Messi misses, Argentina doesn’t: Poland knocked out but ahead
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Argentina and Poland ahead
Argentina qualified as first in its group for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup.
In fact, Scaloni’s team (which did not field Lautaro Martinez as a starter) beat Poland 2-0, despite a penalty parried by Szczesny to Messi (39′). Signing the success were in the second half Mac Allister (46′) and Alvarez (68′).
Poland despite the knockout in turn qualified for the round of 16 from second thanks to goal difference. In fact, Mexico was not enough to win 2-1 against Saudi Arabia. Martin and Chavez gave illusion to Martino’s lineup, which threw itself forward in the final in search of the third goal that would have been worth the passage of the round but conceded Al Dawsari’s goal.
