World Cup 2022 | Summary, goals and highlights of Poland 0 -2 Argentina of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar 2022

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With more spirit than football, in another of its harrowing matches, the Argentine team advanced to the round of 16 of the World Cup. He did it accompanied by Poland, who breathed a sigh of relief despite their defeat (0-2) because the result of the match between Arabia and Mexico allows them to put their heads in the qualifiers, for the goal difference with respect to the Mexicans.

Argentina, which experiences each game as a matter of State, with a passion that sometimes pushes and other times grips its players, improved its performance: it deserved the victory because, without having a brilliant game, it played more and better than the Poles, who they hardly disturbed the Argentine goal.

not a trace of Lewandowski, an island in the middle of a team that was too gray, but which celebrated the pass to the round of 16. Mexico was left on the road, penalized for its worst goal difference.

Determined to show that her setback against Arabia was just an accident, the albiceleste played her most convincing match. won by crushin an undeniable exercise of will, against a Polish team that offered nothing more than order and defensive solidarity.

With an absolute majority in the stands of the 974 stadium, the Argentines celebrated their pass to the round of 16 as group leaders. Australia awaits them, a theoretically affordable rival: a relief for one of the most spirited fans of the World Cup.

Scaloni touched up his team, looking for more play and less physical with the entry of Enzo for Guido, and Julián Álvarez to the detriment of Lautaro. The bet paid off.

And that Messi, who made history by becoming the Argentine with the most World Cup matches (22, to Maradona’s 21) missed a penalty in the first half, awarded by VAR. Not even the Argentines had protested the action, when Szczesny cleared a ball and accidentally touched the face of the ’10’. The Polish goalkeeper saved Messi’s penalty with an extraordinary hand. Little more could offer Messiwell covered by the Poles during the 90 minutes.

an iron will

Argentina, whose will seems indestructible in this World Cup, did not collapse. He continued to stalk Poland, trying to open the game on the wings (above all Acuña on the left, but without much precision) and always looking for Messi between the lines.

Argentina opened the scoring in the second minute after the restart, with Molina progressing down the right flank. The Atlético player found McAllister, who hit a precise shot, with his right foot, low and well aimed at Szczesny’s right post; an explosion of euphoria, the goal that placed Argentina group leader. And that allows him to avoid France in the round of 16.

The albiceleste not only knew how to endure the result, but he left the party almost sentenced shortly afterwhen Julián Álvarez scrambled through the center-backs to shoot on goal.

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With the match under control, Argentina breathed a sigh of relief for the first time in the entire World Cup. Scaloni’s team is already one more, after looking into the abyss on the first day.

It is a team that lives on its integrity, pure faith, that clings to its competitive spirit, enough to be in the round of 16 with all of the law. The match against Poland ended with a giant rondo and a dedicated fan base: Argentina is fully in the World Cup and continues to fight for it until the last consequences. And Poland also continues because Mexico was one goal away from sneaking into the round of 16.



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