2022 FIFA World Cup Group C

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Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from 22 to 30 November 2022.[1] The group consisted of the national association football teams of Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. The top two teams, Argentina and Poland, advanced to the round of 16. This marked the first time that Mexico did not advance past the first round since 1978.[2]

Teams

The teams were decided by the World Cup draw that took place on 1 April 2022.[3] The group was set to receive one team from each pot, which sorted all World Cup teams by position on the FIFA World Rankings.[3]

FIFA World Cup Group C draw[4]
Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[5]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
C1  Argentina 1 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up 16 November 2021 18th 2018 Winners (1978, 1986) 4 3
C2  Saudi Arabia 4 AFC AFC Third Round Group B winners 24 March 2022 6th 2018 Round of 16 (1994) 49 51
C3  Mexico 2 CONCACAF CONCACAF Third Round runners-up 30 March 2022 17th 2018 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) 9 13
C4  Poland 3 UEFA UEFA Second Round Path B winners 29 March 2022 9th 2018 Third place (1974, 1982) 26 26

Notes

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Summary

The first match of the group was between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. The two teams had faced each other four times prior to the tournament, most recently in 2012, a 0–0 draw in a friendly game, though Argentina beat Saudi Arabia 3–1 back in the 1992 King Fahd Cup.[6] Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina and ended their 36-match unbeaten streak.[7] According to Gracenote, the win was the "most surprising" in World Cup history, with many calling it one of the biggest World Cup upsets in history.[8] This was also the second consecutive time that Argentina did not win their opening match at a World Cup, after drawing 1–1 with Iceland in 2018; and the first time since 1990 that Argentina lost their opening match. Argentina had taken the lead in the 10th minute with a penalty from Lionel Messi, awarded for a foul on Leandro Paredes, which he rolled into the left corner. They also had three goals ruled out for offside. Saudi Arabia equalized in the 48th minute with a low shot to the right corner from Saleh Al-Shehri.[9] They took the lead five minutes later when Salem Al-Dawsari curled the ball into the right corner of the net from just inside the penalty area.[10]

The second match was held between Mexico and Poland. They had met eight times previously including once in the World Cup, in Poland's 3–1 first group stage victory in 1978, and most recently in 2017 in a 1–0 win for Mexico in a friendly.[11] The only shot on target of the first half was from Jorge Sánchez, which was punched away by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.[12] In the 54th minute, Poland captain Robert Lewandowski was awarded a penalty after the Video Assistant Referee judged that Héctor Moreno had fouled the Poland captain inside the penalty area.[13] Guillermo Ochoa saved the penalty taken by Lewandowski, diving to his left, and the game stayed goalless.[14][15] At the other end of the field, Mexico had a chance to win the game as a ball into the penalty area from Edson Álvarez went towards Henry Martín who attempted to head the ball beyond Szczęsny; however, the Poland goalkeeper managed to beat the ball away. Poland failed to win their opening game in a World Cup for the eighth time, having won just one of their nine opening World Cup games, though for the first time since 1986, they did not lose the opening game of a World Cup.[16]

Poland and Saudi Arabia had faced each other four times prior to the tournament most recently in 2006, a 2–1 win for Poland in a friendly game.[17] Piotr Zieliński scored the opening goal for Poland in the 39th minute. At the end of the first half, Saleh Al-Shehri was fouled in the box and was alwarded a penalty kick. However, Salem Al-Dawsari attempt was saved by Wojciech Szczęsny in the first minute of stoppage time. In the second half, an error by Abdulellah Al-Malki led to Robert Lewandowski scoring his first World Cup goal in the 82nd minute as Saudi Arabia were defeated by Poland 2–0.[18] The result meant that Poland did not lose their two opening World Cup games for the first time since 1986.[19]

Argentina and Mexico had played at FIFA World Cups three times. Argentina had won all three: 6–3 group stage victory in 1930, 2–1 round of 16 win in 2006 and another round of 16 victory by 3–1 in 2010.[citation needed] After a goalless first half,[20] Messi put Argentina into the lead in the 64th minute.[21] Enzo Fernández made it 2–0 and secured the win in the 87th minute with a curled finish to the right corner of the net.[22]

The third matchday encounter between Poland and Argentina was the third time the two nations met in a FIFA World Cup. Wojciech Szczęsny made a penalty save in the first half to deny Lionel Messi, only to concede twice for the first time in this FIFA World Cup, when Argentina scored two goals in the second half, the first by Alexis Mac Allister with a low shot to the left corner and the second from Julián Álvarez with a shot to the top right corner as the Argentines won 2–0, topping the group with two wins.[23] Despite this, Poland would eventually join Argentina in the last sixteen thanks to a superior goal difference than Mexico.[24]

