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Argentina defeated Australia and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals

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Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) fights for the ball with Australia’s defender #05 Fran Karacic (L) and Australia’s defender #04 Kye Rowles during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 3, 2022. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)

Argentina defeated Australia 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, setting up a matchup with the Netherlands in the last eight.

In the 35th minute, Lionel Messi scored his first-ever goal in a World Cup knockout stage match, and shortly before the hour, Julian Alvarez doubled Argentina’s advantage.

With a late own goal, Australia equalized.

AFP

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