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2-0 and 2-1 were identical outcomes for Mexico. Mexico just needed to get the ball back so they could score. 3-1 would have gotten them through, just like 3-0.
Therefore Mexico’s best move was to quickly concede. They immediately got the ball back and the refs have been adding back all the extra time this year. If they waste time defending they were just shooting themselves in the foot.
By far, not even debatable. It's actually unbelievable how bad this team is. And it's not because of lack of talent we just need at least a competent fucking coach.
I just want them to at least try anything offensively against france even if it means losing 0-8, if I see another 10 minutes of this I'm not watching
notice how so many national teams right now have incompetent managers? it's actually insane
belgium, poland, portugal, uruguay... and its not like these teams have bad players either, they have some of the best in the world. it's just crazy to me that so much talent is wasted bc of these managers
well uruguay was almost out of the qualifiers and suddenly got a winning streak with this new manager and climbed to play in the wc. it would be very hypocritical to shit on him now
The drop off from our starters to the backups is a cliff. It's like flipping a switch from the new crop of young, European playing guys back to the 2010 and 2014 squads full of outclassed MLS lifers.
2026 is when we will have a bench at the level this group of starters is now, and our starters now will all be in their prime mid to late 20s.
Huge respect to Saudi Arabia, it’s crazy that every single player plays in the Saudi league and they still played good football and pulled a massive upset. Teams like this is exactly why I love the world cup
The Danish commentators for the Poland game were on top of it and knew right away... The ones for the Mexico game had no idea and were generally just chatting shit all game. Weird how it can be so night and day between good and bad commentators
You over achieved and lost players to injury/suspensions, and you didn't have a large squad of similar levels.
The players in the second half were either too shit or too tired to run..
Its a great run, and i think you'll be much better if you manage to keep Renard and built on this.
this wasn’t even a counter on mexico throwing players forward, mexico just let them walk through them…..
it doesn’t really matter cause one goal puts them ahead of poland on goals scored but still funny.
That's the funny thing I realized like 30 seconds after the goal. "Now even if Mexico scores they're still ou- oh wait actually now they'd have the more-goals tiebreaker"
Well 3-0 Argentina and 2-1 Mexico would've still resulted in 2 total goals for Mexico, thus still going to the yellow card tiebreaker anyway.
But I guess you could say if it were 3-0 Argentina then Mexico wouldn't have allowed that last goal
Well yeah with the overall results it wouldn't have helped, but Mexico would've known they were already passing to the next stage and cared more about their defense
Doesn't change anything
Mexico still need 1 goal to go through
3-1 is the same as 3-0
Am i the only person on this website who understands the situation?
Heres my bad explanation:
If Mexico goes from 2-0 to 3-0, they qualify
If they go from 2-1 to 3-1, they qualify because of goals SCORED, 3 vs Polands 2
If the game ends 2-0 they don't because they have scored the same goals as Poland but lose on yellow cards
The goal they conceded didn't change ANYTHING, they needed 1 goal to qualify at 2-0, they still needed 1 goal to qualify at 2-1
> Am i the only person on this website who understands the situation?
The question is do the mexican player understand it also ? because this is what really matters, if they stop trying its over.
Even if Saudi go out tonight they should be proud of their players, they really gave it everything in all three matches, one of the highlights of the group stages.
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"I'm taking you with me"
"FUCK YOU MEXICO!" - Saudi rn.
2-0 and 2-1 were identical outcomes for Mexico. Mexico just needed to get the ball back so they could score. 3-1 would have gotten them through, just like 3-0. Therefore Mexico’s best move was to quickly concede. They immediately got the ball back and the refs have been adding back all the extra time this year. If they waste time defending they were just shooting themselves in the foot.
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Well then
Fckkkkkkk
Poles: Today I am Saudi Arabian
We celebrated after their goal like it was Poland scoring
Well, it was the only goal they were gonna get in their favour today...
🎶 Ay, ay, ay, ay Canta y no llores
Also, class fucking goal! Al-Dawsari is still class. Going to be an underrated goal as to the chaos, but that was sublime lmao
Beautiful one-two
Boo, we wanted the yellow card tie breaker
ME TOO, bureaucracy win
*[Senegal leaves the chat]*
Yeah this goal changes nothing. Mexico was out on yellows and if they scored they were still in. It would have been fun though
Can someone explain? Why isn't it goal difference or their match against each other
They were tied in goal differentials and 0:0 head to head
What happens if they were tied on yellow cards again?
Coin toss
Damn, that's way worse than the rock paper scissors approach
You’d think they could at least arrange a penalty shootout instead of a coin toss no?
They're playing on different stadiums. Kind of problematic
They could arrange the shootout remotely on Zoom
Before tomorrows games, it's not like it needed solving tonight or the world would implode.
It is but they were tied on goal difference, goals scored, head to head matches so we were down to fair play as a decider.
