Route to the World Cup
Mexico
As Mexico is one of the seeded teams in the CONCACAF region, they received a bye to the third round of World Cup qualification. In the third round, eight teams entered a final qualifying group to play each other at home and away, with the top three teams gaining qualification to the 2022 World Cup. The 4th placed team would be entered into an intercontinental play-off. Mexico finished second in the group having played 14 games, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 2, only to be beaten by Canada to first place on goal difference.
Poland
In the UEFA 2022 World Cup qualifying rounds, Poland had to deal with teams including England, Albania and Hungary. Not being able to win the group, they finished second and qualified for the play-offs having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their 10 group matches. In the semi-final playoff, they were scheduled to play Russia but got a bye, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leaving them to play Sweden in the playoff final. They won the final 2 – 0 with Robert Lewandowski scoring a penalty and the cool head of Piotr Zieliński settling the game.
It is all square when you look at past meetings between Mexico and Poland with 3 wins apiece and two draws. The last time the two teams met was in November 2017 when Raúl Jiménez scored the winner in a 1 – 0 victory for the Mexicans.
Current Odds at mr.play
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Conclusion
A crucial game in Group C may make great strides for either team to get their World Cup campaign going in the right direction. This will be the game to watch in the opening round of Group C matches overseen by two very experienced managers in Gerardo Martino and Chesław Michniewicz. You will find all the betting markets you need right here at mr.play for Mexico versus Poland.