What’s their weakness? Two things. 1) They are stagnating. Mexico were the second-oldest team (after Costa Rica) at the 2018 World Cup and the oldest North American side to qualify for Qatar. Age does usually provide experience but there are feelings that Mexico are failing to evolve, particularly in comparison to the US and Canada with their emerging generations of youth talent.
2) Scoring goals. Canada (23) and the US (21) scored more third-round qualifying goals than Mexico, who managed the same number as Panama (17). Raul Jimenez was Mexico’s top scorer and all three of his goals were penalties. “We’ve had problems in the final third that result from bad decisions with the final pass, finishing plays poorly from wide areas, and then (the player) who’s in a position to score isn’t clinical, ” was Martino’s assessment in qualifying. The absence of injured Jesus Corona compounds the problem, so much so that there was a significant clamour to recall the 34-year-old former Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez.
We move on to Group C, which features two-time winners Argentina, World Cup regulars Mexico (despite what Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Cristian Romero thinks), play-off winners Poland and Saudi Arabia. You can read Group A, Group B and Group D here, and groups E to H will be published later this week…Argentina Head coach: Lionel Scaloni (since 2018) Captain: Lionel Messi Qualifying record: P17 W11 D6 L0 GF27 GA8 2018 World Cup: Round of 16 Average age of squad in qualifying: 28 years 6 months Most caps in squad: Lionel Messi (164) Top scorer in squad: Lionel Messi (90) How they play (tactics and formations)Lionel Messi has historically carried Argentina but this iteration of the side is more balanced than ever before.
As per FBref, at Copa America 2021, his figure for progressive passes (42) was nearly double that of the next-best Argentinian, Rodrigo De Paul (22). Argentina’s shape facilitated him dropping deep to receive from centre-backs and dribble or pass forwards into the wingers or No 9. 1 – Lionel Messi, in the Copa América 2021, was the player with the most: ✅ Goals (4, tied with Luis Díaz)✅ Assists (5)✅ Chances created (21, tied with Neymar)✅ Shots (28)✅ Shots on target (11) Champion.
We see the latter here, with Hector Herrera dropping deeper to receive the ball from centre-back Nestor Araujo…… Herrera whips a one-touch pass directly into the winger Jesus Corona (blue arrow) and Mexico end up five versus four, eventually winning a corner. This directness is because of their quality in wide areas. They were the top side in the continent in qualifying for chance-creating carries (76) — i. e. dribbles ending in a shot or a pass that assists a shot from a team-mate.
By playing early into the wingers they can create more one-v-one situations against an opposition full-back. Their key player(s)Veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is supercharged by these tournaments and is set to take part in his fifth World Cup. A back-up in 2006 and 2010, the 37-year-old excelled in 2014 and 2018 and played every minute of qualifying this year. The graphic below shows the on-target shots that Ochoa faced in the last two World Cups. He prevented four goals more than the average goalkeeper would be expected to — according to expected goals on target (xGOT) data, which is the quality of the shot when it reaches the goalmouth. He made the most saves of any goalkeeper at the last World Cup (25) and his continued presence in the national team is as much a reflection of his quality as it is Mexico’s issues when it comes to squad depth.
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Liam Tharme will look at each team’s playing style, strengths, weaknesses and key players, and highlight things to keep an eye on during the tournament. Expect to see screengrabs analysing tactical moments in games, embedded videos of key clips to watch, the occasional podcast clip and data visualisation to highlight patterns and trends — think of yourself as a national team head coach and this is a mini opposition dossier for you to read pre-match.
Scaloni normally plays a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 — the former when facing sides who threaten in attacking transition and the latter if Argentina are going to dominate. Scaloni showed his tactical flexibility against Brazil in the 2021 Copa America final, where Argentina went 4-4-2. Argentina won that game to lift their first continental title in 28 years and are, arguably, in their best form ever. They are 35 consecutive games unbeaten, winning 24 and drawing 11 — an unbeaten group stage would break Italy’s record for the longest streak without losing by any nation (37 games between 2018 and 2021).
