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Argentina play Poland in both teams’ final Group C game at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar this evening.
Poland enter this match atop Group C on four points, having played out a 0-0 draw with Mexico in their tournament opener, before beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 as Robert Lewandowski scored his first ever World Cup finals goal.
Meanwhile, Argentina began their campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat by the Saudis, before bouncing back with a 2-0 victory over Mexico – with captain Lionel Messi scoring once in each fixture – to put them on three points.
Neither Poland nor Argentina has yet booked their spot in the last 16, but a win for either would secure them a place in the knockout stages. A draw would also send both of these teams through if the Saudis draw with Mexico.
Follow all the action with our live blog below.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
39 mins: Messi will take the penalty, of course.
AND IT’S SAVED! SZCZESNY DENIES MESSI!
It’s struck hard, but the Poland goalkeeper gets across to it really well!
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
37 mins: Alvarez gets an opening to shoot from inside the Poland area but on the angle, and Szczesny saves it well.
The ball rolls back to Alvarez, who chips it across goal and to Messi, who’s arriving at the back post...
Messi heads it out for a goal kick, with Szczesny’s glove catching the Argentine in the face miliseconds later.
Hang on, the referee is going to his monitor to check for a penalty around this incident...
HE’S GIVEN IT! No way. No way.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
35 mins: A tricky ball into the Poland box by De Paul is deflected out for yet another Argentina corner.
It’s taken short by Di Maria and soon worked to Fernandez, who is some way out from the Poland area and central...
He shoots but can’t quite get the ball out from under him, and he fires the ball high and wide – but not by too much.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
32 mins: Fernandez with a great interception on the stretch, winning the ball in Poland’s half.
He then moves it forward, before Di Maria again wins Argentina a corner – this one on their right flank.
Di Maria will take it... and he nearly sneaks it in! Szczesny tips it over the bar!
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
30 mins: Lots of whistles of frustration from the Poland fans as Frankowski fails to control a lofted pass out to him on the team’s left wing. Argentina have a throw-in.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
29 mins: Double-chance for Argentina!
Alvarez sees a shot blocked, then Acuna latches onto the ball out left and flashes an effort across the Poland goal and just wide!
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
28 mins: Otamendi with a hard challenge on Frankowski around the halfway line, and the Pole goes down as if injured... but it seems he might have exaggerated matters.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
27 mins: A Poland clearance goes sky high, and Lewandowski bullies the Argentina defence to beat them to it with his back to their goal – before controlling it well.
Argentina reinforcements nip the ball off of the striker, however.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
25 mins: De Paul gives the ball away, and Poland look to break! De Paul is then penalised for dragging down his man.
World Cup 2022: Poland 0-0 Argentina
25 mins: Di Maria swaps wings and tries his luck from Argentina’s left. He wins his side a corner, which he takes short, passing it to Messi.
Messi’s chipped ball into the Poland penalty area is headed away, and Argentina will build again.
