Behind two competitive days of the World Cup in Qatar, as a result of which Messi gave Argentina a victory over Mexico, France secured a place in the playoffs, Germany saved themselves from Spain in the last minutes, and Belgium suddenly lost to Morocco.

The equator of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar has passed. In the second round, the Argentina national team beat Mexico. Lionel Messi finally showed himself at the right moment. His goal and assist for the national team helped Argentina win 3 points, and Leo himself caught up with Cristiano Ronaldo and Maradona in the number of goals scored at the world championships - there were eight of them.

In another match of group C, the Polish national team defeated the team of Saudi Arabia (2:0). 34 years old Robert Lewandowski scored for the first time in his career at the World Cup. The Pole cried after the goal, which became his 77th for the national team and allowed him to catch up with Pele. Based on the results of two rounds, Poland leads group C with 4 points, Argentina and Saudi Arabia - 3 each, Mexico - 1.

In group D, France beat Denmark with a brace from Kylian Mbappé to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament. In another match of the quartet, the Australian team defeated Tunisia with a minimum score. Thus, after France, which has 6 points, the Australians come with 3 points, and the teams of Denmark and Tunisia close the group, they have one point each.

The central match of Sunday was the confrontation between the national teams of Germany and Spain. At the 62-minute mark, the Spaniards were put forward by Alvaro Morata's goal. After the goal, the team of Luis Enrique could not control the game and the “Red Fury” conceded. Germany scored Niklas Füllkrug. The 29 years old debutant of the national team did not hesitate to take the ball from Jamal Musiala and justified his invitation to the Bundestim with one blow.

In another match in group E, the Costa Rica team snatched victory from Japan in the 81st minute. After two rounds, Spain leads the quartet with 4 points, Japan and Costa Rica have 3 points each, the German team closes the group with one point, and all teams have chances for the playoffs before the 3rd round.

In group F, Belgium unexpectedly lost to the national team of Morocco. The gates of the Belgian team were struck by Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Abukhlal. This is Belgium's first group defeat at the World Cup since 1994. Before that, there were 8 wins and 5 draws.

In the other group F match, Croatia thrashed Canada 4-1, ending their chances of reaching the Round of 16. Kramaric scored a double in the vice-champions, and Leviya and Maer each scored a goal. According to the results of two rounds, the national teams of Croatia and Morocco have 4 points each, Belgium has 3, and Canada has zero.

Results of football matches on November 26:

• Group D. Tunisia - Australia 0:1
• Group C. Poland - Saudi Arabia 2-0
• Group D. France - Denmark 2:1
• Group C. Argentina - Mexico 2:0

November 27

• Group E. Japan - Costa Rica 0:1
• Group F. Belgium - Morocco 0-2
• Group F. Croatia - Canada 4-1
• Group E. Spain - Germany 1:1