{"id":2529,"date":"2026-06-20T20:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:08:04","slug":"argentina-face-austria-with-knockout-stage-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2529","title":{"rendered":"Argentina face Austria with knockout stage in sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>June 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Defending champions Argentina can take a major step \u200btowards the knockout stage when they face Austria in their second World Cup Group J match on Monday, \u200cafter both sides opened their campaigns with convincing victories.<\/div>\n<div>Lionel Messi inspired Argentina&#8217;s title defence with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria, drawing level with Germany&#8217;s Miroslav Klose as the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, while Austria beat \u200bJordan 3-1 to set up a meeting between the group&#8217;s two early leaders.<\/div>\n<div>A victory would leave \u200bArgentina on the brink of the Round of 32 and could secure top spot \u2060in the group if Jordan fail to beat Algeria in the day&#8217;s other Group J match.<\/div>\n<div>Austria arrive \u200bwith ambitions of their own after an impressive opening performance under coach Ralf Rangnick and can also move into \u200ba commanding position in the group if they overcome Argentina and Algeria do not beat Jordan.<\/div>\n<h2>ALABA WARY OF MESSI THREAT<\/h2>\n<div>Much of the attention will again fall on 38-year-old Messi, whose clinical display against Algeria reinforced Argentina&#8217;s status as one of the \u200bfavourites to retain the trophy, a threat Austria captain David Alaba acknowledged after watching his opener.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We definitely watched \u200btheir game before we left,&#8221; the defender said after their opening win.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;It&#8217;s incredible that Messi started such a tournament with \u200ca hat \u2060trick. 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