Argentina vs Australia live updatesDecember 3, 2022 at 11:15 AM ESTMessi milestoneBut how many keepy-ups can he do with this? Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, News8 - Lionel Messi has now scored as many World Cup goals as Diego Maradona (8), with only Gabriel Batistuta (10) netting more for Argentina at the tournament overall. Breakthrough. pic. twitter. com/cXIcjGbd3p— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2022 December 3, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST'We'll break our backs to progress'Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has complained about limited recovery time but promised his team would play out of their skins to avoid being on the end of another shock.
A huge crowd gathered at Federation Square in Melbourne where fans went wild after Mat Leckie's goal, while George Street in Sydney was packed at 4am as fans launched flares and celebrated jubilantly. Pubs and clubs around the country have had their licensing laws relaxed so supporters can enjoy an early, jitter-settling beer.
Key information on Socceroos-Argentina clashWho the Socceroos will playAustralia will face Argentina after qualifying for the round of 16. Start timeThe clash between the Socceroos and Argentina will kick off at 6am on Sunday, December 4 (AEDT). READ MORE: 'Dead right': Why Socceroos great is bullishREAD MORE: Langer's quick reaction to Ponting's 'sharp pains'READ MORE: NRL club swoops on banned former teen prodigyHow to watchAustralian residents can watch the game on SBS TV or SBS On Demand. Wide World of Sports will also be live blogging the match. Mathew Leckie (left) celebrates scoring a goal in the Socceroos' 1-0 win over Denmark in the FIFA World Cup.
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Scaloni has also confirmed Angel Di Maria is fit after he was taken off in the 2-0 win over Poland. "Di Maria is feeling fine, we hope he will be fine and is able to play. At the moment we don't have a clear picture, " Scaloni said. Australia coach Graham Arnold is likely to also field an unchanged side after their resilient, hard-earned 1-0 win against Denmark. It would be harsh for any of the 11 players involved in that game to be dropped to the bench. Craig Goodwin might be worried about losing his place, given his early withdrawal against the Danes, but he has plenty of credit in the bank. Ed MackeyDecember 3, 2022 at 8:58 AM ESTPredictionAs the much more experienced side, boasting some of the world’s best players, it feels like this should be a fairly routine victory for Argentina.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, meanwhile, has December 18 in his sights... Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsToo late to call a national holiday after the @Socceroos huge win against Denmark last night. But if we win the #FIFAWorldCup... that might be a different story. — Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) December 1, 2022 December 3, 2022 at 9:20 AM ESTMatch statsTuck into some pre-match omens from the stats gurus at Opta:Australia have won only one of their seven previous games against Argentina — in their first meeting in 1988. Current Socceroos boss Graham Arnold played in that match. Argentina have reached the World Cup knockout stage for the ninth time in the last 10 World Cups.
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"If you've seen our matches, you know I don't always play the same players, " Scaloni said. "I focus on every single match and adapt the team for the match. Very rarely have I repeated the starting 11. "What's important is everyone knows what they need to do. We will go match by match and won't always play the same team if it isn't necessary. "Lisandro Martinez will hope for a recall, while Julian Alvarez will feel he justified his inclusion with a brilliant goal to seal a win against Mexico in the final group game.
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"Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 10:42 AM ESTLeckie: Let's shock the worldMathew Leckie was the matchwinner against Denmark, sending Australia to this stage of a World Cup for the first time since 2006. That decisive strike was his 14th in all competitions for the national side. The 31-year-old has been directly involved in two of Australia’s three goals at the 2022 World Cup (one goal, one assist), according to Opta, making him one Argentina will need to watch. Leckie has been influential on the pitch — and bullish off it. "No one expects us to win, " he said ahead of the game. "So let's shock the world.
Poland's Szymon Marciniak is the referee and the prize for the winners? A quarter-final date with either the Netherlands or the USMNT, whose game kicks off four hours before this one. You can plot each side's potential route to the final with our World Cup bracket. Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 8:52 AM ESTWelcomeWelcome to the knockout stage at a bonkers World Cup where the drama has kept on coming. Japan have beaten both Germany and Spain, Morocco have seen off Belgium, Tunisia have beaten France... in fact, since Saudi Arabia shocked Argentina in perhaps the most unlikely win in the tournament's 92-year history, the tournament has been full of mind-boggling results. Now, the Socceroos, who sprung one of their own in beating Denmark, are looking to cause another upset.
