Mexico finished third in Group C and completed their World Cup campaign in Qatar.
On Wednesday, November 30, the match between Mexico and Saudi Arabia took place in the final round of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup.
The meeting took place in Lusail at the Lusail Iconic stadium and ended with the victory of the Mexican national team.
Striker Henri Martin opened the scoring in the 48th minute. The Mexicans won a corner on the left flank. After a cross into the goalkeeper’s box, Cesar Montes got ahead of the opponent and made a discount on Martin, who knocked the ball into the net from one and a half meters. Luis Chavez doubled the Mexican lead in the 52nd minute. He made a great free kick, sending the ball into the right nine.
In the 95th minute, Saudi midfielder Salem Al-Dawsari scored one goal, setting the final score.
Saudi Arabia – Mexico – 1:2
Goals: Al-Dawsari, 90+5 – Martin, 48, Chavez, 53
Saudi Arabia: Al-Owais, Tambakti, Al-Boleahi (Sharahili, 37), Al-Amri, Abdulhamid, Al-Hassan (Madou, 46), Kanno, Al-Ghannam, Al-Buraikan, Al-Shehri, Al-Dawsari
Mexico: Ochoa, Sanchez, Montes, Moreno, Gallardo – Alvarez, Pineda (Jimenez, 77), Chavez, Losano, Martin (Rodriguez, 77), Vega (Antouni, 46)
Warning: Alvarez, 16, Al-Shehri, 28, Al-Hasan, 34, Tambakti, 52, Madou, 81
Match review:
It is worth noting that this victory did not allow Mexico to enter the playoffs of the 2022 World Cup. They have four points after three matches, they conceded to Poland (four points) on goal difference (2-2 in Poland, 2-3 in Mexico).
The first place in group C was taken by the national team of Argentina, which in the last round beat Poland with a score of 2:0.
As a reminder, the final part of the World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 20 to December 18, 2022.
The current winner of the World Cup is the national team of France, which beat Croatia in the final of the 2018 World Cup.
