Argentina to recover from shame against Saudi Arabia. Emmanuel Adebayor Expert World Cup Prediction & Tips for 26 November 2022

Former Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Tottenham, and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor previews and gives his official betting match prediction for the game between ARGENTINA vs MEXICO in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Group D on 26th November 2022. Will this be THE END of LIONEL MESSI'S WORLD CUP DREAM, or can the Argentine legend inspire ARGENTINA to WORLD CUP GLORY? Find out what Emmanuel Adebayor has to say!

Argentina has been experiencing problems, conflicts and scandals for the last decade that have kept them from focusing on football and prevented Leo Messi from winning his first trophy with the national team. It seemed as though the situation would never change. Still, under Lionel Scaloni, the group began to show spectacular results, winning the America's Cup in 2021. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they intended to break the Italian record for the number of games without defeat.

In their opening game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Argentines were regarded as the clear favourites to win, and they proved it from the very first minutes against modest Saudi Arabia. The Blue Whites took the lead in the game's opening stages and then scored three more times, but each time from offside. It seemed that they would score again with a little more time, but after the break, the Argentines conceded twice, and their game fell apart, resulting in a stunning 1:2 defeat.

Argentina got off with the worst possible start losing to Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi and his team made their way to the World Cup in great shape. They haven't lost in 36 games. Argentina began the match with huge confidence and was leading after Lionel Messi converted a penalty. But after half-time, the game completely turned on its head.

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The Mexican national team is one of the most consistent national teams in the world. Not only have the Greens played in the last seven international championships in a row, but they've always won their way out of the group and ended up in the round of 16. At the World Cup 2022, they will try to cope with the first part of the scenario, but it will be tough to do so because their opponents in the group are the formidable Saudi Arabia, Poland and Argentina.

In the opening match of the Mundial, the Mexican team faced the Poles. They created more threats against their opponents, but at the same time, they were awarded a penalty kick in their own goal, which Guillermo Ochoa coped with. Thus, the encounter with equal chances ended in a 0:0 draw, a famous score for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Meanwhile, Mexico drew against Poland and missed a chance to gain the upper hand in their group. Mexico has to win to get points and confidence. It is going to take a lot of work for them.

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The Argentinian team had put themselves in the highly unusual position of doing too well before the start of World Cup 2022. Of course, this should not be the case for the Blues, which is why they lost to Saudi Arabia in the opening stages of the Mundial, to find themselves in typical conditions of needing to save the nation. Four years earlier, they got out of a tough tournament with honour, and now they will also start rectifying the situation.

Argentina hasn't conceded in their last five consecutive matches ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Still, they showed in their game against Saudi Arabia that they had not lost this skill, so the Mexicans would have a chance to prove themselves in the attack. But pay attention that they allowed 20 goals in their last six games (3.33 goals per game average).

Argentina and Mexico need three points to keep their chances alive for round 16. Argentina lost their first game, so now they are back to fight. They have to play a strong game. Lionel Scaloni's boys should be ready to win. They have to win, or they will be out.