Saudi Arabia and Mexico had met five previous times, most recently in 1999, a 5–1 win for Mexico at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.[citation needed] After a goalless first half, Mexico struck twice in the second half, first with a volley from a corner kick by Henry Martín in the 47th minute and then with a thunderous free kick by Luis Chávez in the 52th minute. However, Mexico failed to find a third goal, which they needed to overtake Poland on goal difference – Mexico had received more yellow cards than Poland and would have been eliminated on this basis if the teams finished level on points, goal difference, and goals scored. Salem Al-Dawsari, however, scored in the 5th minute of added time with a goal after a one-two, which confirmed both teams' elimination from the tournament as Mexico claimed the 2–1 win.[25] This result also meant Mexico failed to advance to the knockout stage for the first time since 1978, while Saudi Arabia failed to advance past the group stage for the fifth consecutive World Cup, having only achieved just once in the country's debut in 1994.

Standings

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In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group C, Argentina, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Australia.
  • The runners-up of Group C, Poland, advanced to play the winners of Group D, France.

Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

Argentina
Saudi Arabia
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 26 Nahuel Molina
CB 13 Cristian Romero Substituted off 59'
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted off 71'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 5 Leandro Paredes Substituted off 59'
RW 11 Ángel Di María
LW 17 Papu Gómez Substituted off 59'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 22 Lautaro Martínez
Substitutions:
DF 25 Lisandro Martínez Substituted in 59'
FW 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted in 59'
MF 24 Enzo Fernández Substituted in 59'
MF 8 Marcos Acuña Substituted in 71'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
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GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais Booked 90+2'
RB 12 Saud Abdulhamid Booked 82'
CB 17 Hassan Al-Tambakti
CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi Booked 75'
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani Substituted off 90+9'
DM 8 Abdulellah Al-Malki Booked 67'
RM 9 Firas Al-Buraikan Substituted off 89'
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) Substituted off 45+4'
CM 23 Mohamed Kanno
LM 10 Salem Al-Dawsari Booked 79'
CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri Substituted off 78'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed Booked 88' Substituted in 45+4' Substituted off 89'
DF 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam Substituted in 78'
DF 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Substituted in 89'
FW 25 Haitham Asiri Substituted in 89'
DF 6 Mohammed Al-Breik Substituted in 90+9'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Mohammed Al-Owais (Saudi Arabia)[26]

Assistant referees:
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Nicolas Danos (France)

Mexico vs Poland

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
19:00
Mexico  0–0  Poland
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235463
Stadium 974, Doha
Attendance: 39,369
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Mexico
Poland
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 19 Jorge Sánchez Booked 29'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 15 Héctor Moreno Booked 56'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
DM 4 Edson Álvarez
CM 16 Héctor Herrera Substituted off 71'
CM 24 Luis Chávez
RF 22 Hirving Lozano
CF 20 Henry Martín Substituted off 71'
LF 10 Alexis Vega Substituted off 84'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez Substituted in 71'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted in 71'
FW 21 Uriel Antuna Substituted in 84'
Manager:[note 1]
Argentina Gerardo Martino
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GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
CB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 14 Jakub Kiwior
DM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 13 Jakub Kamiński
CM 19 Sebastian Szymański Substituted off 71'
RW 2 Matty Cash
LW 21 Nicola Zalewski Substituted off 46'
CF 20 Piotr Zieliński Substituted off 87'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Krystian Bielik Substituted in 46'
MF 24 Przemysław Frankowski Booked 76' Substituted in 71'
FW 7 Arkadiusz Milik Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Czesław Michniewicz

Man of the Match:
Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)[27]

Assistant referees:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Fourth official:
Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Poland vs Saudi Arabia

The two teams had faced each other four times, most recently in 2006, a 2–1 win for Poland in a friendly game.

The win against Saudi Arabia marked the first time that Poland avoided defeat in their opening two World Cup matches since 1986, having previously failed to do so in 2002, 2006 and 2018.

