LEO’S A STAYER FOR LAST 16

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and into a last-16 clash with Australia after Messi had earlier missed a penalty.

Poland went through on goal difference, but they finished second and now face France in the last 16.

Mac Allister said: “Very happy to score my first goal for Argentina. Today was an amazing moment for me and for my family. It’s a big moment for me and I will always remember it.”

Messi said: “I’m angry for having missed the penalty, but the team came out stronger after my mistake. We knew that once the first goal went in, it would change the game.” At one point Poland were only going through on fair play rules until Saudi pulled one back against Mexico.

Boss Czeslaw Michniewicz (above) said: “Sometimes you have defeats that are bitter and sweet. We went through, after many years, to the last 16, so I’d like to congratulate my team.”