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Read more: How to win the World Cup: The lessons teams can learn from previous winnersOne thing to watch“El quinto partido” — the fifth game. Mexico have qualified from the group stage at each World Cup since 1994 but have fallen at the first knockout hurdle every time. They have never won a knockout game outside Mexico. Their likely route to the final, predicting a second-place Group C finish behind Argentina, would see them face holders France in the round of 16.
What’s their weakness? A team at any level cannot remain 35 games unbeaten, winning one major tournament and qualifying for a second, with significant weaknesses — so this is hypercritical. During that narrow shootout win against Colombia, Luis Diaz’s incisive runs and counter-attacking threat caused them their biggest problems at the 2021 Copa America. Argentina’s high defensive line could not deal with his pace and they resorted to fouling him — seven times in total, the most on the pitch, and he still scored the equaliser, assisted by a through ball. One thing to watchIncredibly fast starts. Argentina scored nine first-half goals without conceding at Copa America 2021, including four times in the first 15 minutes. They were winning at half-time in 12 of 17 qualifying matches. When winning they balance defensive possession with moments of high pressing and can exploit overly expansive opponents with counter-attacks.
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A nice easy game to break the curse and go beyond that stage for the first time. Mexico in the round of 16 WORLD CUPELIMINATED BYSCORELINE2018Brazil0-22014Netherlands1-22010Argentina1-32006Argentina1-2 AET2002USA0-21998Germany1-21994Bulgaria1-1 (Bulgaria win on penalties) Saudi Arabia Manager: Herve Renard Captain: Salman Al-Faraj Qualifying record: P10 W7 D2 L1 GF12 GA6 2018 World Cup: Group stages Average age of squad in qualifying: 28 years 3 months Most caps in squad: Yasser Al-Shahrani (70) Top scorer in squad: Salem Al-Dawsari (17) How they play (tactics and formations)They are massive outsiders in this group but Herve Renard has overseen an evolution since taking charge in July 2019 — their FIFA ranking has jumped from 70th to 51st and they are making consecutive World Cup appearances for the first time since 2002 and 2006, reaching Qatar with their best qualifying campaign ever.
The graphic below shows their attacking approach compared to other Asian teams in qualifying. They averaged the lowest direct upfield speed (Y-axis), reflecting patience in their play, and one of the highest passes per sequence (X-axis) average, indicating consistent, elaborate attacking patterns. They are improving under Renard but are the worst of the Asian sides in FIFA rank and across key attacking stats. The table below shows these and ranks them against the other four nations who reached Qatar through the Asian qualifying (Iran, Japan, Australia and South Korea). Notably, they were the best in both boxes and that mitigated their shortcomings — Saudi Arabia had the highest “big chance” conversion rate (41. 2 per cent) and opponents scored just 14.
GO DEEPERWorld Cup state of play: Argentina's ‘Scaloneta’ carry a beleaguered nationTheir build-up approach is varied. Argentina have sufficient quality to play through teams, from progressive centre-backs who can dribble and pass forward, or with passing circuits between a fluid central midfield three. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is also a talented distributor and can play short to bait the press before playing over it. Looking at the graphic below, from their victorious Copa America, we can see that Argentina had above-average passes per sequence (X-axis) which reflects more elaborate possessional play, though they were less pass-heavy than finalists Brazil.
He has a track record of developing teams and is the only coach to win the AFCON with two different countries: Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015. Typically, Saudi Arabia play a 4-2-3-1 with narrow wingers and wide, overlapping full-backs. Often they look for big switches from the back four to the wingers. At their best, Renard’s side create chances through intricate passing triangles in wide areas. “A nation such as Saudi Arabia must draw ideas from the greatest to be able one day, in the medium term, be among the best, ” Renard told Arab News in January. They often play short from goal kicks but against higher-quality sides, they struggle to progress through teams and are forced to play directly into the No 9, usually Firas Al-Buraikan.
Coupled with their below-average direct speed (Y-axis) Argentina did not play particularly direct but built up mostly in a slow and intricate fashion. They do not relentlessly press opponents but defend the middle third of the pitch well and pick moments to spring opponents from there. This would normally be in a 4-4-2, with Messi slotting alongside Lautaro Martinez in the two to minimise his defensive responsibility.
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