With two rapid-fire objectives scored within the early minutes of the second half, Mexico managed to defeat Saudi Arabia 2-1 however didn’t advance to the final 16 as a result of group-rival Poland secured the identical variety of factors however had let in a single much less objective.
Coming into the match, Saudi Arabia wanted a win to advance to the subsequent spherical, whereas Mexico’s destiny could be decided by the scale of their victory and the results of the Poland-Argentina match that was happening on the identical time.
After an uneventful first 45 minutes, the second half of the match caught hearth within the forty seventh minute with a objective from Mexico’s Henry Martin, adopted 5 minutes later with a blistering free kick from Mexico’s Luis Chavez.
Mexican followers, who had one eye on the results of the Poland-Argentina match, have been excited because it appeared their facet was going to advance on yellow playing cards – however their desires have been crushed when Saudi Arabia’s Salem Aldawsri scored within the ninety fifth minute.
The late Saudi objective was not sufficient to vary their destiny nevertheless it did forestall Mexico from shifting forward, leaving Poland to advance to the subsequent spherical by a single objective differential.