Argentina has started the tournament very badly. They scored 1st against Saudi Arabia and had 3 more goals called off and in the second half, Arabians not only tied the game but also got the lead! Argentina wasn't able to come back and this probably was the biggest World Cup upset of all time. Right now Argentinians are in the last spot in the standings but the good thing is that Mexico drew against Poland and there's just 1 point difference between the three teams.

Mexico wasn't very far away to concede a goal as Poland's biggest star Robert Lewandowski had a penalty kick but Mexico's goalkeeper Memo Ochoa saved the day. Mexico controlled the ball 61% of the time and had 11 shots, while 4 were on target but with an xG rating of 0.72. I have to admit, that Mexicans didn't look very great and they were labeled as favorites in this game. Argentina dominated versus Saudi Arabia as they had 69% ball control, 15 shots, 6 on target and an xG stat of 2.26. Yes, they lost but I don't see again 3 goals called off because of VAR and that kind of loss happens once every 10 years.

There's no doubt that I'm taking Argentina in this game. Argentinians know that they can't afford to lose any more points as that could escalate to group stage exit and very big embarrassment and in this case, their motivation should be sky-high. Both teams have met many times and Argentina has won the last 5 meetings out of 6. The last time when Mexico won was in just 2004. Argentina didn't lose for 36 straight games and now they have to start a new streak. You can't write off the team because of one bad game. I'm not sure that they will reach the 36 games but I'm sure that a losing streak won't start.

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阿根廷队在本届比赛的开局非常糟糕。他们在与沙特阿拉伯的比赛中率先得分，随后又有3个进球被取消。下半场，阿拉伯人不仅扳平了比分，还取得了领先!阿根廷没能扳回一局，这可能是世界杯有史以来最大的冷门。目前阿根廷队在积分榜上垫底，但好消息是墨西哥队战平了波兰队，三支球队之间只有1分的差距。

波兰球星罗伯特·莱万多夫斯基点球破门，但墨西哥门将奥乔亚挽救了局面。墨西哥队61%的时间控制着球，有11次射门，其中4次射正，但xG评分为0.72。我必须承认，墨西哥人看起来不是很好，他们在比赛中被贴上了受欢迎的标签。阿根廷主导了对沙特阿拉伯的比赛，他们69%的控球率，15次射门，6次射正，xG数据为2.26。是的，他们输了，但我不会再看到3个进球因为VAR而被取消，这种损失每10年发生一次。

毫无疑问，我将在这场比赛中战胜阿根廷队。阿根廷人知道他们不能再丢分了，因为这可能会升级到小组赛出局和非常大的尴尬，在这种情况下，他们的动机应该是非常高的。两队交手多次，阿根廷队在6次交手中赢得了最近5次。墨西哥上一次夺冠还是在2004年。阿根廷已经36连胜了，现在他们必须开始新的连胜。你不能因为一场糟糕的比赛就放弃这支球队。我不确定他们能否进入36场比赛，但我确定他们不会开始连败。