Argentina started the Qatar 2022 World Cup on the wrong foot and closed the first game of the group stage with a surprise defeat against Saudi Arabia 2-1. After this match, all eyes quickly turned to the second group game, between Mexico Y Poland.
The Poland vs. Mexico tied at zero was shouted as a goal. Although Argentina is last in its group for being the only team that lost its match, the result allows it to depend on itself to qualify.
This is because with victories against Poland Y MexicoArgentina would reach the 6 pointswhile the other two selections, not counting Saudi Arabiathey could add up to 4.
In fact, this scenario would allow the Argentina finish first in the groupif they win the remaining two matches and Saudi Arabia lose theirs.
However, the tie opens a new element of pressure: the set of Lionel Messi has no margin of error. If they lose one more game, they will be automatically eliminated, regardless of the results of the other teams that share group C.
Meanwhile, with a tie and a victory the luck will be cast on the difference of the goal, since several teams could finish the group stage with 4 goals.
What time does Argentina play with Mexico on Saturday the 26th and how to watch it
The Selection face will be seen Mexico this Saturday, November 26 at 4:00 p.m. (Argentina time) for the second date of Group C of the World Cup Qatar 2022. The match can be watch live by Public TV, TyC Sports, DeporTV and DirecTV Sports. Its transmission will also be enabled on the Flow, DirecTV Go, and Telecentro Play platforms.
The team led by lionel scaloni debuted with a loss against Saudi Arabiawhile the Aztec team, led by the Argentine Gerardo “Tata” Martino, tied against Poland in a match that had goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa as the hero of the afternoon, who saved Robert Lewandowski’s penalty 13 minutes into the second half.
At this point, the captain’s team Lionel Messi he still depends on himself to succeed. However, with the calculator in hand, it remains to wait for the rest of the group results and wait.
Positions and world cups played
In the current FIFA ranking, Argentina is ranked number 3. The albiceleste reached the World Cup final five times and was champion twice: 1978 and 1986.
For his part, Mexico is ranked number 12 in the FIFA ranking and has 16 participations in World Cups. In the last seven opportunities that the Aztecs participated in the competition, they could not get past the round of 16: since 1994, Bulgaria, Germany, the United States, Argentina -twice-, the Netherlands and Brazil marked their exit from the World Cup.
Both Argentina and Mexico have a particular history of confrontations, where the national team beat “Tri” in 1930, 2006 and 2010.
When and at what time do Argentina and Mexico play
- Date: Saturday November 26
- Schedule: 16:00 (Argentine time)
- Stadium: lusail
How to watch the game on TV and online
Argentina vs. Mexico can be seen live on the Public TV, TyC Sports, DeporTV and DirecTV Sports.
Meanwhile, while TyC Sports Play and TV Pública share the transmissions of the entire World Cup, this meeting can also be seen on the platforms Flow, DirecTV Go and Telecentro Play.
World Cup Qatar 2022: a painful fall and the expectation set on Saturday
Lionel Scaloni lamented the defeat against Saudi Arabia in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and stated that “it is a sad day” in a post-match press conference, although he remarked that “there is no other choice but to get up and win the two games” that remain in the Group C.
“A sad day”
“It’s hard to assimilate because in four or five minutes they scored the two goals… I think they were the only shots on goal. Worse, there’s no other choice but to get up, move on and win the next two games. We don’t have to analyze anymore than that. Today is a sad day but with our heads up and continue, as we always say”.
A “strange” party
“The first half I think it was all ours, certain situations at another time were a goal. At halftime we said that the game was strange, a goal can change anything and that’s how it happened. They tie us and in the next play they make us 2nd 1. I haven’t spoken to the players yet, logically. They are in pain and thinking about the adverse result, but also about turning the situation around. It’s about winning the next games and that’s what we’re at.”
The offsides, “millimetric”
Asked about the goals in an advanced position that were annulled at the behest of the VAr, he pointed out: “We already knew how Arabia played, in fact we were preparing the game during the week and we knew that the defensive line played advanced. Some were millimetric, that’s what it has the new technology out there, but beyond that (the Saudis) do it and they do it well.”
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