The Saudi Arabia national team was eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing 1-2 to their Mexican counterpart in a meeting that brought them together at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar’s capital Doha, in the third and final round of the Group C tournament.
The first half ended in a negative draw against the background of the brilliant goalkeeper of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Awais, who blocked the Mexican striker Alexis Vega in the third minute, and after the mutual attacks of the two teams, specifically in the 13th minute, the referee awarded a free kick in favor of the Saudi Arabia team at the border Mexico’s penalty area, which was hit by a player Muhammad Canno outside the goal, so that the game between the two teams continued against the backdrop of constant pressure from Mexico and good defense against the Saudi Arabia team, who almost scored the first goal at 45 + 6 minutes, but the kick Ali Al-Hassan’s head went out of bounds, so that the first half ended in a goalless draw, which witnessed the exit of the defender Ali Al-Bulaikhi. Injury and exit Riad Sharahili.
With the start of the second half, the Mexican team managed to get through Henri Martin in the 48th minute, and five minutes later Luis Chavez added a second goal from a free kick, so that the game continued after that between the two teams. , and in the fifth minute of extra time, Salem Al-Dosari managed to close the difference by scoring a goal. The first thing that ended the match, Al-Akhdar was eliminated from the tournament, finishing in fourth place with 3 points, accompanied by the Mexican team, which finished third with “4 points”, while Argentina, leaders of the group, qualified with 6 points, defeating Poland 2-0, who accompanied them to the next round. group “4 points” with a goal difference from Mexico.
