Poland vs Argentina, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupArgentina 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
 POL |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 26.7 | Possession | 73.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 800 |
| 317 | Passes | 868 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 28 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,089
Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,089
World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | -2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 6 | Krystian Bielik |
| 24 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 16 | Karol Swiderski |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
Argentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 19 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 13 | Cristian Romero |
| 8 | Marcos Acuña |
| 26 | Nahuel Molina |
| 24 | Enzo Fernández |
| 20 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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