Group C begins play Tuesday with Argentina-Saudi Arabia kicking issues off early and Mexico-Poland getting going within the early afternoon window. This will likely be Lionel Messi’s final World Cup in his illustrious profession and lots of are hoping the star can seize the one title which has eluded him to date. Mexico and Poland are anticipated to be in a tricky struggle for second place on this group.
Argentina are listed at -250 to win Group C on DraftKings Sportsbook, with Poland checking in at +400 and Mexico coming in at +450. Nevertheless, it’s Mexico who’re barely favored to advance out of the group over Poland. El Tri are -120 to get to the knockout spherical whereas Poland are -110.
Listed below are the standings and upcoming schedule for Group C on the 2022 World Cup.
Group C standings
Poland, 1-1-0, 2 GF, 0 GA, +2 GD, 4 factors
Argentina, 1-0-1, 3 GF, 2 GA, +1 GD, 3 factors
Saudi Arabia, 1-0-1, 2 GF, 3 GA, -1 GD, 3 factors
Mexico, 0-1-1, 0 GF, 2 GA, -2 GD, 1 level
Group C schedule
Tuesday, November 22Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1Mexico 0, Poland 0
Saturday, November 26Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0 — Saudi Arabia dominated possessions (64%-36%) and photographs (16 whole, 5 on objective vs. 9 whole, 3 on objective), however Poland made essentially the most of their alternatives. Piotr Zielinski scored within the thirty ninth minute and Robert Lewandowski added some insurance coverage within the 82nd minute. Poland now awaits Argentina-Mexico to find out whether or not they want a win or draw in opposition to Argentina on Wednesday, or if they’ll advance to the knockout stage with a loss.
Argentina 2, Mexico 0 — Lionel Messi scored within the sixty fourth minute and Enzo Fernández added insurance coverage within the 87th minute to beat El Tri. Argentina strikes into second place with a two objective edge in objective differential over Saudi Arabia heading into the ultimate spherical of group stage matches.
Wednesday, November 30Argentina vs. Poland, 2 p.m. ETMexico vs. Saudi Arabia, 2 p.m. ET