Argentina now firmly have one foot in the World Cup’s quarter-finals.
Following a first-half strike from Lionel Messi, who is making his 1000th appearance, the Australian’s backs were against the wall.
However, while the game remained one-nil, the men from down under would have felt confident they stood a chance of getting back into the game, that chance has now been all but diminished though, thanks to a poachers’ effort from Man City’s Julian Alvarez.
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The Citizens’ young forward was gifted the opportunity to fire his country into a two-goal advantage after opposition goalkeeper Matt Ryan made a huge error.
That is a howler from Matt Ryan ?
It’s an absolute gift for Julian Alvarez who pounces on the Australia keeper’s error to double Argentina’s lead ?#BBCFootball #BBCWorldCup pic.twitter.com/RAt1BYVEPt
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 3, 2022