Argentina progressed into the 2022 World Cup knockouts by virtue of topping Group C, with Lionel Messi in all likelihood playing his last World Cup after almost lifting the trophy in 2014.
The first upset at the Qatar World Cup was, of course, the 2-1 defeat for Lionel Scaloni's men at the hands of Saudi Arabia despite Argentina taking the lead through Messi's penalty.
However, the reigning Copa America champions bounced back with respective 2-0 wins over Mexico and Poland.
GOAL takes a look at the best Argentina players at Qatar 2022.
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