FIFA announced on its Twitter account that the attendance at Lusail Stadium during Saturday’s match between Argentina and Mexico is the highest in World Cup history since the 1994 final, when the match was attended by 94,194.
According to FIFA, the match at Lusail Stadium was attended by 88,966 people.
Notably, the 1994 World Cup final, which FIFA says witnessed the largest crowd in the stadium, was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, USA on July 17, 1994, and the match was between Brazil and Italy. .
Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scored two beautiful goals as Argentina beat Mexico 2-0 in a tumultuous atmosphere at Lusail Stadium on Saturday to claim their first World Cup victory.
And after his sudden 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of Group C, the Argentina national team knew that the defeat would knock them out of the tournament, but they started the match unsuccessfully and ran into difficulties. facing high pressure from Mexico and Messi didn’t have enough time or space to play comfortably.
The Argentine captain disappeared in the first half, his only contribution being a header over the bar as his team failed to create any real chances.
But he got the ball out of the penalty area from a pass to Angel Di Maria and Messi didn’t miss the goal and hit a low that went over the defenders’ legs and into the net. Fernandes doubled the score in the 87th minute with a great strike.
Argentina moved up to second with three points, one point behind leaders Poland, before facing two teams at the end of the group stage. Saudi Arabia is third with three points, tied with Argentina but trailing on goal difference.
Messi, Argentina’s captain, said the team eased pressure on him after a surprise defeat in the Group C opening game of the World Cup final against Saudi Arabia when he beat Mexico on Saturday. let him enter his last group stage match against Poland as long as he feels comfortable.
Messi said: “This is a heavy burden that we have thrown off our shoulders. We feel peace of mind because everything is in our hands again.”
“I think the first half was difficult because of the situation we were in and the need to win,” added Messi. The goal changed the course of the game.”
He continued: “We needed to win, but the match had to be played that way. We had to win so that everyone was calm and could have a different attitude towards the match with Poland, ”reports Reuters. .
