Argentina coach says 'madness' to play again in two days
DOHA : Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said it was "madness" for his team to play their World Cup last 16 game against Australia with just two rest days after their last group match.
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Poland boss 'heart stopped' during tense Argentina tie
Head coach Czeslaw Michniewicz admitted his "heart stopped" during Poland's 2-0 defeat to Argentina - a result which saw his side scrape into the last 16 of the World Cup on goal difference.
World Cup Podcast: Argentina and the 32-team format shine
Michael Foley of The Sunday Times joins Mikey Stafford and Anthony Pyne to watch the frantic finale to Group C as Argentina finally hit form and Poland had Saudi Arabia to thank for keeping Mexico at bay.
Mexico fall short in Saudi thriller
Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in World Cup Group C on Wednesday but fell agonisingly short of reaching the last 16 on goal difference.
Mexico beat Saudi Arabia but miss out on World Cup last-16 qualification
Mexico missed out on reaching the last 16 of the World Cup despite beating Saudi Arabia 2-1.
Analysis:Improving Argentina are beginning to look the part
DOHA : When they needed it most, Argentina found their best performance of the World Cup so far as they defeated Poland 2-0 on Wednesday, a result that sealed them top spot in Group C and a last 16 meeting with Australia.
Argentina have buried Saudi trauma, says match-winner Mac Allister
DOHA: Argentina's man-of-the-match Alexis Mac Allister said his team had put the trauma of their World Cup opening defeat to Saudi Arabia behind them and were cruising again as his goal against Poland on Wednesday (Nov 30) helped them into the last 16 in Qatar.
Mexico find way to end fifth-game curse - not making the fourth
LUSAIL, Qatar : They call it "la maldicion del quinto Partido" – the curse of the fifth game - but for the first time in the last eight World Cups Mexico depart without even having a shot at ending it after a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia left them in third place and out.