Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Argentina defeated Poland in their final group stage match in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Argentina secured their qualification into the round of 16 following the victory on Wednesday night, Nov 30th 2022.
Recall that Lionel Messi and his Argentine team suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia on opening game.
Argentina bounced back with 2-0 bounced back in their second game after they defeated Mexico.
Lionel Messi had a chance to give Argentina the lead in the 38th minute, but Polish goalkeeper Szczesny saved well with his penalty kick.
Mac Allister gave Argentina a well-deserved lead early in the first half with a stunning low strike.Alvarez scored with an amazing curling shot a few minutes later, making the situation even worse for Poland.
Lionel Messi joined Alvarez in jubilation when he doubled Argentina's lead.The experienced forward's response to Alvarez's goal demonstrates emphatically that he cares more about the outcome than he does about scoring.
Messi made it clear in a post-game interview that he was upset about missing the penalty, but the team performed better after his mistake.
"Angry for missing the penalty, but the team came out stronger after my mistake," he stated.We were aware that the first goal would alter the outcome.
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