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FIFA World Cup 2022: Goals From Julian Alvarez, Alexis Mac Allister Guide Argentina To World Cup Last 16; Poland Through On Goal Difference - In Pics

Lionel Messi had a penalty saved but Argentina still progressed to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2022 as Group C winners after a 2-0 victory over Poland. Robert Lewandowski's Poland also went through as runners-up although a 2-1 win for Mexico over Saudi Arabia in the group's other game meant Czeslaw Michniewicz's side advanced only on goal difference. Alexis Mac Allister's 46th-minute goal gave Argentina a well-deserved lead after a tense first half, before Julian Alvarez doubled their lead just over 20 minutes later.

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FIFA World Cup 2022 group C: Poland vs Argentina
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Lionel Messi had a penalty saved but Argentina still progressed to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2022 as Group C winners after a 2-0 victory over Poland. Robert Lewandowski's Poland also went through as runners-up although a 2-1 win for Mexico over Saudi Arabia in the group's other game meant Czeslaw Michniewicz's side advanced only on goal difference. Alexis Mac Allister's 46th-minute goal gave Argentina a well-deserved lead after a tense first half, before Julian Alvarez doubled their lead just over 20 minutes later.

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