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The Argentine national team demonstrates better and better gameplay at the World Cup.
Lionel Scaloni's team defeated Poland 2-0 and took the first place in Group C.
At the beginning of the match, the Argentine leader Lionel Messi actively played, making two shots towards the opponent's goal.
The Europeans tried to respond with rare attacks that did not pose a greater threat to Argentina.
In the 29th minute, M. Acuna scored with a cunning shot, and soon the Poles could have disarmed the opponents' goalkeeper.
In the 36th minute, W. Szczesny brought down L. Messi and the referee awarded a penalty kick after a VAR review. However, to the dismay of the South American team's fans, the Polish goalkeeper stopped the sniper's attempt.
Immediately after the break, the first goal was scored - after a pass from N. Molina, Mac Allister accurately shot the ball into the net - 1:0.
In the 68th minute, Julian Alvarez showed great ball control in the penalty area and without hesitation hit it into the corner of the goal - 2:0.
The Argentines continued to actively seek a third goal, but wasted opportunities, while the Poles hoped that they would have enough of the then goal difference to reach the quarterfinals.
Argentina turn on the style to finish top of Group C!@adidasfootball | #FIFAWorldCup
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