World Cup 2022: Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria score as Argentina thump UAE in warm-up
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Lionel Messi scored one and made another as Argentina cruised past the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday
Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 36 matches with a comfortable 5-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in their final World Cup warm-up game.
Angel di Maria scored twice as Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi and Joaquin Correa also added goals in Abu Dhabi.
Messi unselfishly set-up Manchester City's Alvarez for the opener before Di Maria doubled their lead.
Di Maria added a third and Messi made it four before the break, as Correa completed the rout after the interval.
Argentina face Saudi Arabia in their World Cup Group C opener on 22 November.
Mexico and Poland are also in the the same group as the two-time world champions.
Elsewhere, Germany overcame Oman 1-0 with an 80th-minute winner from Niclas Fullkrug and Krzysztof Piatek scored with five minutes remaining as Poland beat Chile 1-0.
Andrej Kramaric scored a late winner as 2018 World Cup runners-up Croatia edged Saudi Arabia 1-0, and Mattias Svanberg handed Sweden a 2-1 win over Mexico after Alexis Vega had cancelled out Marcus Christer Rohden's opener.