Day 7 of 2022 World Cup: France in play-offs and Messi rescuer

The World Cup in Qatar has already counted down for a week. The second round of the group stage is in full swing, and everything is gradually falling into place: the troublemakers are losing points, and the favorites are catching up.

Tunisia - Australia - 0:1

For both teams, this match determined whether they had a chance at the playoffs or not. And in general, the game turned out to be equal - a draw would have been a well-founded outcome: the Tunisians at the end of both halves significantly pressed the Australians to their goal, but they failed to achieve anything, except for more than a twofold superiority in shots on goal.

And for the representatives of the Green Continent, the 23rd minute was happy, when Mitchell Duke almost didn’t even jump to head the ball into the top nine after a pass from the flank. Tunisia in the last round in any case needs a victory over the Danes, and even it does not guarantee them a playoff, and the Australians to play with France.

Poland - Saudi Arabia - 2:0

The main loser of the first round Robert Lewandowski against the main sensation. The Saudis could well take away three points from the Poles - at least they deserved it in terms of the game, they acted brighter, more interesting, more diverse. Even when, in the 39th minute, contrary to the logic of the game, Piotr Zielinski put the ball under the crossbar, everything could change: soon the Saudis got the right to a penalty, but Wojciech Szczesny parried the blow of captain Salem Al-Dawsari.

The hope of the Saudis continued to flicker until the 82nd minute, especially after Arkadiusz Milik hit the crossbar. But then Abdulela Al-Malki talked nonsense, suddenly losing the ball at his own penalty area. Lewandowski could not but take advantage of this gift. So it’s not the one who hits more often that wins, but the one who makes fewer mistakes.

France - Denmark - 2:1

And here is the first participant in the playoffs: the French, who won the second victory in the tournament, secured participation in the 1/8 finals. Of course, the Danish team is not the Australians, who were swept away by Didier Deschamps' wards at the start, and the victory was not easy. The Danes endured the first half under dangerous attacks, but in the 61st minute, Kylian Mbappe still opened the gates of Kasper Schmeichel. However, as soon as the French relaxed, retribution came instantly: Rasmus Christensen restored the balance. But the second goal of the French team matured and matured - and in the 86th minute Mbappe scored again, closing the serve with his knee.

The Danes need to win the last round of the Australians, but France is still in the top three teams showing the best game in Qatar - along with Spain and Brazil.

Argentina - Mexico - 2:0

But Albicelesta, even after the first victory, cannot be ranked among the leaders in the game. Moreover, the victory turned out to be tight. In the first half, the Argentines had a chance and a half - another thing is that the Mexicans had only one. In general, there was an impression that the “Incas” aimed at a goalless draw, and the Argentina national team could not overcome their defense. And only Lionel Messi tried and tried to create something like that.

And created. In the 64th minute, he picked up the ball on the outskirts of the Mexican penalty area and fired from a distance exactly into the bottom corner. And the Mexicans broke down, not finding any counterplay in such a situation. And Enzo Fernandez finished them off in the 87th minute.