Sports Mole previews Wednesday’s World Cup clash between Saudi Arabia and Mexico, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
The race to qualify from World Cup 2022 Group C is set to go right down to the wire, as Saudi Arabia and Mexico prepare to face off in Wednesday’s clash at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
With at least one of Argentina and Poland set to drop points in their top-two battle, all four sides are still in with a shot of progressing to the last-16 stage.
Match preview
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From the highs of defeating tournament favourites Argentina to the lows of a 2-0 loss to Poland, Herve Renard‘s Saudi Arabia were brought crashing back down to earth at the weekend and missed the opportunity to seal a historic knockout place.
An inspired performance from Wojciech Szczesny helped get Poland over the line, with the Juventus man saving from Salem Al-Dawsari‘s penalty either side of goals from Piotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski, the latter’s first at the World Cup at the age of 34.
Having now been bumped down to third in the Group C standings, Saudi Arabia’s…
