Argentina stormed into the quarter-final with a 2-1 win over Australia within the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday. Captain Lionel Messi scored the opening purpose for Argentina within the thirty fifth minute earlier than Julian Alvarez prolonged the lead with a purpose within the 57th minute. Australia bought a solitary purpose to their tally when the ball deflected off Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez into the put up and was registered as an personal purpose.
It was Messi’s a thousandth profession recreation and the primary time that he scored in a knockout match on the World Cup. After Argentina’s win, social media web site Twitter was flooded with praises for Messi. British tennis star Andy Murray tweeted “Messi is the person”.
Former English footballer Rio Ferdinand was quoted as saying on Lionel Messi by Sportsbible: “Messi has simply placed on the most effective particular person show we’ve seen at this World Cup… by a mile.”
“Watching Lionel Messi play soccer is a blessing, by no means take it as a right,” tweeted one consumer.
” LIONEL MESSI THE GREATEST THERE IS! THE GREATEST THERE WAS! THE GREATEST THERE EVER WILL BE” posted one other fan.
One Twitter consumer posted a video of Messi’s purpose towards Australia and wrote “That reflex god degree”.
“I am simply right here to remind those that have dementia or suppose they know the game we name Futbol that Lionel Andres Messi is the best of all time,” posted one in all Messi’s followers
Along with his purpose towards Australia, Messi is now on the second place within the listing of all-time highest purpose scorers for Argentina in World Cups. He has reached tally of 9 targets now which is simply behind former Argentina captain Gabriel Batistuta, who scored 10 targets in his World Cup profession.
Crew Argentina will now face Netherlands within the quarter-finals. Earlier Netherlands humbled USA 3-1 within the spherical of 16 to qualify for the final eight of the match.