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ARGENTINA vs. MEXICO
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Zentralstadion

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME · AFTER EXTRA TIME
ARGENTINA
2 – 1
MEXICO
✦ REFEREE: Massimo Busacca
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 5' ⚽ Rafael Márquez
  • 10' ⚽ Hernán Crespo
  • 38' •
  • 66' •
  • 74' •
  • 75' •
  • 76' •
  • 84' •
  • 98' ⚽ Maxi Rodríguez
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 51% POSSESSION 49% MEX
ARG 11 SHOTS 16 MEX
ARG 6 SHOTS ON TARGET 9 MEX
ARG 19 FOULS 25 MEX
ARG 5 SAVES 3 MEX
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 MEX
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKRoberto Abbondanzieri
  2. DFRoberto Ayala
  3. DFGabriel Heinze
  4. DFLionel Scaloni
  5. DFJuan Pablo Sorin
  6. MFEsteban Cambiasso
  7. MFJuan Román Riquelme
  8. MFMaxi Rodríguez⚽
  9. MFJavier Mascherano
  10. FWJavier Saviola
  11. FWHernán Crespo⚽
SUBSTITUTES
  • Pablo Aimar▲ 76'
  • Carlos Tevez▲ 75'
  • Lionel Messi▲ 84'
MEXICO
STARTING XI
  1. GKOswaldo Javier Ibarra Sanchez
  2. DFCarlos Salcido
  3. DFRafael Márquez⚽
  4. DFAndrés Guardado
  5. DFRicardo Mendoza Osorio
  6. DFJose Antonio Gonzalez Castro
  7. DFMario Mendez
  8. MFPavel Segura Pardo
  9. FWJared Francisco Echavarria Borgetti
  10. FWRamon Higuera Morales
  11. FWFrancisco Fonseca
SUBSTITUTES
  • Gonzalo Reyes▲ 66'
  • Gerardo Torrado▲ 38'
  • Sinha▲ 74'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
MEXICO
El Tri
EST. 1927
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ARGENTINA
▶ MEXICO
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