Both sides need to win to stave off an early exit
Lionel Messi of Argentina during the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium on November 22 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/MATTHIAS HANGST
Mexico’s low-scoring and injury-hit squad bore out pretournament pessimism in their first game, drawing 0-0 against Poland and only avoiding defeat thanks to a stunning save from veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. Those basics took Argentina on an extraordinary, three-year unbeaten run of 36 games until defeat by the Saudis, which they hope was an aberration rather than a sign of decline at just the wrong moment.
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