Day 14: Argentina holds on to edge Australia; Netherlands knocks U.S. out

Welcome to the knockout rounds of the World Cup as the final 16 teams vie for soccer’s most coveted trophy. Netherlands, the U.S., Argentina and Australia all hit the pitch on Saturday. CTVNews.ca takes a look at everything you need to know from Day 14 of the tournament.

The group stage is over, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has its final 16 teams left --- all who want to get their hands on the world’s most coveted trophy.

First the Netherlands battled against the United States fighting for a spot in the quarter-finals before Lionel Messi and Argentina went head-to-head with Australia.

To get to the knockout rounds, some teams had to pull off some pretty dramatic final group stage wins on Friday including South Korea and Switzerland. Catch up on what you missed here in our recap of yesterday’s matches.

Here is what went down on Day 14 in Qatar. 

Full match report

The second Round of 16 clash saw Argentina hold on to beat Australia 2-1.

After the opening 45 minutes, Lionel Messi's magic proved to be the difference with Australia pinning Argentina’s movement back. But when the door opened, the No. 10 poked home from the top of the box for 1-0.