That was a bit crazy, but Poland are through, as are Argentina.
Premier League duo Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez were on target as Argentina beat Poland 2-0 to top Group C and qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup.
Messi will now lead Argentina out versus Australia in the next round, while Poland’s reward for squeaking through is a tough test against reigning champions France. Juventus goalkeeper Szczesny was again called into action to turn away an Alvarez shot but in attempting to claim a cross from the rebound he caught Messi with a stray hand, the VAR alerting referee Danny Makkelie to the incident.
The scuffed strike was the first goal Szczesny has conceded in the tournament and needed to give Poland a wake-up call which never came. At that stage of the contest, Poland were progressing by virtue of picking up three fewer bookings than Mexico.
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