{"id":42272,"date":"2022-11-30T21:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/?p=42272"},"modified":"2022-11-30T21:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:53:49","slug":"mexico-2-1-saudi-arabia-thrilling-game-sees-both-participants-exit-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/mexico-2-1-saudi-arabia-thrilling-game-sees-both-participants-exit-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico 2-1 Saudi Arabia: Thrilling game sees both participants exit World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='DamzHRbfSCRJ5dge4O2qmw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1445833220' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DamzHRbfSCRJ5dge4O2qmw',sig:'nnInaGkdekmJDLBIaPuYHsKf8Yj1DRSRkNvTaFjnJQM=',w:'594px',h:'381px',items:'1445833220',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Mexico and Saudi Arabia are out of the World Cup despite a strong performance from El Tri in a 2-1 win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gerardo Martino will be left fighting for his job after his side were eliminated on goal difference with Poland advancing in their place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s star man Salem Dawasari netted his third ever World Cup goal in added time, but his side had been poor throughout and deservedly lost this deciding fixture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After an exciting opening ten minutes, the first half settled into its rhythm with Mexico holding a lot of unthreatening possession and Saudi Arabia dropping into a mid-block, shuffling side to side in a 4-5-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As minute went by a gap in quality became increasingly apparent momentum clearly building for Mexico and Saudi fans looking uncomfortable in their seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='CrPoWZd6SJFenBYyDHsBXw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1245249158' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'CrPoWZd6SJFenBYyDHsBXw',sig:'OsY6pUsOAS1rO___FfNlaE9QGRBpCdYiRzs3k-XoNv8=',w:'594px',h:'394px',items:'1245249158',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: 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ball before wrapping his left boot around it and bending it back towards the near post before nestling into the side netting for a truly sublime free kick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the 56<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minute El Tri were nearly three goals up, a neat one-two between Hirving Lozano and Mart\u00edn leading to the former prodding home well, only for the offside flag to rule it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With news filtering in from Stadium 974 that Argentina were 2-0 up, Mexico now only needed one goal to get themselves into the round of 16, otherwise they were set to miss out on yellow cards accrued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The players seemed lifted by the occasion, continuing to makes dents in a Saudi Arabian rearguard that was beginning to really creak under the pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty alignleft\"><a 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