Welcome to the second match of the round 16
Good evening from Doha.
Argentina take on Australia in the second round of 16 match. Kickoff at 10pm (19:00 GMT) at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.
This will be the first World Cup match between the two sides..
Australia starting XI
Australia XI: Mathew Ryan, Milos Degenek, Kye Rowles, Harry Souttar, Aziz Behich, Keanu Baccus, Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Mathew Leckie, Mitch Duke and Riley McGree
Argentina starting XI
Damian Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Acuna, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, Alejandro Gomez, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.
Messi to play 1000th game today
The upcoming match against Australia will the 1,000th professional football game for Lionel Messi, and his 168th appearance for Argentina.
Kickoff
The players are out on the pitch and ready to go.
Argentina will go in with a 4-1-2-3 formation, while Australia have opted for a more orthodox 4-4-2 scheme.
The Soccer will begin proceedings here at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, going right to left on television screens.
1 min: Argentina 0-0 Australia
Watch”Argentina 2-1 Australia World Cup Highlights Goals,”below
VIDEO Argentina 2-1 Australia World Cup Highlights Goals
What about Maradona?
All eyes are understandably on Messi, but what about that other mercurial number 10 whose brilliance and flair set Argentine hearts alight?
Before the World Cup, Natalie Alcoba visited Villa Fiorito on the outskirts of Buenos Aires to learn a little more about the man who would become the legend Diego Maradona.
Full-time
After a frenetic last 20 minutes of action, Argentina just survive as they head into the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Australia.
The match seemed destined for a 2-0, maybe 3-0 result. However, an own goal courtesy of Enzo Fernandez gave Australia all the motivation they needed as they fought back valiantly to try and level the score.
Argentina also created a few chances of their own at the Australia end, but the eventual finishing attempts were poor.
The Socceroos will be gutted to be out of the tournament, but their fans should hold their heads high as they fought till the bitter end.
Full-time: Argentina 2-1 Australia
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