Striker Lionel Messi commented on the victory of the Argentina national team against the Australian national team in the 1/8 final match of the 2022 World Cup. press office Argentines
The match played at Ahmed bin Ali Arena in Al Rayyan on 3 December ended with Argentina’s 2-1 score. Coming to the 1000th game of his career, Messi opened the score in this match as well.
“We checked the game and were able to remove all the questions beforehand. I think we didn’t have much of a problem other than Martinez’s last save. There was a lot of contention in this match. “I am very happy that we won and took another step,” Messi said.
It was previously reported that this goal was for Messi. it happened In major international tournaments – the World Championship and the America’s Cup – the 22nd for the national team. According to this indicator, the Argentine football player caught up with another famous striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, who stood out for the Portuguese national team 22 times at the world championships and European championships.
In the quarterfinals, the Argentines will play against the Netherlands, who had previously defeated the USA team (3:1).
The World Championship started on November 20 and will run until December 18, 2022. The tournament, attended by the best 32 national teams of the planet, takes place in eight arenas in five cities. The final match will be played at the National Stadium in Lusail.