In a first half where Mexico proposed the game and failed to score the goals they went to rest. In a second half, the genius of Lionel Messi was present, who scored at minute 64 in the goal of Memo Ochoa, giving life to the South Americans who, with a defeat, were left out of the World Cup in Qatar, in which they have been named as favourites.
The North American team made changes and the surprise came for Mexico with a whiplash from Fernández at minute 87, which sealed the game with two goals for the Albicelestes, as has happened before in other World Cups.
The two goals from Argentina sentenced the green.
What does Mexico need to move forward?
The result of this Saturday with which Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2 – 0, the table was rearranged putting Mexico at the bottom of the table, so it is necessary for the Mexican National Team to defeat the Arabs with more than two goals, and hope that Poland wins or draws with Argentina, to achieve mathematical luck and that the Mexican National Team scratches the 4th game in Qatar…
Poland: 4
Argentina: 3
Saudi Arabia: 3
Mexico: 1
Messi’s record
Lionel Messi, starter this Saturday in the duel against Mexico, reached 21 matches played in World Cups, which allows him to catch up with Diego Maradona as the Argentine player with the most matches played in the competition. Messi debuted in the tournament in Germany 2006 and has been in all editions since then.
He arrived in Doha with 19 games played, three in 2006, five in 2010, seven in 2014 and four in 2018. Add to this the first two for Argentina in 2022, against Saudi Arabia (2-1 loss) and now against Mexico, both at Lusail Stadium.