Argentina topped the group, while Austria finished second and will face Spain in the knockout stage. Algeria advanced as one of the best third-placed sides and will meet Switzerland. Austria opened the scoring trough Marko Arnautovic before Algeria equalised before the break thanks to Rafik Belghali. The sides traded goals again early in the second half to leave the match level heading into the closing stages, with Marcel Sabitzer scoring for Austria and Riyad Mahrez for Algeria. Mahrez looked to have won it for Algeria
with a strike in the 93rd minute, but Sasa Kalajdzic equalised for Austria in the 96th minute to cap a dramatic contest. Seventh heaven for Messi Mercurial Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches as Argentina continued their winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Jordan in their Group J clash in Dallas on Saturday. The defending champions top the pool with nine points and will play surprise package Cape Verde in the round of 32 in Miami
on Friday, while debutants Jordan exit as the bottom side in the group following three defeats. Substitute Messi, who came on at the hour-mark, fired a low free kick into the net with 10 minutes remaining to move past France’s Just Fontaine and the Brazilian Jairzinho by netting in a seventh match in a row at the global finals. Round of 32 fixtures Germany v Paraguay France v Sweden South Africa v Canada Netherlands v Morocco Portugal v Croatia Spain v Austria United States v
Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium v Senegal Brazil v Japan Cote d’Ivoire v Norway Mexico v Ecuador England v DR Congo Argentina v Cape Verde Australia v Egypt Switzerland v Algeria Colombia v Ghana
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