Overview
- Kickoff is Friday, November 14 at 11:45 a.m. in Argentina (8:45 a.m. Mexico City), with coverage including DSports, TV Pública, TUDN, DGO, FIFA+ and ViX.
- The game is scheduled at Qatar’s Aspire Zone, with outlets differing on the specific pitch designation (reported as Pitch 2 or Pitch 3).
- Argentina arrives under coach Diego Placente after three group-stage wins, highlighted by a 7-0 victory over Fiji to finish as the best first-place team.
- Mexico, led by Carlos Cariño, advanced as the last-ranked third-place qualifier via the fair-play tiebreak after losses to South Korea and Switzerland and a win over Ivory Coast.
- The winner advances to face Portugal or Belgium in the next round of the expanded 48-team tournament.