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ARGENTINA vs. MEXICO
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 FNB Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ARGENTINA
3 – 1
MEXICO
✦ REFEREE: Roberto Rosetti
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 26' ⚽ Carlos Tevez
  • 33' ⚽ Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 45' •
  • 52' ⚽ Carlos Tevez
  • 62' •
  • 69' •
  • 71' ⚽ Javier Hernández
  • 79' •
  • 87' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 51% POSSESSION 49% MEX
ARG 11 SHOTS 16 MEX
ARG 6 SHOTS ON TARGET 6 MEX
ARG 11 FOULS 26 MEX
ARG 3 SAVES 3 MEX
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 MEX
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKSergio Romero
  2. DFNicolás Burdisso
  3. DFMartín Demichelis
  4. DFJavier Mascherano
  5. DFGabriel Heinze
  6. DFNicolás Otamendi
  7. MFLionel Messi
  8. MFÁngel Di María
  9. MFMaxi Rodríguez
  10. FWGonzalo Higuaín⚽
  11. FWCarlos Tevez⚽⚽
SUBSTITUTES
  • Juan Sebastián Verón▲ 69'
  • Javier Pastore▲ 87'
  • Jonás Gutiérrez▲ 79'
MEXICO
STARTING XI
  1. GKÓscar Pérez
  2. DFMaza
  3. DFRicardo Osorio
  4. DFCarlos Salcido
  5. DFEfraín Juárez
  6. MFGerardo Torrado
  7. MFAndrés Guardado
  8. MFRafael Márquez
  9. FWJavier Hernández⚽
  10. FWAdolfo Bautista
  11. FWGiovani Dos Santos
SUBSTITUTES
  • Pablo Barrera▲ 45'
  • Guillermo Franco▲ 62'

⚔ 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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