“We have peace of mind and it's back in our hands again,” says Lionel Messi after facing the prospect of an Argentina elimination before their electric win over Mexico. FIFAWorldCup
LUSAIL, Qatar – Argentina eased the pressure from their shock opening World Cup defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia by beating Mexico and can now approach their final group game against Poland with peace of mind, captain Lionel Messi said.
The Argentine, competing in his fifth World Cup at age 35, has won every other major title in his career but has failed to lift the coveted trophy despite making the final in 2014. Mexico, who have now lost all four World Cup clashes with Argentina, have one point and must beat Saudi Arabia, on three, to have any chance of continuing their run of making the last 16 in the last seven World Cups, but even that might not be enough.
Apart from a Lautaro Martinez effort that was well off the mark and another from Messi, Argentina were toothless up front. The stadium erupted in cheers once more with Fernandez’s late strike which sealed Argentina’s first win in the tournament and rekindled Messi’s hopes of a first ever World Cup title that would match that of the late Maradona from 1986.Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni acknowledged that his team had been under immense pressure before the match and that the overwhelming feeling after the win was one of relief.
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