At the end of the first half, Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny went out to box a ball in the air, a ball that Lionel Messi had already headed.
The Polish goalkeeper instead hit Messi's head.
After VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty.
Messi took care of the penalty himself, but Szczesny made a great save.
The crowd at Stadium 974 in Doha barely had time to settle down before Alexis MacAllister made it 1-0 to Argentina after a good finish from the ground, on a cross from the right.
Advancement despite Messi's misses - Poland also through
In the 67th minute, Julian Alvarez increased the lead to 2–0, a finish right on the crossbar.
Lionel Messi then had the chance to make it 3-0, from a position in the penalty area where he usually scores.
But despite Messi's two misses, Argentina is ahead of the group as first.
Poland is also moving on.
CUT: Here Argentina scores 2-0 against Poland
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Here, Argentina scores 2–0 against Poland