Argentina's victory over Mexico will affect Lionel Messi and his teammates. It was 1:44.
Lionel Messi scored two goals in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Mexico in the World Cup.
The match at Lusail Stadium was not easy to watch, with plenty of fouls and little opportunities for either side. Messi opened up the score sheet with an inch-perfect opportunity in the 64th minute that put the South Americans up.
In the 87th minute, Fernandez scored the second goal of the game with a beautiful shot.
Player ratings, best and worst performers, highlights and notable moments, post match quotes, and key statistics are included in the jump.
After a shock loss to Saudi Arabia in their first match of the group stage, Argentina was able to bounce back against Mexico.
Messi pounced on a shot in the second half that set the Lusail Stadium crowd into a frenzy after he ran into hurdles with El Tri's defensive game plan. After the goal, El Tri appeared rattled and there was a chance for Fernandez to make it 2-0.
The result is a lot more than that. Argentina would have been knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage. Messi had already stated that this would be his last World Cup.
The hopes of Argentina's sporting nation are still alive.
A few eyebrows were raised when Mexico's manager decided to go with a different formation for the Argentina game.
La Albiceleste needed a bit of time to get used to the idea of putting more numbers in defense. Argentina scored two goals in the second half to put MexicoTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkia, left with a more worrisome path to the knockout round after Argentina scored two goals in the second half toput MexicoTrademarkia, left with a more worrisome path to the knockout round after Argentina scored two goals in the
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Even if Mexico beats Saudi Arabia in the last game of the group stage, they will need to hope that the score of Poland - Argentina works in their favor.
If El Tri had earned a draw against Argentina on Saturday, they would not need to rely on the other result.
There is a question regarding where Messi is. That was the question many were asking coming into Saturday's game and even during the first half, but he was there at the Lusail Stadium, scoring one of the most important goals for Argentina.
With someone who didn't want his swan song to end in the group stage, the superstar was brilliant with his movement and goal. Then minutes before the end of regulation time, No. 10 would come back with an assist.
Messi and his team still have a lot of work to do in the group stage, but it will be a relief to see him scoring again and providing an assist in the tournament.
Cesar Montes had 5, Jesus Gallardo had 5, Kevin Alvarez had 5, Nestor Araujo had 5, and Luis Chavez had 5.
Uriel Antuna and Roberto Alvarado were on the subs.
Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Marcos Acuna, and Lautaro 6 are all from Argentina.
Exequiel Palacios was on the subs.
The global superstar is the reason Argentina are still fighting for a spot in the knockout round.
When Argentina moved onto his area of the defense, the wing-back looked overwhelmed. He didn't give a lot going forward.
In the first half, there were no noteworthy moments.
Don't think we're right? The expected goals, or xG, was the lowest in the first half of the World Cup so far. Argentina did worse than Mexico with 0.05.
Out of nowhere, Lionel Messi found the back of the net to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.
We can't stress enough how little was happening for the other side in the attack and how Messi just turned and fired in a split second from well outside the box and somehow placed it perfectly. It was the goal that saved Argentina.
Where is Messi?
Messi is HERE 🐐🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/XpxXYpBR0p
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