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Argentina vs Australia – Lineups & Match Details

Argentina beat Australia 2-1. Argentina had 61% possession against Australia's 39%. Shots on target: 5-1.

World Cup · Round of 16

Saturday, 3 December 2022

ArgentinaArgentina

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

AustraliaAustralia

Referee: S. Marciniak

Lineups

ArgentinaArgentina4-3-3
E. Martínez23E. MartínezG
N. Molina26N. MolinaD
C. Romero13C. RomeroD
N. Otamendi19N. OtamendiD
M. Acuña8M. AcuñaD
R. De Paul7R. De PaulM
E. Fernández24E. FernándezM
A. Mac Allister20A. Mac AllisterM
J. Álvarez9J. ÁlvarezF
L. Messi10L. MessiF
P. Gómez17P. GómezF

Substitutes

25Lisandro MartínezD
22Lautaro MartínezF
3N. TagliaficoD
4G. MontielD
14E. PalaciosM
1F. ArmaniG
6G. PezzellaD
5L. ParedesM
21P. DybalaF
2J. FoythD
16T. AlmadaM
15Á. CorreaF
11Á. Di MaríaM
18G. RodríguezM
12G. RulliG
AustraliaAustralia4-4-2
M. Ryan1M. RyanG
M. Degenek2M. DegenekD
H. Souttar19H. SouttarD
K. Rowles4K. RowlesD
A. Behich16A. BehichD
M. Leckie7M. LeckieM
K. Baccus26K. BaccusM
A. Mooy13A. MooyM
R. McGree14R. McGreeM
M. Duke15M. DukeF
J. Irvine22J. IrvineF

Substitutes

23C. GoodwinF
10A. HrustićM
5F. KaračićD
9J. MaclarenF
21G. KuolF
6M. TilioF
12A. RedmayneG
18D. VukovicG
8B. WrightD
17C. DevlinM
3N. AtkinsonD
25J. CummingsF
11A. MabilF
24J. KingD
20T. DengD

Match Events

80'S

N. Molina

Substitution 5

Statistics

Argentina
61%39%
Australia
0Expected Goals (xG)0
14Total Shots5
5Shots on Target1
1Corners3
8Fouls15
3Offsides0
88Pass Accuracy (%)83
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Argentina host Australia on Saturday, 3 December 2022. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Argentina go into the match 1st in the table; Australia sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Argentina have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Australia have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Match recap

Argentina beat Australia 2-1. The full-time whistle came with the totals Argentina 2, Australia 1.

Stat highlights

Argentina held 61% of the ball against 39% for Australia. Shots on target finished 5-1.

Verdict

The win nudges Argentina forward and leaves Australia with work to do. Argentina sat 1st and Australia 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.