What happened on the seventh day of the World Cup

Here are the most important results and events of the seventh day of the World Cup:

Argentina beat Mexico (2-0) and the qualifications will be decided on the last day against Poland. The Argentinian team won a very important victory against Mexico (2-0) to continue with all the options of qualification for the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The match was a duel of life or death for the Albiceleste, who managed to win thanks to goals from Messi and Enzo Fernández in the second part. Tata Martino’s team sold their skin dearly with very high pressing at the start of the game, but ended up giving in in the second half due to the quality of their rival. Argentina will play the qualifier against Poland on the final day, and Mexico, still with options, will need a carom in which they will be forced to beat Saudi Arabia.

France, first team qualified for the round of 16 after beating Denmark (2-1). A cross from Griezmann and a goal from Mbappé, unstoppable like a truck without brakes with three minutes remaining, made France the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup in Qatar. Wildly, in the absence of finesse, the current champion took the place and dissipated the unknowns at the expense of Denmark, which offered him tenacious resistance until the last minute.

Poland beat Saudi Arabia (2-0). Poland won a very important victory (2-0) against Saudi Arabia. Zielinski’s goal put the European team ahead in the first half and Lewandowski, with his first World Cup goal, sealed the game in the second. In an intense match, the Saudi team showed that their surprising victory against Argentina was not a mirage. Szczesny saved his team by saving an Al Dawsari penalty, in the clearest chance for the Saudis. In addition, the Juventus goalkeeper had more merit interventions, which made him the figure of the game. The Persian Gulf team still have options to make history and qualify on the final day, something they only achieved in the United States in 1994.

A striker from the Japanese second division decides for Australia its duel against Tunisia. Australia beat Tunisia on the second day of Group D, a key victory that has them dreaming of qualification. The Australians won by the minimum thanks to a superb header from Duke. In the first half, they prevented Tunisia from playing their game with suffocating pressure. The North African side improved in the second half, encroaching on more of the Australian pitch, but it wasn’t enough to equalise. The clearest chance was a shot from Msakni inside the box in a great collective game. The North Africans are left with a point after their creditable draw against Denmark, where they showed better football than today, and they will play against France for the passage to the round of 16 on the third day of the the group stage.

Luis Enrique: “I didn’t expect such a powerful version of my team”.After the win over Costa Rica, the shower of praise instilled many doses of calm in Spain around coach Luis Enrique, who appeared at a press conference today, on the eve of the key game against Germany: “We always expect the best, but I didn’t expect such a powerful version of my equipment. It’s been a quiet week, it’s been a pleasure and it’s very pleasant, but I feel a lot better at dealing with problems; I’m such an asshole.”