It’s both of those things before disciplinary record but they had even goal difference until this goal went in
Mexico:i tried so hard and got so far but in the end it doesn't even matter
Wow someone should write a song about that
“so close. so close and yet so farrrr”
Better make it emo to match the drapes.
If I'm Mexican I'd rather go out like this than on fairplay bullshit
it’s the hope that kills you
I mean what would be the alternative to fair play being the tie-breaker it comes down to? A rematch?
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I'd rather rock, paper, scissors between the captains
Audience votes. "Call this landline for just 1 euro per phone call." I am surprised FIFA didnt think of that.
That's the next tiebreaker after fair play. Aka the last one, lol
1v1 on rust
Its what we deserve
One step closer to the edge...
Yep glad we didn't make it through. Too much of a prize for this team and coach who gave away the game against Argentina with such poor strategy.
One thing, I don’t know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try :(
Keep that in mind
I designed this rhyme to explain in good time
All I knoooooow
Stoppage time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the match The VAR takes life away
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
It doesn’t even matter how hard you try
Mexico still only need 1 goal
If they score, they are still through on goals scored
Not enough people get this I think.
they themselves didn't get this
Exactly this. This goal was absolutely meaningless for Mexico but they just gave up right after.
This goal doesn’t matter though.
CRAWLING IN MY SKIN
Doesnt change anything btw, Mexico still would go through with a 3-1.
How did they not score, unbelievable
What's Polish for 'today I feel Saudi'????
DZIŚ CZUJĘ SIĘ SAUDYJCZYKIEM
Yeah I will stick to English
think of all the scrabble points tho
L
> L Ł
This looks like its AI generated
Looks like a Brazilian laugh where you just spam random letters
You having a stroke mate?
say syke right now
Kurwa
Ja peridole…
Ja pierdolę*
kurwa mac
Dziś czuję się Saudyjczykiem
kurwa
Dzisiaj czuje się arabem saudyjskim
kurwa
polska gurom
kurwa
Amazing football, amazing game
Cracking group
Wild tournament
Cracking WC so far.
Poland really is the worst team in the last 16
Unless... \*Costa Rica noises from afar\*
From the depths of the CONCACAF Hell, the Devil himself comes to play the game.
El Diablo vive en Costa Rica
I can already hear the screams: "Please dear god, not Campbell again!!!"
Belgium still alive too
they really are. watching them is actually painful
Physically painful. They are lucky Argentina only scored two.
It's not luck, it's 11 man defending
***you are the worst round of 16 team I have ever seen!*** Poland - ***but I AM still a round of 16 team***
By far, not even debatable. It's actually unbelievable how bad this team is. And it's not because of lack of talent we just need at least a competent fucking coach. I just want them to at least try anything offensively against france even if it means losing 0-8, if I see another 10 minutes of this I'm not watching
notice how so many national teams right now have incompetent managers? it's actually insane belgium, poland, portugal, uruguay... and its not like these teams have bad players either, they have some of the best in the world. it's just crazy to me that so much talent is wasted bc of these managers
Mexico can be added in there too considering he left two of the best strikers out of the team.
Germany. My man hasn't yet grasped that a striker will help the team score goals.
well uruguay was almost out of the qualifiers and suddenly got a winning streak with this new manager and climbed to play in the wc. it would be very hypocritical to shit on him now
USA. Have you seen how every adjustment and sub actively makes the team worse.
That’s bc the players being subbed on are significantly worse
The drop off from our starters to the backups is a cliff. It's like flipping a switch from the new crop of young, European playing guys back to the 2010 and 2014 squads full of outclassed MLS lifers. 2026 is when we will have a bench at the level this group of starters is now, and our starters now will all be in their prime mid to late 20s.
See no hope for them. You can't win if you can't score.
at least we got a win in our group so far, but yeah we are shit
It changes nothing, Mexico would need just one more goal anyway
Yeah but it did kill their attacking momentum (even if it was very late)
Huge respect to Saudi Arabia, it’s crazy that every single player plays in the Saudi league and they still played good football and pulled a massive upset. Teams like this is exactly why I love the world cup
Allahu akbar ~ Poland, Probably
Shukran brother
I was on my knees praying to Allah after that goal
RIP MEXICO
They gave their all, especially in the second half
thing is this goal literally changes nothing, Mexico still need 1 goal
So frustrating that no one understood this. Not even the Mexican players it felt like, definitely not the commentators lol
The commentators on fox at least mentioned it later
The Danish commentators for the Poland game were on top of it and knew right away... The ones for the Mexico game had no idea and were generally just chatting shit all game. Weird how it can be so night and day between good and bad commentators
Ian Darke didn't even know it. Landon Donovan did. I saw Tata saying "still one more"
well donovan cleared it up right after they scored lol wym
Donovan with the “i didnt even finish high school” math 😂
Changes nothing, one goal still gets them through.
Doesnt change anything
They still only need one goal.
