Argentina vs Mexico 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Argentina

64': Lionel Messi
87': Enzo Fernández

FT
2 - 0

Mexico

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.

Match Commentary

22': Néstor Araújo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Substitution, Mexico. Érick Gutiérrez replaces Andrés Guardado because of an injury.
43': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Érick Gutiérrez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Guido Rodríguez.
63': Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
63': Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
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.
66': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Kevin Álvarez.
66': Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
66': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
69': Substitution, Argentina. Cristian Romero replaces Ángel Di María.
73': Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Hirving Lozano.
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.
89': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 88,966

FIFA World Cup Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+3	Argentina	3	6	1
0	Poland	3	4	1
-1	Mexico	3	4	1
-2	Saudi Arabia	3	3	2

Full Table

Statistics

MEX		ARG
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

Line-Ups

Argentina (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
25	Lisandro Martínez
19	Nicolás Otamendi
8	Marcos Acuña
4	Gonzalo Montiel
18	Guido Rodríguez
7	Rodrigo De Paul
20	Alexis Mac Allister
11	Ángel Di María
22	Lautaro Martínez
10	Lionel Messi

Substitutes:

Enzo Fernández, Exequiel Palacios, Julián Álvarez, Cristian Romero, Franco Armani, Gerónimo Rulli, Ángel Correa, Nicolás Tagliafico, Nahuel Molina, Alejandro Gómez, Leandro Paredes, Juan Foyth, Paulo Dybala, Germán Pezzella, Thiago Almada.

Mexico (5-3-2)

No.	Name
13	Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
3	César Montes
15	Héctor Moreno
2	Néstor Araujo
23	Jesús Gallardo
26	Kevin Álvarez
16	Héctor Herrera
18	Andrés Guardado
24	Luis Chávez
10	Alexis Vega
22	Hirving Lozano

Substitutes:

Johan Vásquez, Uriel Antuna, Edson Álvarez, Érick Gutiérrez, Luis Romo, Orbelín Pineda, Alfredo Talavera, Gerardo Arteaga, Carlos Rodríguez, Jorge Sánchez, Henry Martín, Rodolfo Cota, Raúl Jiménez, Roberto Alvarado, Rogelio Funes Mori.