 25Martínez
Referee:Danny Makkelie
Attendance:44,089
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Match ends, Poland 0, Argentina 2.
Second Half ends, Poland 0, Argentina 2.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the left.
Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Argentina. Thiago Almada replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Álvarez.
Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Enzo Fernández.
Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a done ball.
Substitution, Poland. Artur Jedrzejczyk replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
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