Argentina beat Australia 2-1 at FIFA World Cup, enter quarterfinals
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04 December, 2022 07:37 am IST
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Argentina edged past Australia 2-1 at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium to tee up a World Cup quarterfinal clash with the Netherlands.
Goals from Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez saw coach Lionel Scaloni's side through against a spirited Socceroos side who had chances to force the match into extra time.
Messi's opener in the 35th minute was the sole shot on goal from either side in the first half, while Alvarez profited on a goalkeeping error from the usually dependable Mathew Ryan to score Argentina's second after 57 minutes.
Australia scored a 77th-minute consolation goal when Craig Goodwin's shot deflected into the net off Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
Earlier in another match, Netherlands became the first team to book a place in the quarter-finals of Qatar World Cup 2022 after beating the USA at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday.
Goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind gave the Netherlands a 2-0 halftime lead. Haji Wright pulled one back for the US but Denzel Dumfries put the final nail in the coffin with a brilliant third goal to finish the job and put the Dutch on course for a quarter-final clash with Argentina or Australia.
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