With a goal and assistance from Lionel Messi, Argentina got its first win in the 2022 World Cup by beating Tata Martino’s Mexico 2-0 this Saturday to revive the fight for qualifying in group C.
The Paris Saint-Germain star, with a great placement left foot, opened a difficult match in favor of the Albiceleste after 64 minutes, while Enzo Fernandezwith the assistance of his own Messi, He sentenced with a phenomenal shot the 2-0 at 87 ‘.
With this, Argentina recovered from the debut defeat (1-2 vs. Saudi Arabia) and was ranked, with 3 points, in the second place of the key, behind Poland (4 points) and beating Arabia on goal differencewhich also adds 3 units.
The selection of Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martinomeanwhile, remained very complicated with only 1 point and in the last place of the group.
On the third day, Argentina will continue to depend on itself: follow will achieve the goal of going to the round of 16 and most likely as the leader.
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A tie would make its classification depend on the result of the Mexico-Saudi Arabia, but a loss to the Poles would result in elimination.
Mexico, For your part, you need win yes or yes in the last game, but nor does that guarantee progress and it will depend on the goal difference in the tie-breaks, so they will have to look out of the corner of their eyes at what also happens between the Europeans and the Albicelestes.
TRIUMPH OF ARGENTINA!
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Messi celebrated with his leading role one night in which he wrote one more line on his list of records: with 21, reached Diego Maradona as the Argentine player who has played the most games in a World Cup.
‘La Pulga’ has to his credit five World Cups played, a record that he shares with a select list of names, to which the Mexican joined in this match Andres Guardadowho had to be changed due to a physical problem shortly before the break.
Argentina It remains a insurmountable obstacle for Mexico in the World Cups. There are four times that they were measured in the tournament and they all fell on the side of the South Americans.
This is how Group C of the #FIFAWorldCup after the second date!
Who will go to the round of 16?
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