Sport Arena makes its prediction for the Group C match
Group FROM at the World Cup in Qatar is considered one of the strongest and most intriguing, which, in addition to Mexico and Poland, included the teams of Argentina and Saudi Arabia. And if Messi and the company are considered the clear favorites of the quartet, then the second position, according to the bookmakers, will be claimed by the Mexicans and the Poles, who will meet in a face-to-face confrontation in the first round match.
Mexico
The Mexican national team is one of the most stable teams in the world championships, which since 1994 inalways reached the playoffs of the tournament. The Mexican team confidently qualified for the World Cup in Qatar, having suffered only two defeats – away from the USA and Canada, which also made it to the World Cup. Therefore, there is no doubt about the strength of the Tricolors, as well as its ambitions to overcome the group stage of the world championship again.
Legendary goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa from America, as well as midfielder Andres Guardado from Betis, expectedly got into the application of the Mexican team. Wolverhampton Wolverhampton’s experienced Raul Jimenez and Napoli’s Irving Lozano play a key role in attack. With such a selection of performers, the Mexican national team is able to surprise the public and the team will clearly be determined to take all three points in the game with Poland.
Poland
The Polish national team made a difficult path to the final stage of the World Cup, beating Sweden 2-0 in the playoffs of qualification. The Polish team cannot be called a frequent guest at the world championships: it participated in only eight of the 21 world championships. But the White-Blues have achievements that they can be proud of: twice the Poles became the bronze medalists of the tournament – in 1974 and 1982.
The current generation of the team’s players is hardly ready to fight for prizes, but they may well qualify for leaving their quartet. Poland is considered a strong European team, which includes one of the best players of the last decade – Robert Lewandowski. The Barcelona striker will arrive in Qatar in good shape and is looking forward to demonstrating his goalscoring talent.
Interesting Facts
- the teams have already met in the World Cup: in 1978, Poland beat Mexico 3:1
- the last time the rivals played in a friendly match in 2017: Mexico narrowly defeated Poland 1-0
- Robert Lewandowski is Poland’s all-time top scorer with 76 goals.
- Andres Guardado is the record holder of the Mexican national team in the number of matches played, on his account 17eight fights
Quotes from BC Favbet
The popular betting company Favbet gives the following quotes for such a match of the first round of the 2022 World Cup: you can bet on the victory of Mexico for 2.72, on a draw for 3.05, and on the victory of Poland for 3.00.
Mexico – Poland: forecast and rates by Sport Arena
This will probably be the key confrontation within Group B, which will take place in the first round. Bookmakers cannot give a clear preference to one of the opponents, and the winner of such a game will greatly simplify the task of reaching the playoffs of the tournament. The result in this fight for both Mexico and Poland will be in the first place, so the opponents may well act cautiously and will not take risks. This means that there may not be so many goals in such a match.
Source: Sportarena
