Everything you need to know about the group that includes Lionel Messi's Argentina
Group C of the 2022 World Cup featured Lionel Messi's Argentina alongside Poland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
Argentina bounced back from a surprise loss against Saudi Arabia to comfortably dispatch Mexico and Poland 2-0, in the process topping the group.
Poland barely made it through to the next round of games, with their excellent disciplinary record and solid defence giving them an edge over Mexico.
Mexico left it too late for any hope of getting through to the knockout stages and will particularly rue the chances they didn't take in their final game.
While Saudi Arabia couldn't build on their surprise opening day victory against favourites Argentina, they will leave the tournament with their heads held high, and memories which will be remembered for generations.
Group C fixtures and results
Date
KO time (local time)
Fixture
Venue
November 22
13:00
Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Lusail Iconic Stadium
November 22
19:00
Mexico 0-0 Poland
Stadium 974
November 26
16:00
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia
Education City Stadium
November 26
22:00
Argentina 2-0 Mexico
Lusail Iconic Stadium
November 30
22:00
Poland 0-2 Argentina
Stadium 974
November 30
22:00
Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico
Lusail Iconic Stadium
AdvertisementGroup C table
Position
Country
Played
W
D
L
GD
Points
1
Argentina
3
2
0
1
+1
6
2
Poland
3
1
1
1
+0
4
3
Mexico
3
1
1
1
-1
4
4
Saudi Arabia
3
1
0
2
-2
3
Group C squads
Argentina squad
GoalkeepersMartinez, Rulli, ArmaniDefendersMolina, Montiel, Pezzella, Otamendi, Romero, Martinez, Tagliafico, Acuna, FoythMidfieldersRodriguez, De Paul, Palacios, MacAllister, Fernandez, Gomez, ParedesAttackersMessi, Correa, Martinez, Dybala, Alvarez, Almada, Di Maria
Saudi Arabia squad
GoalkeepersAl Rubaie, Al-Owais, Al-AqidiDefendersAl-Ghanam, Madu, Al-Amri, Al-Bulaihi, Abdulhamid, Al-Shahrani, Tambakti, Al-BreikMidfieldersAl-Faraj, S. Al-Dawsari, Al-Hassan, Al-Najei, Al-Abed, N. Al-Dawsari, Sharahili, Bahebri, Kanno, Otayf, Al-AboudAttackersAl-Buraikan, Asiri, Al-Shehri
Poland squad
GoalkeepersSzczesny, Skorupski, GrabaraDefendersGummy, Kiwior, Bednarek, Wieteska, Glik, Bereszynski, Jedrejczyk, CashMidfieldersKrychowiak, Grosicki, Zurkowski, Skoras, Kaminski, S. Szymanski, Zielinski, Frankowski, Bielik, D. SzymanskiMilik, Lewandowski, Swiderski, Piatek
Mexico squad
GoalkeepersOchoa, Talavera, CotaDefendersSanchez, Araujo, Arteaga, Alvarez, Gallardo, Montes, Moreno, VazquezMidfieldersPineda, Rodriguez, Antuna, Alvarado, Herrera, Gutierrez, Chavez, Romo, Guardado, Alvarez, LozanoAttackersMartin, R. Funes Mori, Jimenez, VegaKick-off times in UK, USA & India
Qatar time
UK
USA (ET)
India
13:00
11:00
06:00
15:30
16:00
14:00
09:00
18:30
18:00
16:00
11:00
20:30
19:00
17:00
12:00
21:30
22:00
20:00
15:00
00:30