FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, November 26, 2022
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Lusail Stadium · 88,966 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Lionel Messi, Enzo Fernandez keep Argentina's World Cup hopes alive with win over Mexico

Lionel Messi rescued Argentina from the brink of World Cup elimination, scoring the crucial opening goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
1
41.5
Possession
58.5
4
SHOTS
5
1
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
284
Accurate Passes
446
370
Passes
528
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
32
17
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
5
18
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
16
16
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 18Guido RodríguezCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRM
  10. 22Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

MEX · 5-3-2

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 3César MontesCD
  3. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  4. 2Néstor AraujoCD-R
  5. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  6. 26Kevin ÁlvarezRB
  7. 16Héctor HerreraCM
  8. 18Andrés GuardadoCM-L
  9. 24Luis ChávezCM-R
  10. 10Alexis VegaCF-L
  11. 22Hirving LozanoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Néstor Araújo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Substitution, Mexico. Érick Gutiérrez replaces Andrés Guardado because of an injury.
  3. 43' Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Érick Gutiérrez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Guido Rodríguez.
  6. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  7. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
  8. 64' Goal! Argentina 1, Mexico 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  9. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Kevin Álvarez.
  10. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
  11. 66' Héctor Herrera (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 69' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  13. 69' Substitution, Argentina. Cristian Romero replaces Ángel Di María.
  14. 73' Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Hirving Lozano.
  15. 87' Goal! Argentina 2, Mexico 0. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
  16. 89' Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

FIFA World Cup News

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