Mexico have been to the Round of 16 in seven straight World Cup tournaments, but if they don’t win — and perhaps win big — against Saudi Arabia, they will be looking at a group exit that El Tri hasn’t experienced at a World Cup since 1978.
Anything but a win would see Mexico eliminated. In the meantime, Mexico fans will be keeping an eye on the other match between Argentina and Poland.
A victory for Mexico coupled with a Poland win would see El Tri automatically qualify for the Round of 16. But a Poland loss or draw would mean tiebreakers come into play and the only way to guarantee they win those tiebreakers is by beating Saudi Arabia by four goals.
But Saudi Arabia will also be on a quest for a Round of 16 berth for only the second time in six World Cup appearances and first since 1994. The Falcons, who secured a famous 2-1 upset of Argentina in their opener only to lose 2-0 to Poland in their next game, have been one of the surprises of the tournament and El Tri will know they’re a threat to cause another upset.
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Mexico vs Saudi Arabia score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Mexico | — | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | — |
Goals:
None
Projected lineups:
Mexico (4-3-3, right to left): 13. Ochoa (GK) — 19. Sanchez, 3. Montes, 15. Moreno, 23. Gallardo — 17. Pineda, 4. Alvarez, 24. Chavez — 22. Lozano, 20. Martin, 10. Vega
Saudi Arabia (4-5-1, right to left): 21. Al-Owais (GK) — 12. Abdulhamid, 4. Al Amri, 5. Al Bulayhi, 2. Al-Ghannam — 9. Al-Buraikan 23. Kanno, 8. Al-Hassan, 16. Al-Najei, 10. Al-Dawsari — 11. Al-Shehri
| Team | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Poland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2. Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 3. Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4. Mexico | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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Mexico vs Saudi Arabia live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup
2hr 15 mins from kickoff: Mexico might look to Pachuca midfielder Luis Chavez to provide their spark once again this evening. So far in Qatar he ranks first amongst his teammates forr chances created (3), successful crosses (5) and passes played into the opposition box (13).
2 hrs 40 mins from kickoff: The next opponents for Mexico and Saudi Arabia, should they progress to the last 16, will come from Group D. France are more or less home and hosed as group winners, hence Didier Deschamps’ decision to make nine changes against Tunisia. Wahbi Khazri gave the North African side the lead against Les Bleus, to put them up to second place in the group. But then Mathew Leckie put Australia ahead against a much-fancied Denmark side. If things stay that way, the Socceroos will be the opponents for the Group C winners.
3 hrs 15 mins from kickoff: Whatever happens, Saudi Arabia was always have that historic win over Argentina as a memory to cherish from this World Cup. Here’s a reminder of the two men who made themselves national heroes for life.
3 hrs 45 mins from kickoff: The game within the game is going to be the fan split at the Lusail Stadium. Mexican fans have shown up in big numbers, as have the Saudi Arabians. A home-field type atmosphere could help either side.
SON PASIONALES 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
La afición de Arabia Saudita 🇸🇦 está con muchos ánimos previo a su juego contra México 🇲🇽
🎥 @loe_alexandra #LaVozDelFutbol #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/VySqXH451F
— W Deportes (@deportesWRADIO) November 30, 2022
4 hrs from kickoff: Mexico fans will be dreaming of a 4-0 win against Saudi Arabia, because that would be enough :
Mexico 🇲🇽 can guarantee themselves a spot in the Round of 16 if they beat Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 by 4 goals.
Mexico has only scored 4+ goals twice in their last 50 games.
4-0 vs Nigeria 🇳🇬 (7/3/21)
4-0 vs Iraq 🇮🇶 (11/9/22)Will they do it? pic.twitter.com/1uOFGyFFll
— CABRA FC 🐐 (@cabrafutbol) November 30, 2022
Mexico vs Saudi Arabia lineups, team news
After the 5-3-2 against Argentina, it’ll be a return to the 4-3-3 for Tata Martino as his team seeks a lopsided win against Saudi Arabia. Center forward Henry Martin is expected to lead the line with attacking mid Orbelin Pineda introduced in midfield and right-back Jorge Sanchez re-taking his spot along the back line.
Mexico (4-3-3, right to left): 13. Ochoa (GK) — 19. Sanchez, 3. Montes, 15. Moreno, 23. Gallardo — 17. Pineda, 4. Alvarez, 24. Chavez — 22. Lozano, 20. Martin, 10. Vega
Saudi Arabia are without three players due to injury: Yasser Al-Shahrani, Mohammed Al-Burayk and Salman Al-Faraj. They also won’t have midfielder Abdulelah Al-Malki due to yellow card accumulation. Ali Al-Hassan is the projected replacement.
Saudi Arabia (4-5-1, right to left): 21. Al-Owais (GK) — 12. Abdulhamid, 4. Al Amri, 5. Al Bulayhi, 2. Al-Ghannam — 9. Al-Buraikan 23. Kanno, 8. Al-Hassan, 16. Al-Najei, 10. Al-Dawsari — 11. Al-Shehri
Mexico vs Saudi Arabia live stream, TV channel
This final Group C match will be played at Lusail Stadium. Here’s how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Wed, Nov. 30 | 14:00 ET | FS1 Telemundo |
fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | Wed, Nov. 30 | 14:00 ET | TSN 2, RDS 2 (French) | TSN site/app, RDS app |
| UK | Wed, Nov. 30 | 19:00 GMT | BBC Two | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Thu, Dec. 1 | 06:00 AEDT | SBS VICELAND | SBS On Demand |
| India | Thu, Dec. 1 | 00:30 IST | Sports18 | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Thu, Dec. 1 | 03:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 617, 619) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Thu, Dec. 1 | 03:00 MYT | Astro Arena 2 | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Thu, Dec. 1 | 03:00 SGT | StarHub FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 |
Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Thu, Dec. 1 | 08:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 1 NZ | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
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