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Saudi Arabia v Mexico Preview

Saudi Arabia v Mexico Preview

Mayes Yousef

Saudi Arabi will take on Mexico tonight in a Group C match at Lusail Stadium.

El Tri, as the Mexican team are known, have not scored once at this year’s tournament, playing out a goalless draw against Poland in their opener, followed by a 2-0 loss to Argentina. They now need to beat the Green Falcons, as Saudi Arabia are known, by at least three goals if they are to secure a spot in the last 16.

It is a match that neither side can afford to lose.

Poland will need to beat Argentina if Mexico win with a lower margin. That grouping of results would see Mexico and Poland qualifying for the next round.

Kick-off is at 22:00 Doha time.

Saudi Arabia line-up: Al Owais, Tambakti, Al Amri, Al Bulaihi, Al Ghanam, Alhassan, Kanno, Abdulhamid, Al-Buraikan, Al-Dawsari, Al-Shehri 

Mexico line-up: Ochoa, Gallardo, Moreno, Montes, Sanchez, Chavez, Alvarez, Vega, Pineda, Lozano, Martin