Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Argentina vs Mexico, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Argentina
2 – 0
Full Time
Mexico
Sat 26 Nov 2022 · 19:00 UTC Lusail Iconic Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Nestor Araujo
Gonzalo Montiel 43' Y
Y 50' Erick Gutierrez
Y 66' Hector Herrera
Y 67' Hector Herrera
Y 89' Roberto Alvarado

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Mexico — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Ciro Carbone

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Mexico
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-26 Argentina 2–0 Mexico

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Mexico H 2–0 W
22 Nov Saudi Arabia H 1–2 L
11 Jul Brazil H 1–0 W
07 Jul Colombia H 4–3 W
04 Jul Ecuador H 3–0 W
29 Jun Bolivia H 1–4 L
Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Argentina A 0–2 L
22 Nov Poland H 0–0 D
02 Jul Brazil A 0–2 L
27 Jun Sweden H 0–3 L
23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Argentina Mexico
#37 Position #1
9 Points 9
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
8 Scored 6
1 Conceded 0
+7 GD +6
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A
Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Argentina and Mexico has kicked off!
  • 5' Argentina have won 63 goals from 33 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Mexico fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' Nestor Araujo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Hector Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Argentina is showing some good football. However, Argentina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Uriel Antuna suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Erick Gutierrez gets the nod from Mexico. He replaces Andres Guardado and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 43' Gonzalo Montiel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Mexico. Erick Gutierrez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Roberto Alvarado is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Mexico so far.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Argentina team. Guido Rodriguez is replaced by Enzo Fernandez on 57 minute.
  • 62' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Argentina! Julian Alvarez comes on to replace Lautaro Martinez.
  • 64' What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 1-0.
  • 66' Another change for Mexico made on 66 minute. Kevin Alvarez leaves to be changed by Raul Jimenez.
  • 66' A moment of madness from Hector Herrera on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Mexico will be frustrated.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hector Herrera.
  • 67' Another change for Mexico made on 67 minute. Kevin Alvarez leaves to be changed by Raul Jimenez.
  • 69' Argentina manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Exequiel Palacios is hanging Alexis Mac Allister on the field on 69 minute.
  • 70' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Alexis Mac Allister departs to be replaced by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Roberto Alvarado. He replaces Hirving Lozano on 73 minute.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Nicolas Otamendi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 87' Enzo Fernandez adds to his 5 season tally! Argentina lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 89' Roberto Alvarado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • Another three points for Argentina.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Mexico xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Argentina47% Draw35% Mexico18%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
81%
Draw or Mexico
53%
Argentina or Mexico
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina26% Draw63% Mexico11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.9%
1 – 0
20.5%
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
1.8%
2 – 2
1.5%
4 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Mexico covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 27% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.