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LIVE: Messi’s Argentina, Lewandowski’s Poland Play for World Cup Knockout Places

Related Topics: Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi

Two of the greatest players of their generation lead their national teams against one another with World Cup survival on the line.

Those are the stakes when Lionel Messi’s Argentina faces Robert Lewandowski’s Poland in their Group C finale in Qatar. They’ll play at the same time as Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia, with all four sides entering the day with a chance of going through to the knockout stage.

The group winner will face Australia, a surprise second-place finisher in Group D, while the runner-up will book a date with defending champion France on the other side of the bracket.