However, Australia cannot be written off and, given Argentina’s slip-up against Saudi Arabia, another big shock here is certainly a possibility. The Socceroos have never reached a quarter-final at the World Cup, with their only other involvement in the knockouts coming back in 2006. There are very few teams with more experience at this stage than Argentina. They are looking to make it to the last eight for the 11th time and, with this likely to be Messi’s last World Cup, it will have to be some performance from Australia to stop them advancing to the quarter-finals. Our prediction for 90 minutes:Argentina to win: 64% chanceAustralia to win: 14%Draw: 22%Our prediction for who advances to the quarter-finals:Argentina: 76% chanceAustralia: 24%All of our predictions for the 2022 World Cup are powered by Nielsen’s Gracenote, who have used a proprietary football ranking system to estimate the chances of different results for every possible match through extensive simulations.
A group of unheralded players ranked 38th in the world are playing at this stage of the World Cup for only the second time after 2006. Argentina qualified as winners of their group despite that Saudi shock and are desperate to scratch a World Cup itch after their last triumph in 1986. So too, of course, is Lionel Messi, who has admitted this will be his last chance to get his hands on the big trophy that has so far eluded them.
Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 9:46 AM ESTMessi and Maradona's shadowIt's been pretty lively in Buenos Aires of course, too against the backdrop of two diminutive and brilliant No. 10s. Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona: prolific goalscoring, similar styles, relying on low centre of gravity to swerve and slalom their way past defences, ball glued to flashing feet. But only Maradona, who died two years ago, has won the biggest trophy, dragging a mediocre team behind him in 1986. Can Messi, on his fifth and final World Cup quest, finally follow? Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 9:30 AM ESTAustralia's early-morning partiesAustralia toasted their side after that Denmark win with one great big, bleary-eyed morning party.
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"Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 10:20 AM ESTArnold ready for Argentina 'battle'Australia coach Graham Arnold has promised Argentina a "battle". The Socceroos are out to reach their first World Cup quarter-final and after dogged group displays, Arnold vowed his players were ready to now be in Argentina's faces. "No disrespect to Argentina or anything at all, but it's 11 v 11, and it's 10 blue shirts against 10 yellow shirts, and it's a battle, " Arnold told a news conference on Friday.
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(Photo: Getty Images)Ed MackeyDecember 3, 2022 at 8:56 AM ESTBig match info — need-to-knowLet's set the scene with some key info ahead of this one. The match takes place at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, which has a capacity of around 40, 000. The match kicks off at 10pm local time or 7pm in the UK, where coverage will be shown on the BBC. In the US, FOX and Telemundo will be showing the match and kick-off is at 2pm EST and 11am PT. The game will start at 4pm in Argentina, while it will be a 6am start on Sunday for those watching the game in large parts of Australia. Perfect for an early fry-up...
"But though Messi is seeking to win the only major title to elude him in his career, Degenek fired a warning. "I think they're obviously driven by the motivation that it could be Messi's last World Cup, " Degenek said, "and he wants to win the World Cup and end it on a high. "For us, it's about stopping that. Unfortunately, I'm a big fan of his, but I'd love to win the World Cup probably more than him. "Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 9:52 AM ESTSydney lights up for the SocceroosHere's the scene in Sydney, where the city's famous Opera House is lit up in green and gold, and fans are securing their spot to watch the big game in a few hours' time...
Lionel Messi has had 23 efforts without scoring in the World Cup knockout stages for Argentina.... can be break that duck today? Australia have won consecutive matches and kept consecutive clean sheets for the first time at the World Cup. Their previous clean sheet before their two in this tournament was in 1974. Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 9:13 AM ESTEarly team newsA while until the teamsheets are in but what do we know already? Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has plenty of decisions to make but none of them are forced by injuries.
"It's a war, and we've got to fight that and make sure that the boys are in great physical shape, great mental shape. "They've got great energy and we go out there and give it all guns blazing. "Kate Burlaga·Staff Editor, NewsDecember 3, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST'I'd love to win World Cup more than Messi'Australia's players speak in almost reverential terms about Lionel Messi. "He just does things that, you know, no one else can do, " forward Mathew Leckie said. Defender Milos Degenek went even further. "Probably the best footballer ever to grace the game.
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Argentina beat Poland late on Wednesday to book their spot in the knockout stages and and Scaloni described the swift turnaround as "absolute madness". "Australia, who finished second in the group, played at 6pm and we finished first (in our group) but played at 10pm. We went to bed at 4am and that has an impact when you have a game in 48 hours, " Scaloni told reporters on Friday. "We will break our backs on this pitch to compete, we know how difficult this World Cup is, this is football. "We saw what happened yesterday (when Germany and Belgium were knocked out in the group stage) but this is not surprising. When you say big national teams deserve to be in the next stage, that doesn't always happen.
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