Argentina vs Australia
FIFA World Cup
Round of 16
3rd December 2022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Argentina
Argentina is one of the favorites to win the Qatar 2022 World Cup. And the comeback they achieved in Group D is a sign that things are on the right track.
After being defeated on the first date against Saudi Arabia, those led by Lionel Scaloni brought out the quality of the South American champions by beating both Mexico and Poland 2-0 and thus accessing the round of 16 as group leader with six points.
In Wednesday’s clash against the Europeans, Argentina was superior from start to finish and despite the fact that Lionel Messi missed a penalty, the 10th had a good game and contributed to his team’s dominance.
Alexis Mac Allister and Julián Álvarez were in charge of scoring for an Albiceleste team that had 73% possession of the ball and finished off 24 times, 13 of them hitting the Polish goal.
While the defeat against Saudi Arabia represented a heavy blow at the time, from then on Argentina’s defense did not concede any more goals and between Mexico and Poland they only finished off once inside the three sticks.
Australia
Australia completed one of the biggest surprises of the Qatar 2022 World Cup on Wednesday when, with a victory over Denmark, they ended up eliminating the European team and reaching the round of 16 of the championship.
Although they were beaten 1-4 by France on the first matchday. It was enough for the team led by Graham Arnold to beat Tunisia and Denmark. By a minimum to win a historic ticket to the next World Cup round.
The Australian team showed a lot of grit in each of their matches and even against the French they started winning the match.
Another of his keys was his effectiveness in front of goal. Since, although both the Tunisians and the Danes reached the goal more, neither of them could beat goalkeeper Mathew Ryan.
Argentina vs Australia: Odds
Asian handicap (1st half): +1.0 Australia @ 1.60 odds.
Half time score: 0-0 @ 3.55 odds.
