Lionel Messi, as he has for the better part of two decades, rescued Argentina with a goal in the 64th minute of a 2\u002D0 win over Mexico.
But Messi, as he has for the better part of two decades, rescued his team with a goal in the 64th minute and Enzo Fernandez added a second in the 87th in a 2-0 win.
Just prior to Messi’s eighth World Cup goal, Argentina was struggling to find any sort of rhythm in their play as Mexico kept breaking up attacks, sometimes fairly and other times not so much. With the win, Argentina set itself up well for its final game against Poland, where it will be into the round of 16 with a win.
It took Argentina about an hour to find its game, and had finally figured a way to string together a group of passes before Messi was picked out at the top of the penalty area. The left-footed genius made an inch of space for himself and slotted the ball just inside the far corner past the outstretched arm of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
Once the goal was scored, a weight was lifted of Argentina and they began to look the team favoured to win the first World Cup tournament held in the Middle East. Argentina kept coming at Mexico and substitute Enzo Fernandez, 21, who plays in Portugal with Benfica, scored another in the 87th minute.Article content
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