{"id":140303,"date":"2022-11-26T22:06:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T22:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lionel-messi-helps-keep-argentinas-world-cup-hopes-alive-with-moment-of-magic-against-mexico\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T22:06:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T22:06:20","slug":"lionel-messi-helps-keep-argentinas-world-cup-hopes-alive-with-moment-of-magic-against-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lionel-messi-helps-keep-argentinas-world-cup-hopes-alive-with-moment-of-magic-against-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi helps keep Argentina’s World Cup hopes alive with moment of magic against Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n \n Yet another moment of Lionel Messi magic helped salvage Argentina’s World Cup hopes at Qatar 2022 as La Albiceleste <\/em>secured a much-needed victory over Mexico.\n <\/p>\n \n The 2-0 win certainly wasn’t pretty, with Argentina struggling to create many clear-cut chances against a stubborn Mexico team that itself also offered very little threat going forward.\n <\/p>\n \n Messi came to the fore just after the hour mark to save his team, as he has done on countless occasions, finding the bottom corner of the net with a stunning strike from outside of the box.\n <\/p>\n \n After the historic defeat to Saudi Arabia in its opening Group C match, one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, Argentina needed a win against Mexico to avoid having to beat Poland by three or more goals its the final group match in order to qualify for the knockout stages.\n <\/p>\n \n Though a win against Mexico on Saturday was crucial, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will also have wanted to see a much-improved performance as proof that the loss to Saudi Arabia was nothing more than a blip.\n <\/p>\n \n However, that performance never materialized with Argentina looking stale and lifeless for much of the game.\n <\/p>\n \n As Mexico chased a result, spaces began to open up in its defense with increasing regularity and Enzo Fernandez secured the win with a wonderful step over and finish into the top corner after El Tri<\/em> had failed to clear its lines from a set piece.\n <\/p>\n \n More to follow\u2026\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CNN \u2014 Yet another moment of Lionel Messi magic helped salvage Argentina’s World Cup hopes at Qatar 2022 as La Albiceleste secured a much-needed victory over Mexico. The 2-0 win certainly wasn’t pretty, with Argentina struggling to create many clear-cut chances against a stubborn Mexico team that itself also offered very little threat going forward. …<\/p>\n
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