Saudi Arabia’s Salem Aldawsari scored a stoppage time goal (95th minute) to send Mexico out of the World Cup on goal difference despite a 2-1 win in their last Group C match at the Lusail Stadium on Wednesday night. 

Their star midfielder Luis Chavez however, blamed poor tactics in their 0-2 defeat to Argentina (November 27) for their shocking early ouster. “The ones who play are us, so we are responsible. But in the second match [against Argentina], we did not understand what he [coach Gerardo Martino] wanted to say. We defended well in the first half, but we didn’t score goals. You can’t win a game if you don’t score goals,” Chavez, who set the night alight with a scorching free-kick (52nd minute) goal, adding to teammate Henry Martin’s opener (47th min), said at the post-match press conference.