In this episode, Santiago and Jaime recap Saudi Arabia vs Mexico and Poland vs Argentina.
Contributors
Santiago Leon – @sleon
Jaime Fernandez – @SOLOVIVESFUTBOL
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Mexico finish third in the group, just behind Poland on goal difference. Saudi Arabia needed a win to go through, so they’re also out after failing to capitalise on their shock victory over Argentina in the opening game.
Heartbreak for Mexico as they are out of the World Cup despite a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia. Mexico were on top from the first whistle and finally got their breakthrough just two minutes into the second half when Martin poked in from close range. Chavez then scored a truly outstanding long-range free-kick to make it 2-0. They needed a third to leapfrog Poland into second place, and Lozano and Antuna both had goals disallowed for tight offsides before Al Dawsari ended their hopes with a late consolation for Saudi Arabia.
Henry Martin 0-1
Luis Chavez 0-2
Salem Al-DAwsar 1-2
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Argentina are through to the last 16! The South Americans have thoroughly dismantled Poland to do it. Mac Allister and Alvarez got the goals, but they should have had more after Messi had a penalty saved in the first half. Poland will be mightily relieved they didn’t.
Argentina will face Australia in the round of 16, then, while Poland will face France. They’ll need to play much better to stand a chance of beating them. That’s all for now. Thanks for joining us, goodbye!
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.
