World Cup: Argentina gets to the quarter-finals after a victory over Australia
Goals by Messi and Álvarez were enough for Argentina to defeat Australia in last-16 match of 2022 World Cup.
World Cup 2022
Argentina - Australia 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Messi, 35 (1:0); Álvarez Jul., 57 (2:0); Fernandez E., 77 (own goal) (2:1)
Argentina: Martinez E.; Romero C.; Otamendi; Molina N. (Palacios Ex., 80); Acuña (Tagliafico, 71); De Paul; Mac Allister A. (Montiel, 80); Fernandez E.; Alejandro Gomez; Álvarez Jul. (Martínez L., 71); Messi
Bench: Almada; Rulli; Armani; Foyth; Pezzella G.; Martínez Li.; Rodríguez G.; Di Maria; Angel Correa; Paredes L.; Dybala
Australia: Ryan M.; Degenek (Karacic, 71); Rowles; Behich; Souttar H.; Baccus (Hrustic, 58); McGree (Goodwin, 58); Mooy; Irvine J.; Leckie (Kuol, 71); Duke (Maclaren, 71)
Bench: Redmayne; Vukovic; Atkinson N.; Deng; King J-l; Wright B.; Devlin; Cummings J.; Mabil; Tilio
Yellow Cards: Irvine J. 15; Degenek 38