LUSAIL, Qatar -- Mexico defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 with goals from Henry Martin and Luis Chavez in Wednesday's Group C match, but fell short of qualifying for the knockout round of the World Cup.
Martin first found the back of the net off a corner in the 47th minute, finishing a deflected pass from defender Cesar Montes. Moments later in the 52nd minute, Chavez would then capitalize on an inch-perfect free-kick that pushed Mexico up 2-0 early on in the second half.
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Mexico needed one more goal to reach to the round of 16, but Salem Al-Dawsari's goal for Saudi Arabia in injury time dashed that plan for El Tri.