Argentina vs. Australia highlights: Lionel Messi leads his team to
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup continued Saturday on FOX with Argentina defeating Australia 2-1 at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, in the tournament’s second match of the Round of 16.
Argentina will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, which begin Friday, after the Dutch rolled over the USA 3-1 earlier on Saturday.
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Argentina vs. Australia Highlights | 2022 FIFA World Cup
Argentina and Australia faced off with Lionel Messi and Argentina earning a 2-1 win in the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi puts on a master class against Australia
Argentina’s Lionel Messi displays the ultimate skill and scores a goal against Australia in the 35′ in the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup.
Here were the top plays!
35′: Goal! Messi nets first knockout stage goal!
Lionel Messi drove home a shot from the center of the box off an assist from Nicolás Otamendi to give Argentina the first goal of the match and Messi the first knockout stage goal of his World Cup career.
Lionel Messi puts Argentina on the board in the 35′
Lionel Messi scores to give Argentina a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores goal vs. Australia in 35′
Argentina’s Lionel Messi scoring a goal against Australia in the 35′ in the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup.
57′: Goal! Argentina takes advantage of Australia error
Julián Álvarez find the back of the net after taking the ball from Australian keeper Matthew Ryan to give Argentina a 2-0 lead early into the second half.
Argentina’s Julian Alvarez scores goal vs. Australia in 57′
Julian Alvarez scoring a goal against Australia in the 57′ to give Argentina a 2-0 lead in the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup.
64′: Messi showing off the skills
Lionel Messi shows off his footwork and craftiness with a great run down the field.
71′: Standing ovation
Julián Álvarez receives a standing ovation for his early play that resulted in an Argentina goal as he is subbed out for Argentina.
77′: Goal! Socceroos cut lead in half!
Craig Goodwin finds the back of the net with shot from outside the box to cut Argentina’s lead to 2-1.
Australia’s Craig Goodwin scores goal vs. Argentina in 77′
Craig Goodwin nets a goal against Argentina in the 77′ in the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup.
81′: So close!
Ajdin Hrustic nearly delivers the equalizer for Australia as the shot goes just high.
89′” Just a bit outside
Lautaro Martínez misses a chance in front of the net to give Argentina a 3-1 lead as the match stays 2-1.
90’+3′: Messi almost has second
Lionel Messi nearly has his second goal in the late stages of the match against Australia.
90′ + 7′: Almost an equalizer!
Garang Kuol nearly ties the game in the waning stages of the knockout match against Argentina.
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