Messi's magic sparks Argentina to victory over Mexico
Argentina's World Cup flame flickered on as moments of class from Lionel Messi and substitute Enzo Fernandez settled a bad-tempered clash against Mexico.
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World Cup Podcast: Messi and Mbappe doing Goaty things
Darragh Maloney dials in from Doha to tell Mikey Stafford and James McMahon all about bearing witness to the Kylian Mbappe show at Stadium 974.
Messi magic guides relieved Argentina past Mexico
LUSAIL, Qatar : Sublime strikes by Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez earned Argentina a 2-0 win over feisty Mexico in a pulsating atmosphere at the Lusail Stadium on Saturday and got the South American favourites' World Cup campaign up and running.
Saudi Arabia ‘will keep focused and fighting,’ Coach Renard says
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s soccer players will remain focused and keep fighting until the World Cup’s last moments, their head coach said on Saturday after the team’s 2-0 loss to Poland. “I am proud of my players and football is a team sport in which there is success and failure,” Herve Renard told a press conference. “The most important thing is that we have one match (left) and we must remain focused.” After an epic win against Argentina in their opening game, the Green Falcons failed to soar to the same heights against Robert Lewandowski and his Polish teammates at the Education City Stadium in Qatar and so remain on three points in Group C.
In the zone: Fans flock to Mrsool Park for festival of football
RIYADH: Saudi football fans unable to attend the World Cup in Doha have been enjoying the next best thing thanks to a designated fan zone inside Mrsool Park stadium.
Argentina and Mexico fire blanks in feisty first half
LUSAIL, Qatar : Argentina and Mexico were goalless at the break after a feisty but scrappy opening period, with both sides lacking a touch of composure and quality in the final third in Saturday's Group C clash at a raucous Lusail Stadium.
Five things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s 2-0 defeat to Poland
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia lost 2-0 to Poland at Education City in Qatar on Saturday and remain on three points after two games in World Cup Group C. Here are five things we learned from the match: Saudi Arabia deserved something It was an entertaining encounter that should have contained more goals, and many of them could have gone to Saudi Arabia. There may have been concerns that the win over Argentina was so big that it would be hard for coach Herve Renard to get his players down from cloud nine and focus on the task at hand, but that was not the issue.
Argentina ring the changes for Mexico match
LUSAIL, Qatar : Lionel Scaloni made five changes to his Argentina side for Saturday's Group C clash against Mexico as the South Americans return to the scene of their shock defeat by Saudi Arabia, hoping to reignite their pursuit of a third World Cup title.