🤳 Relive the intense match between 🇲🇽 Mexico and 🇶🇦 Qatar with this highlight reel! ⚽🎞️
Qatar propelled themselves into the knockout stage of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup thanks to a 1-0 victory over Mexico in the final match of Group B on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Qatar’s victory, coupled with a 2-1 Honduras win against Haiti, secured a place in the quarterfinals for Qatar, who finish second in the group and will meet the first-place finisher of Group C next Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
While Mexico came out strong with possession of the ball and asking questions of the Qatar defense, it was Qatar who broke the deadlock in the 27’ when Musaab Khidir swung a cross into the area from the right flank and Hazem Shehata thumped a header into net for a 1-0 Qatar lead.
Mexico went right to work on finding an equalizer and it almost happened on an Edson Alvarez header off a corner kick that curled right over the crossbar in the 35’.
The best opportunities to score in the first 45 minutes came seconds before halftime when an Orbelin Pineda effort was snuffed out by Qatar GK Meshaal Barsham, only for the ball to recirculate and Santiago Gimenez unable to steer his shot goalward when all alone at the back post.
Gimenez was presented with another gilt-edged chance to score shortly after the re-start in the 52’, yet Barsham appeared again to spoil the goal celebration and keep his side ahead. That was followed by another near-miss by Gimenez in the 70’ on a shot he swung just wide of the post.
As each minute ticked by, Mexico ratcheted up the pressure and started pinning Qatar further back in their own area. The Qataris countered by making defensive substitutions, while Mexico went all in on the attacking end.
El Tricolor would get several last cracks in the final 10 minutes, but somehow were never able to beat Barsham with a bevy of headers off several corner kicks.
In the end, the three points, and a quarterfinal ticket, belonged to Qatar, while Mexico finished the group in first-place despite the defeat and will meet the second-place team from Group C on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
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