FULL-TIME: Argentina 2-1 Australia. Great game of football! Argentina qualify for the quater finals. However, the World Cup comes to an end for Australia.

90+7'- Great Save! Good Chance for Australia, but saved by Emiliano Martinez. This should be it now!

90+4'- Argentina with another attack.

90+2'- Lautaro Martinez misses another chance!

88'- Missed Opportunity! Messi makes a beautiful run, passes the ball to Lautaro Martinez, he takes the shot but far from post.

81'- CLOSE CHANCE! Great run by Goodwin, but cut out at the last moment.

77'- GOAL!  Australia are back in the hunt now. A lucky goal, but they'll take almost anything right now. The scorer was Craig Goodwin.

71'- SUBSTITUTIONS for both sides. Time for some fresh legs.

57'- GOAL!! Argentina double their lead. This time it's Alvarez who does for his team. Poor pass from Rowles, must say.

51'- SUBSTITUTION  Lisandro Martinez comes in for Gomez

50'- Messi takes a shot, but saved by Ryan.

47'- Australia look to be more aggressive in their approach.

HALF-TIME: Argentina 1-0 Australia. Argentina have taken the lead going into the interval. Can Australia find a way to come back, or will Argentina hold them off? Let's find out!

FACT: This goal was Messi's first goal in a knockout game in World Cup.

38'- YELLOW CARD  for Degenek. Second Yellow Card for Australia in this match.

35'- GOAL!! MESSI SCORES!! Argentina take the lead. This match is up and running! Assist by Otamendi.

33'- Both teams are looking for a breakthrough, but nothing on the score sheet till now.

15'- YELLOW CARD  for Jackson Irvine.

6'- Argentina is fighting hard in the midfield. Moving the ball left and right, trying to find an opening.

FACT: This is the first ever meeting between Argentina and Australia in a World Cup.

ARGENTINA STARTING XI (4-3-3):

Emiliano Martinez, Acuna, Otamendi, Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina, Mac Allister, Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi, Alejandro Gomez.

AUSTRALIA STARTING XI (4-4-2):

Mat Ryan, Milos Degenek, Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Mathew Leckie, Aaron Mooy, Irvine, Keanu Baccus, Riley McGree, Mitchell Duke