On Friday, an Argentine channel raised suspicions of collusion in the country’s match against Poland, in the last round of Group C in the 2022 World Cup.
The Argentine national team qualified at the top of its group after defeating Poland with two goals to nothing, and the goal difference gave Poland the second card at the expense of Mexico, which finished third with 4 points each, while Saudi Arabia was in fourth place.
Photo courtesy of “TYC” website.
And the Argentine “TYC” channel published a report on its website, during which it said: After Poland fell behind by two goals for nothing, tension began to escalate between the Poles because of their qualifying position, then Lionel Messi went to the bench and asked a question that was picked up by the cameras, and coach Lionel Scaloni answered him. who got up from the bench to approach him.
And the report added: It is clear that the Argentine star was interested in the outcome of the match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico, and Mexico was then ahead by two goals for free.
And the channel said: When Messi asked about the status of the Poland national team, coach Scaloni replied to him, saying, “If we score another goal, they will be excluded. They do not want more, they do not want more.”
And the fears of the Polish national team calmed down after the goal scored by Salem Al-Dosari against Mexico when the score became 2-1, after which the Poles breathed a sigh of relief.
Argentina will face Australia in the round of 16, while Poland will play France.