Lionel Messi gave life to Argentina when they needed it most and led his team to a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Saturday, leaving them in a critical situation in Group C of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The Paris Saint-Germain star was the architect of the Argentine triumph, first scoring the 1-0 goal with a shot from outside the area in the 64th minute, and then providing the assist for Enzo Fernández to seal the 2-0 victory with a cross-shot in the 87th minute.
Argentina revive after the defeat in the debut against Saudi Arabia and now has 3 points in the standings, placing them in second place, only surpassed by Poland, who is leading with 4 points. Saudi Arabia is third with 3 points - and a worse goal difference than the Argentines - and Mexico closes the group with just one point.
In the third and final matchday, Argentina still depends on themselves: if they win, they will achieve the goal of advancing to the round of 16 and most likely as the group leaders.
A draw would depend on their qualification on the result of the Mexico - Saudi Arabia match, and a defeat against Poland would eliminate Argentina.
Mexico needs to win in the last match, but even that does not guarantee their advancement and will depend on goal difference tiebreakers, so they will have to keep an eye on what happens between the Poles and the Argentines.
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