France will enter the contest with most of their top players having recharged their batteries, but patience, more than energy, might be key against Poland.

The Australia bench had their heads in their hands as the final whistle blew moments later, sparking fervent celebrations from the Argentina squad and roars around the packed Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.

The Dutch deserved the win but again there will be questions about whether they are serious World Cup contenders – something coach Louis van Gaal keeps insisting they are.

Bishal Bikram KC’s team see off Madhesh by 58 runs to ensure they finish the league round in second position in U-19 national cricket.

There were concerns winger Angel Di Maria was injured when he was taken off in the 2-0 win over Poland. Scaloni said they would assess player fitness before taking a call on the starting lineup.

Namibia were chasing a target of 198 and were 4-0 in 0.4 overs when rain forced a delay at the United Cricket Club Ground in Windhoek.

Anurag Singh’s side crush Bagmati Province by seven wickets in their last league match to confirm top spot in the seven-team standings.

Namibia restrict Nepal to a low total despite a half-century from former captain Gyanendra Malla.

South Korea lost 3-2 to Ghana in their second game after an opening 0-0 draw with Uruguay and have their backs to the wall.

Bishal Bikram KC’s team are third in the table and face an easy task against winless Madhesh in their last league match.

They will play 2018 runners-up Croatia for a place in the quarter-finals.

In Qatar, where the home team along with Saudi Arabia and Tunisia have already been knocked out, Morocco now carries the mantle for an Arab world that has cheered victories by Arab teams against some of the tournament favourites.

Japan topped Group E with six points following their 2-1 win over the Spaniards and will face Croatia in the last 16 while Spain will take on Morocco. Costa Rica finished last on three points.

Both teams have only two full days to rest, a factor Argentine manager Lionel Scaloni called “madness”.

Bishal Bikram KC’s team win by 85 runs. Anurag Singh’s side thrash Madhesh Province by seven wickets to stay on top.

Arnold’s team matched the side who made the last 16 at the 2006 World Cup in Germany but with a squad lacking the pedigree of the players from 16 years ago who came to be known as Australia’s “golden generation”.

Argentina’s victory propelled Lionel Scaloni’s side to the top of Group C and they will face Australia in the last-16.

Twice it was Argentina who knocked them out, but on Wednesday Mexico were pleading for help from them as they began the night with a mountain to climb from the bottom of Group C.

It was the third upset by an Arab country against heavily fancied opponents, but like Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina last week it was not enough to secure a place in the next round.

Captain Bipin Rawal’s side beat Karnali by seven wickets to register their fourth straight win in U-19 national cricket.