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On this day two years ago, Argentina won 2-0 vs. Poland at World Cup

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On this day two years ago, Argentina won 2-0 against Poland at the World Cup.

Alexis Mac Allister and Julián Álvarez were the two goal scorers for Argentina in their third match in Qatar. After a shocking 1-0 loss against Saudi Arabia and a World Cup changing 2-0 win against Mexico, Lionel Scaloni’s team went into the third match with destiny in their hands.

Lionel Scaloni started the following eleven against Poland:

Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuña; De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Di María

Argentina were awarded a penalty kick and Messi had his saved by Wojciech Szczęsny. Mac Allister would score very early in the second half and Julián Álvarez would score his first World Cup goal to give Argentina the 2-0 lead and win.

Argentina national team end 2024 first in FIFA rankings

Roy Nemer
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The Argentina national team have ended 2024 first in the FIFA rankings.

Argentina end 2024 as the first ranked place team in the world. Lionel Scaloni’s team won the Copa America and ended the year with a draw against Paraguay and a win against Peru to remain in first place.

  1. Argentina: 1867.25 points
  2. France: 1859.78 points
  3. Spain: 1853.27 points
  4. England: 1813.81 points
  5. Brazil: 1775.85 points
  6. Portugal: 1756.12 points
  7. Netherlands: 1747.55 points
  8. Belgium: 1740.62 points
  9. Italy: 1731.51 points
  10. Germany: 1703.79 points

Julián Álvarez and Alexis Mac Allister in Champions League Team of the Week

Roy Nemer
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Julián Álvarez and Alexis Mac Allister have both been named in the Champions League Team of the Week.

Álvarez scored twice for Atletico Madrid and Mac Allister scored for Liverpool in their win against Real Madrid with both players included in the team. Both Álvarez and Mac Allister also won Man of the Match awards.

Mateo Retegui, born in Argentina but represents Italy, was also included.

Lionel Messi nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award

Roy Nemer
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Lionel Messi has been nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award.

Messi is one of the 11 nominees for the award, one which he has won three times. The Argentine won the Copa America with the Argentina national team and with Inter Miami, he won the Supporters’ Shield. Here are the nominees:

Lionel Messi
Jude Bellingham
Dani Carvajal
Erling Haaland
Toni Kroos
Kylian Mbappe
Rodri
Fede Valverde
Vinicius Jr
Florian Wirtz
Lamine Yamal

Alejandro Garnacho and Walter Bou nominated for Puskas award

Roy Nemer
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Alejandro Garnacho and Walter Bou have both been nomimated for the 2024 Puskas award.

Garnacho is part of the nominees for the Puskas award for his goal with Manchester United against Everton. Garnacho scored a bycicle kick last year for United and that goal was voted as the Premier League Goal of the Season.

Walter Bou was also nominated for his goal with Lanús against Tigre. He controlled the ball with his chest and hit a bycicle kick.

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