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AP PHOTOS: World Cup highlights from Day 14

Dec 2, 2022, 11:33 PM | Updated: Dec 3, 2022, 1:47 pm
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 socce...

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Daley Blind of the Netherlands goes for a header during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Australia's Harry Souttar, left, and Argentina's Lautaro Martinez battle for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, right, is congratulated by teammates after making a save in the last minutes during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Argentina won 2-1. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Argentina's Julian Alvarez, left, and Australia's Kye Rowles battle for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Memphis Depay of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Players of the Netherlands celebrate their side's second goal by Daley Blind during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands tries a shoot during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Argentina's Lisandro Martinez celebrates beating Australia 2-1 in a World Cup round of 16 soccer match at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) A man fixes a fishing net at the Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Walker Zimmerman of the United States, background, and Jeremie Frimpong of the Netherlands jump for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, scores the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Australia's goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, right, fails to block a shoot by Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) to score the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands celebrates scoring his side's 3rd goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Highlights from the 14th day of the World Cup in Qatar on Saturday.

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AP PHOTOS: World Cup highlights from Day 14