Mexico received 2-1 in opposition to Saudi Arabia with targets by Henry Martin and Luis Chaves, however the victory was not sufficient for the crew to advance out of Group C.
Mexico tried desperately within the ultimate 20 minutes to get one other purpose — together with an effort by Uriel Antuna within the 87th minute that was dominated offside — however got here up brief.
Mexico has reached the spherical of 16 on the final seven World Cups, tied for the longest present streak with Brazil. However in Qatar, the crew sat on the backside of Group C forward of the must-win match in opposition to Saudi Arabia.
However due to Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Poland in a simultaneous match, Mexico did not advance out of its group for the primary time since 1978.
Saudi Arabia reached the spherical of 16 again in 1994, the crew’s World Cup debut, however hasn’t made it previous the group stage since.
