FIFA World Cup points table after Argentina vs Mexico: Messi, Fernandez prevent Albiceleste from getting eliminated

Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez’s goals saw Argentina give itself another chance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Lionel Messi of Argentina applauds fans after the side’s 2-0 victory over Mexico. | Photo Credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos

Australia moved to second in Group D in the ongoing FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Saturday. Mitchell Duke scored the match-winner in the 23rd minute.

In the second game of the day, Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 to move top of the Group C with four points.

In the other match in Group D, France beat Denmark 2-1 in Group D to book its place in the round of 16. In the final match of the day, Argentina got the better of Mexico as Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez got on the scoresheet.

Here is how the points table looks after match number 24.

Group A standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Netherlands	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
2	Ecuador	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
3	Senegal	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
4	Qatar (E)	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0

Group B standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	England	2	1	1	0	6	2	4	4
2	Iran	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3
3	USA	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
4	Wales	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1

Group C standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Poland	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	4
2	Argentina	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3
3	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
4	Mexico	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1

Group D standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	France	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
2	Australia	2	1	0	1	2	4	-2	3
3	Denmark	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
4	Tunisia	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1

Group E standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Spain	1	1	0	0	7	0	7	3
2	Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
3	Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
4	Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7	0

Group F standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Belgium	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
1	Croatia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2	Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Canada	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0

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Group G standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Brazil	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
2	Switzerland	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
3	Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
4	Serbia	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

Group H standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Portugal	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	3
2	South Korea	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Uruguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Ghana	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0