Socceroos coach Graham Arnold says he is proud of his team after their loss to Argentina, but admits one error cost them.
abc.net.au/news/graham-arnold-says-one-mistake-cost-australia-v-argentina/101731562The world's best footballer has helped end Australia's best World Cup, with Argentina ace Lionel Messi scoring in a 2-1 win that eliminated the Socceroos.A goalkeeping error from Mat Ryan led to Argentina's second goalMessi hit yet another landmark with a sublime strike and his teammate Julian Alvarez later mopped up an Australian mess at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Doha.
The Australians leave Qatar after their best performance at the World Cup, with two wins in a single edition of the tournament for the first time. "I think we did everything we could to give ourselves a chance in the game. When Argentina are celebrating like this, victory against Australia, I think it shows what kind of opposition we gave them today."It's difficult to comprehend everything at the moment. It's all quite raw. I hope we made everyone proud."
Messi's ninth World Cup goal, and first in the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament, books Argentina a quarter-final against the Netherlands.
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