▲ Losing against Saudi Arabia, a red flag was turned on for Argentina to advance to the tournament ▲ Argentina’s reliable man is Messi, scoring 3 goals against Mexico ▲ Argentina also won 3 matches against Mexico in the World Cup / 3 friendly matches after the World Cup in Russia
[골닷컴] Reporter Park Moon-soo = Soccer god Lionel Messi leads the hunt for Mexico.
The Argentina national team is set to face off against Mexico in the 2nd round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Group B group stage, which will be held at 4 am on the 27th in Korea time.
All Argentina needs are 3 points. It shouldn’t rain. The ground is virtually eliminated.
Even before the tournament, it was predicted that Argentina would play in the first round, Mexico and Poland in the second round, and Saudi Arabia in the first round.
When I opened the lid, the results were quite different. Argentina’s progress to the round of 16 was not optimistic as it was caught by Saudi Arabia. Mexico and Poland also drew, making Group B an unintentional group of death.
The most urgent team among them is Argentina. Saudi Arabia, which was considered the weakest team in Group B, was caught. We have to play the remaining 2nd and 3rd games with 1 loss. He was in danger of counting the number of cases while watching the final match. Above all, even before the tournament, Argentina was a strong candidate for the championship along with Brazil and France.
It is not a step to give up. Once the two remaining matches are won, advance to the round of 16 is confirmed. If you slip even once, you have to watch the results of other teams.
Fortunately (?) Argentina showed a good performance against Mexico. In the World Cup, they won all three head-to-head matches. Even in the 21st century, they met in the round of 16 of the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and Argentina won both.
Messi also scored three goals against Mexico. Starting with the 2007 Copa America, he scored goals in two friendly matches. His last head-to-head match was in a friendly in September 2015. Since the World Cup in Russia, he has not participated in all three recent A-matches. And during this period, Argentina won 3 matches against Mexico.
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