Poland
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
CB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 14 Jakub Kiwior Booked 15'
RM 2 Matty Cash Booked 16'
CM 6 Krystian Bielik
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
LM 24 Przemysław Frankowski
AM 20 Piotr Zieliński Substituted off 63'
CF 7 Arkadiusz Milik Booked 19' Substituted off 71'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF 13 Jakub Kamiński Substituted in 63'
FW 23 Krzysztof Piątek Substituted in 71'
Manager:
Czesław Michniewicz
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GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais
RB 12 Saud Abdulhamid
CB 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Booked 45+4'
CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik Substituted off 65'
DM 8 Abdulellah Al-Malki Booked 20' Substituted off 85'
CM 16 Sami Al-Najei Substituted off 46'
CM 23 Mohamed Kanno
RW 9 Firas Al-Buraikan
LW 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)
CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed Substituted in 46'
DF 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam Substituted in 65'
FW 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud Substituted in 85'
MF 24 Nasser Al-Dawsari Substituted in 85' Substituted off 90+5'
FW 19 Hattan Bahebri Substituted in 90+5'
Manager:[note 2]
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)[28]

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)

Argentina vs Mexico

Argentina
Mexico
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 4 Gonzalo Montiel Booked 43' Substituted off 63'
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
CB 25 Lisandro Martínez
LB 8 Marcos Acuña
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 18 Guido Rodríguez Substituted off 57'
RW 11 Ángel Di María Substituted off 69'
LW 20 Alexis Mac Allister Substituted off 69'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 22 Lautaro Martínez Substituted off 63'
Substitutions:
MF 24 Enzo Fernández Substituted in 57'
FW 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted in 63'
DF 26 Nahuel Molina Substituted in 63'
MF 14 Exequiel Palacios Substituted in 69'
DF 13 Cristian Romero Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
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GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Néstor Araujo Booked 22'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
RWB 26 Kevin Álvarez Substituted off 66'
LWB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 24 Luis Chávez
CM 16 Héctor Herrera Booked 66'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c) Substituted off 42'
CF 22 Hirving Lozano Substituted off 73'
CF 10 Alexis Vega Substituted off 66'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Érick Gutiérrez Booked 50' Substituted in 42'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted in 66'
FW 21 Uriel Antuna Substituted in 66'
FW 25 Roberto Alvarado Booked 89' Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)[29]

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)

Poland vs Argentina

Poland
Argentina
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
RB 2 Matty Cash
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 14 Jakub Kiwior
LB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński Substituted off 72'
RM 20 Piotr Zieliński
CM 6 Krystian Bielik Substituted off 62'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Booked 78' Substituted off 83'
LM 24 Przemysław Frankowski Substituted off 46'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
CF 16 Karol Świderski Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
MF 26 Michał Skóraś Substituted in 46'
MF 13 Jakub Kamiński Substituted in 46'
MF 8 Damian Szymański Substituted in 62'
DF 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk Substituted in 72'
FW 23 Krzysztof Piątek Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Czesław Michniewicz
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GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 26 Nahuel Molina
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 8 Marcos Acuña Booked 49' Substituted off 59'
DM 24 Enzo Fernández Substituted off 79'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister Substituted off 83'
RF 11 Ángel Di María Substituted off 59'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
LF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off 79'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Leandro Paredes Substituted in 59'
DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted in 59'
DF 6 Germán Pezzella Substituted in 79'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez Substituted in 79'
MF 16 Thiago Almada Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi was awarded the Man of the Match Award, but passed it to his teammate Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) and hence no man of the match is specified in the official website[30]

Assistant referees:
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)

Saudi Arabia vs Mexico

Saudi Arabia
Mexico
GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais
CB 17 Hassan Al-Tambakti Booked 52'
CB 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Booked 90+1'
CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi Substituted off 37'
RM 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam Substituted off 88'
CM 15 Ali Al-Hassan Booked 34' Substituted off 46'
CM 23 Mohamed Kanno
LM 12 Saud Abdulhamid
RF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan
CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri Booked 28' Substituted off 62'
LF 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)
Substitutions:
MF 26 Riyadh Sharahili Substituted in 37'
DF 3 Abdullah Madu Booked 81' Substituted in 46'
FW 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud Substituted in 62'
FW 19 Hattan Bahebri Booked 90+7' Substituted in 88'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
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GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 19 Jorge Sánchez Substituted off 86'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 4 Edson Álvarez Booked 16' Substituted off 86'
CM 24 Luis Chávez
RW 22 Hirving Lozano
AM 17 Orbelín Pineda Substituted off 77'
LW 10 Alexis Vega Substituted off 46'
CF 20 Henry Martín Substituted off 77'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Uriel Antuna Substituted in 46'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted in 77'
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez Substituted in 77'
DF 26 Kevin Álvarez Substituted in 86'
FW 11 Rogelio Funes Mori Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Luis Chávez (Mexico)[31]

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Simon Bennett (England)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card
 Argentina 1 1 −2
 Poland 1 3 1 −5
 Mexico 2 4 1 −7
 Saudi Arabia 6 2 6 −14

Notes

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