Argentina won the group, just as they did in real life. This time they easily avoided an upset by Saudi Arabia, but gave up a last-minute goal to Poland in the finale to miss out on a third victory. Mexico managed to sneak through this time after faltering on goal differential in 2022.
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| Group C | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Argentina 4, Saudi Arabia 1
(actual: Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1)
5′ big save by Saudi Arabia GK Mohammed Al Owais
23′ yellow card Saudi Arabia Abduelah Al-Amri
35′ yellow card Argentina Marcos Acuna
40′ GOAL Argentina Angel Di Maria
42′ GOAL Argentina Lionel Messi (penalty kick)
45′ GOAL Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (off free kick)
49′ big save by Saudi Arabia GK Mohammed Al Owais
52′ GOAL Argentina Lionel Messi
53′ big save by Saudi Arabia GK Mohammed Al Owais
55′ yellow card Saudi Arabia Ali Al Hassan
71′ yellow card Argentina Gonzalo Montiel
71′ yellow card Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
78′ big save by Saudi Arabia GK Mohammed Al Owais
87′ big save by Saudi Arabia GK Mohammed Al Owais
91 GOAL Argentina Angel Di Maria
Mexico 2, Poland 1
(actual: Mexico 0, Poland 0)
39′ yellow card Mexico Edson Alvarez
42′ GOAL Mexico Raul Jimenez
44′ GOAL Mexico Uriel Antuna
45′ GOAL Poland Karol Swiderski
60′ yellow card Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak
Argentina 1, Mexico 0
(actual: Argentina 2, Mexico 0)
6′ yellow card Mexico Nestor Araujo
26′ GOAL Argentina Joaquin Correa
37′ yellow card Mexico Luis Romo
67′ yellow card Argentina Nicolas Tagliafico
74′ yellow card Mexico Raul Jimenez
Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 1
(actual: Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0)
23′ yellow card Saudi Arabia Fahad Al Muwallad
23′ GOAL Poland Adam Buksa (off free kick)
64′ yellow card Saudi Arabia Abduellah Al-Malki
71′ GOAL Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari (penalty kick)
83′ yellow card Poland Jan Bednarek
Mexico 0, Saudi Arabia 0
(actual: Mexico 2, Saudi Arabia 1)
6′ yellow card Mexico Edson Alvarez
25′ yellow card Mexico Hector Moreno
41′ yellow card Mexico Raul Jimenez
67′ yellow card Mexico Alexis Vega
90′ yellow card Mexico Hirving Lozano
90′ big save by Mexico GK Guillermo Ochoa
Argentina 1, Poland 1
(actual: Argentina 2, Poland 0)
7′ big save by Poland GK Wojciech Szczesny
27′ yellow card Argentina Nicolas Otamendi
33′ GOAL Argentina Lionel Messi (off free kick)
34′ yellow card Argentina Gonzalo Montiel
45′ yellow card Poland Tomasz Kedziora
48′ yellow card Argentina Cristian Romero
52′ big save by Poland GK Wojciech Szczesny
62′ yellow card Poland Jan Bednarek
85′ big save by Poland GK Wojciech Szczesny
93′ GOAL Poland (Argentina own goal)
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