Dec 01, Kathmandu- In the ongoing World Cup, 10 countries have reached the knockout stage so far.

While the final matches of the group stage are ongoing, Netherlands, Senegal, England, America, Argentina, Poland, France, Australia, Brazil, and Portugal have reached the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Now, in the knockout stage, the Netherlands will face the United States, while England will face Senegal.

In the same way, France will face Poland while Argentina will face Australia.

Argentina has reached the knockout stage after defeating Poland, and now they will face Australia in the knockout stage.

Australia has reached the round of 16 for the second time in the history of the World Cup.

Earlier, in 2006, it reached the round of 16. In the round of 16 in 2006, Australia lost to Italy with a 1-0 goal difference.

In the 2018 World Cup, Argentina was eliminated by losing 4-3 to France in the round of 16.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has responded that he is still unhappy about missing a penalty against Poland. Messi said that Australia is a tough opponent in round 16 and said that the match against Australia will be difficult. He said that they will prepare for the match against Australia in the same manner.