Overview
- Mali’s 2-0 win against Saudi Arabia produced a tie on points and goal metrics with Mexico, triggering FIFA’s fair-play tiebreak.
- Mexico advanced on the disciplinary count as Saudi Arabia accrued costlier cards, securing the final berth among the eight best third-placed teams.
- El Tri closed Group F with three points after losses to South Korea and Switzerland and a win over Ivory Coast.
- Argentina, led by Diego Placente, swept its group with victories over Belgium, Tunisia and Fiji to set up the round-of-16 meeting.
- The match is expected later this week in Doha with date and kickoff time varying across reports, in a 48-team event concentrated at the Aspire Zone complex.