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Matt Verri

Poland 0-2 Argentina: Julian Alvarez strike seals World Cup last-16 spot despite Lionel Messi penalty miss

Argentina booked their place in the last-16 of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Poland, seeing them through as winners of Group C to set up a clash with Australia next.

All four teams in the group went into the final set of matches still able to reach the knockout stages, making the permutations a complicated read. Argentina knew victory for them would be enough to get the job done and simplify the task.

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