Argentina, Poland and Saudi Arabia, Mexico’s three rivals in Group C of the Qatar World Cup, saw action this week.
Poland was first on Thursday against the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League, while Argentina and Saudi Arabia played friendlies against similar rivals in search of the pace for the World Cup in Qatar.
The Netherlands team did not fail during their visit to Warsaw after beating Poland 0-2 on Thursday, in a match in which Louis Van Gaal’s men were clearly superior to their rival.
Lewandowski, who came to the appointment after scoring eight goals in the last five games of the Spanish championship, he barely disturbed goalkeeper Remko Pasveer in the first half, who at almost 39 years made his debut this Thursday with the “oranje” team.
A gray panorama in attack for the Polish team that will have to think about the variants for the World Cup when there are less than two months left.
Ecuador and Saudi Arabia, which will be present at the World Cup in Qatar, drew 0-0 in the friendly match that pitted them at the Enrique Roca stadium in Murcia before some 10.000 spectators and with the stands dressed in yellow by the Ecuadorian fans.
The group led by the Argentine Gustavo Alfaro dominated more and hardly went through moments of trouble, but errors in the definition and the good performance of the Saudi goalkeeper Mohammed Al -Owais prevented him from winning.
Fatigue caused the pace to drop and the Arabs, led by Frenchman Hervé Renard, defended well enough to finish the match without conceding.
Argentina defeated Honduras 3-0 this Friday with an exhibition by Leo Messi, who scored two goals at a party for the Albiceleste fans in Miami (USA).
Lionel Scaloni’s team maintained its usual line showing a very showy game and dominating from start to finish with Messi in his role as leader.
The player of the French PSG was the main playmaker and scored two goals: one from a penalty and the other from a beautiful bill.
Therefore, Argentina looks like a clear favorite not only to win the Group but also to go far in the Cup, while Poland and Saudi Arabia have not yet found their best football, a detail that the Mexican team could take advantage of.
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