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Messi, who equalled Diego Maradona’s Argentina document of 21 World Cup matches, was nowhere to be seen for greater than an hour earlier than selecting up an Angel Di Maria go, discovering simply sufficient house and rifling in along with his left foot from 20 metres.
Substitute Fernandez made positive of the three factors when he curled an excellent shot into the highest nook within the 87th minute.
The outcome restored order for the fancied Argentines in Group C after their shock opening 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia.
Argentina, on three factors, can assure progress with a win over Poland, prime on 4, of their ultimate sport on Wednesday.
“At present begins one other World Cup for Argentina,” Messi stated. “I inform folks the identical factor, that they proceed to consider.
“The primary half we did not play as we should always and within the second, after we calmed down, we began to play the ball higher and till the objective we went again to being what we’re.”
Mexico, who’ve now misplaced all 4 World Cup clashes with Argentina, have one level and should beat Saudi Arabia, on three, to have any likelihood of constant their run of creating the final 16 within the final seven World Cups, however even that may not be sufficient.
With the prospect of an Argentina elimination, tensions had been excessive on and off the ball in a scrappy first half however with the 2 units of followers creating an electrical environment within the stadium.
The opening interval didn’t stay as much as the match’s billing with neither staff desirous to commit too many gamers ahead and other than a free kick by Mexico’s Luis Chavez within the ninth minute that sailed previous the goalmouth, there have been few possibilities.
Mexico’s excessive urgent sport stifled most of their opponents’ assault and Argentine talisman Messi, struggled to search out any house to manoeuvre in a congested midfield.
Aside from a Lautaro Martinez effort that was effectively off the mark and one other from Messi, Argentina had been toothless up entrance.
However in a significant blow to Mexico, skipper Andres Guardado, a veteran of 5 World Cups who till then had been a commanding presence in midfield, needed to be taken off injured within the forty second.
The Mexicans nonetheless carved out two extra possibilities earlier than the break with Alexis Vega first curling a free kick over the wall for keeper Emiliano Martinez to avoid wasting and minutes later thundering a shot over the bar.
The South Individuals regarded extra decided after the break however had no actual likelihood earlier than their 35-year captain dragged them out of hassle along with his second objective of the match.
The stadium erupted in cheers as soon as extra with Fernandez’s late strike which sealed Argentina’s first win within the match and rekindled Messi’s hopes of a primary World Cup title.
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