{"id":264567,"date":"2022-11-30T21:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/30\/fifa-world-cup-mexico-exit-on-goal-difference-despite-beating-saudi-arabia-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T21:40:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:40:22","slug":"fifa-world-cup-mexico-exit-on-goal-difference-despite-beating-saudi-arabia-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/30\/fifa-world-cup-mexico-exit-on-goal-difference-despite-beating-saudi-arabia-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup: Mexico exit on goal difference despite beating Saudi Arabia | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>LUSAIL: Mexico scored twice in five second-half minutes in a thrilling last-ditch effort to stay in the World Cup on Wednesday, beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 but agonisingly missing out on the last 16 on goal difference. <br \/>Goals from Henry Martin and Luis Chavez soon after the interval catapulted Mexico back into contention, but a string of superb saves by Saudi keeper Mohamed Al-Owais and two disallowed efforts denied the South Americans the elusive goal they needed to advance. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"4\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Mexico win but it is not quite enough! @adidasfootball | #FIFAWorldCup<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAWorldCup\/status\/1598059466838212616\">1669842042000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The match went right down to the wire and at one point looked like Mexico would miss out to Group C rivals Poland by virtue of having accrued more yellow cards, but Saudi striker Salem Al-Dawsari netted in stoppage time to make goal difference the decider. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"10\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&#x1f64c; See you both in the Round of 16! @Argentina | @LaczyNasPilka | #FIFAWorldCup https:\/\/t.co\/iu1vuwkH75<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAWorldCup\/status\/1598062236291190784\">1669842702000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mexico&#8217;s exit ended a run of seven successive last-16 appearances at the World Cup and the defeat for Saudi Arabia killed off what had looked to be a realistic chance of advancing from the group stages for the first time in 28 years. <br \/>Having failed to score in their opening two Group C matches, Mexico&#8217;s chances of progressing had looked slim going into the match, hinging on the outcome of the game between Argentina and Poland which Argentina won 2-0 to top the group. <br \/>Urgently needing to beef up their goal difference, Mexico took the game to Saudi Arabia from the start and never stopped running, peppering the goal with long-range efforts in a desperate bid to wrest control of their own fate. <br \/>Orbelin Pineda and Chavez were the engines in a high-octane match that the Saudis struggled to get into, defending with desperation. <br \/>Mexico broke the deadlock two minutes after halftime, when Cesar Montes&#8217;s deft back-heel from a corner found Martin who bundled the ball over the line in a crowded goalmouth. <br \/>They doubled their lead on 52 minutes when Chavez&#8217;s powerful free kick 20 metres out sailed into the corner of the goal beyond the reach of Al-Owais, sparking wild Mexican celebrations on the field <br \/>Lozano found the net but his goal was disallowed and Mexico battled hard to get the decisive third but were denied constantly by the reflexes of Al-Owais in the Saudi goal. <br \/>Substitute Uriel Antuna had a stunning late effort disallowed for offside four minutes from time before Al-Dawsari shattered Mexican hopes when he grabbed a Saudi consolation goal deep into stoppage time. <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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