Argentina progresses to the world cup quarter finals where they will face the Netherlands.

Argentina beat Australia 2-1 and will take on Netherlands in the world cup quarter finals. It was a historic night for Lionel Messi as he took to the pitch for his 1000th for club and country and he also scored in the match . Messi scored the opening goal in the 35th minute as his low shot in the box beat Australian goalkeeper. Argentina doubled the lead in the 57th minutes as Julian Alvarez scored after a team press against Ryan. Australia narrowed the lead to one in the 77th minutes when Craig Goodwin deflected shot surprisingly went in . The loss for Australia ended their world cup dreams.