Argentina had to push themselves to the last to beat Australia 2-1, thanks to goals from Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez, in a vibrant match played at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, in the city of Rayán, for the round of 16 of Qatar 2022 World Cup.
During the start of the match, the Argentines came out to impose their game, creating some dangerous chances, until at minute 34, a collective play is defined in a great way by Messi, who with a shot from low to the ground beats the Australian goalkeeper .
Argentina did not slow down their game rhythm and Australia tried to go out a bit in search of the tie, but the score did not move any more in the first half and with the partial 1-0 they went to rest.
When the match resumed, Argentina continued to pressurize the Australian team, in all lines, for which reason goalkeeper Mathew Ryan made an error at the start, who knew how to take advantage of striker Julián Álvarez after 11 minutes, who converted with a soft touch and put the second for the South Americans.
However, Australia reacted and discounted after 31 minutes with a shot from outside the box by attacker Craig Goodwin, which collided with Argentine defender Cristian Romero and knocked goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez out of position.
