Argentina vs Mexico : All hopes still alive as Argentina 2-0 won against Mexico

QATAR FIFA WORLD CUP:  Argentina vs Mexico GROUP C, Lionel Messi grace a victory  for Argentina. The 35 years old Messi sent 22 yard free kick over the bar six minutes after hafl  time Argentina’s World Cup hopes was hanging in the balance. The Got team know the defeat would spell the end of the World CUP. The opening game is great upset of the Qatar World Cup 2022 when not so favorite Saudi Arabia trashed Argentina in the opener of Fifa World Cup .

2nd Half : Enzo Fernandez, on as second half substitute, quested any lingering anxiety when he strode into the box following a short corner to curl beyond Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and start on Argentina

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni:

“You know what happened The number 10 scored the goal. He did what he does best, scoring goals, supported by the whole squad and it was thrilling in every aspect.”

Mexico coach Gerardo Martino, whose team need victory over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for any chance of a last-16 spot:

“As long as there is a chance we will try. Saudi Arabia need to win. So do we. They need to score. We need to score. Footballers are used to bouncing back and using all our chances. Is it difficult? Yes, the second goal of Poland against Saudi Arabia was harmful. So was Argentina’s second goal against us.

But Messi had not given up, and the magical moment would soon arrive. Angel Di Maria picked up the ball on the left flank and surveyed his options. After a second or two of careful consideration, he spotted the iconic No10 – offered too much space by a Mexican defence that had been extremely vigilant up until that point – on the edge of the area.

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What happened next was written in the stars: Messi gracefully took the bobbling pass in his stride and slammed a low, left-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Guillermo Ochoa into the bottom-right corner of the net.