FIFA World Cup

Poland vs Argentina, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Poland
    FT
    0 - 2
    Argentina
    • 46': Alexis Mac Allister
    • 67': Julián Álvarez

    Argentina dominate Poland at World Cup to advance as Group C winners

    Argentina turned in a dominant display to beat Poland at the World Cup to win Group C and advance to the last 16 at Stadium 974 in Qatar.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 2': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 5': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
    • 5': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 9': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 9': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 10': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 13': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).
    • 13': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 20': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 20': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matty Cash.
    • 24': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
    • 24': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 33': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 33': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 35': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 36': Penalty Argentina. Lionel Messi draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 36': Penalty conceded by Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 38': VAR Decision: Penalty Argentina.
    • 39': Penalty saved! Lionel Messi (Argentina) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 39': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 45'+2': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Poland 0, Argentina 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Poland 0, Argentina 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Kaminski replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 45': Substitution, Poland. Michal Skóras replaces Karol Swiderski.
    • 46': Goal! Poland 0, Argentina 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
    • 48': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 48': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 49': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
    • 50': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Michal Skóras (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 59': Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Ángel Di María.
    • 59': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Marcos Acuña.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 62': Substitution, Poland. Damian Szymanski replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
    • 66': Foul by Michal Skóras (Poland).
    • 66': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Goal! Poland 0, Argentina 2. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 71': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 71': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Poland. Artur Jedrzejczyk replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
    • 78': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
    • 78': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Enzo Fernández.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Álvarez.
    • 83': Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
    • 84': Substitution, Argentina. Thiago Almada replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 85': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
    • 85': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 89': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
    • 89': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
    • 90'+5': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Poland 0, Argentina 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Poland 0, Argentina 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 9
    73.3 Possession 26.7
    23 SHOTS 4
    12 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    800 Accurate Passes 245
    868 Passes 317
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 5
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    32 Long Balls 65
    22 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 7
    8 Effective Clearances 28
    8 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Stadium 974
    Location: Doha, Qatar
    Attendance: 44,089

    FIFA World Cup Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Brazil 3 +6 7
    2 Morocco 3 +3 7
    3 Scotland 3 -3 3
    4 Haiti 3 -6 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    POL Poland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
    14 Jakub Kiwior
    15 Kamil Glik
    18 Bartosz Bereszynski
    2 Matty Cash
    10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow Card
    6 Krystian Bielik
    24 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    16 Karol Swiderski
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    Poland Substitutes:
    Kamil Grabara, Mateusz Wieteska, Arkadiusz Milik, Kamil Grosicki, Nicola Zalewski, Jan Bednarek, Damian Szymanski, Robert Gumny, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Lukasz Skorupski, Michal Skoras, Sebastian Szymanski, Szymon Zurkowski, Krzysztof Piatek, Jakub Kaminski.

    ARG Argentina (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    19 Nicolás Otamendi
    13 Cristian Romero
    8 Marcos Acuña Yellow Card
    26 Nahuel Molina
    24 Enzo Fernández
    20 Alexis Mac Allister
    7 Rodrigo De Paul
    10 Lionel Messi
    9 Julián Álvarez
    11 Ángel Di María
    Argentina Substitutes:
    Leandro Paredes, Lautaro Martínez, Guido Rodríguez, Nicolás Tagliafico, Franco Armani, Germán Pezzella, Thiago Almada, Exequiel Palacios, Gerónimo Rulli, Ángel Correa, Gonzalo Montiel, Alejandro Gómez, Juan Foyth, Paulo Dybala, Lisandro Martínez.

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