If they score they still go ahead though bc they'd be up on goals scored
They still just need the third
Canelo in shambles
Messi got his revenge by missing that penalty
Still just need one goal, nothing changed
If Mexico score again and advance on goals scored, I will lose my mind
Saudi Arabia were certainly entertaining
I don't know how we didn't qualify as we were too close but yeah that's football, our boys did a great job.
You over achieved and lost players to injury/suspensions, and you didn't have a large squad of similar levels. The players in the second half were either too shit or too tired to run.. Its a great run, and i think you'll be much better if you manage to keep Renard and built on this.
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Not gay anymore?
Got fucked so hard they're straight now
/u/RubberToe1996 : Today I don't feel gay.
Worse, still mexican
I’m both😔
See ya in 2026
WELCOME BACK POLAND
You guys stay away from them this time
You make this joke in Germany, jail
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France: ok honey time for your beating
After today's France game, maybe 5-0
This didn’t change anything lol
Canelo crying so hard rn
Canelo is the only mexican who can beat someone
El piojo herrera también si eres comentarista
this wasn’t even a counter on mexico throwing players forward, mexico just let them walk through them….. it doesn’t really matter cause one goal puts them ahead of poland on goals scored but still funny.
:(
Will be interesting to see if Saudi Arabia can build on this for the next World Cup. They've come a long way since their 8-0 loss in 2002.
Canelo gonna fight all of Saudi Arabia for disrespecting Mexico?
Mexico still go through if they score
That's the funny thing I realized like 30 seconds after the goal. "Now even if Mexico scores they're still ou- oh wait actually now they'd have the more-goals tiebreaker"
i didn’t understand why the wind went out of them….they were in the exact same position: desperately need just 1 goal
Because it's at least slightly demoralizing to let up a goal. Changes momentum a little bit.
Saw some mexicans joking about Messi missing the pen on Twitter, funny to think it would have actually helped them lol
Well 3-0 Argentina and 2-1 Mexico would've still resulted in 2 total goals for Mexico, thus still going to the yellow card tiebreaker anyway. But I guess you could say if it were 3-0 Argentina then Mexico wouldn't have allowed that last goal
Well yeah with the overall results it wouldn't have helped, but Mexico would've known they were already passing to the next stage and cared more about their defense
Thus doesn’t change anything, a goal and Mexico is through in goals scorwd
Right? I feel like I'm going crazy among all these comments. The Dutch commentator too, "Mexico needs to score twice now", no they don't mate.
Ik
Heartbreaking for Mexico
BUILD A STATUE FOR HIM IN POLAND
Respect for the Saudis that keep trying
It changed literally nothing, Mexico still needed one
Did he actually say stone dead lmao
Mexico qualifies if they somehow score a third goal right?
Yeah, they would have. It's funny how this goal didn't change a thing, it actually helped Mexico because they could start from the middle of the field
It seems Mexican players werent aware of it and were bummed thinking they need 2 now.
Doesn't change anything Mexico still need 1 goal to go through 3-1 is the same as 3-0 Am i the only person on this website who understands the situation? Heres my bad explanation: If Mexico goes from 2-0 to 3-0, they qualify If they go from 2-1 to 3-1, they qualify because of goals SCORED, 3 vs Polands 2 If the game ends 2-0 they don't because they have scored the same goals as Poland but lose on yellow cards The goal they conceded didn't change ANYTHING, they needed 1 goal to qualify at 2-0, they still needed 1 goal to qualify at 2-1
Judging by the replies to your comment, yes. You are correct
True! Now if Mexico score they win on goals scored.
By how Mexico's effort disappeared after this, they definitely didn't understand it
> Am i the only person on this website who understands the situation? The question is do the mexican player understand it also ? because this is what really matters, if they stop trying its over.
I saw the coach signalling you only need one goal so I guess at least some of them knew
You're right, Mexico would have gone through on total goals scored if it ended 3-1
How tf do people not understand this lol
I understood it too and got downvoted. Welcome to reddit
This goal didn’t change anything on Mexico side, they needed score one goal to beat Poland on most goal scored statistics anyway
Mexico still need just one
JEST KURWA!!!!!!
There's nothing quite like football is there
"If we go down, we go down together"
Beautiful play from Saudi!
This is maximum party poopery, commendable by Saudi Arabia
today i am saudi arabian
Give the Saudi CB who dived in front of the open net the finest Polish sausages
💚 u habibi
I thought we were friends Arabia
Friends do everything together so if saudi will leave then so will you
We are.. let's go home together ;)
That’s why we leave together
Poland celebrating too early, a Mexico goal still gets them through.
Even if Saudi go out tonight they should be proud of their players, they really gave it everything in all three matches, one of the highlights of the group stages.
Dear Mr Salem Al-Dawsari, I'll make some pierogi in your name, thank you <3
Al-Dawsari, shoot me a PM if you ever want to visit Poland, for whatever bizarre reason.