Mexico suffered and probably prayed, but finally made it into the round of 32 of the U17 World Cup being held in Qatar, obtaining the last available ticket for the round of 32, where they will face Argentina, the The best-performing team in the tournament.

After their 3-1 defeat against Switzerland on Monday, Mexico, who finished with 3 points and a -2 goal difference, had their qualification in doubt, as they needed a very specific combination of results on Tuesday to determine their fate and see if they could advance as one of the best third-place finishers.

The miracle finally happened, and the Mini Tri, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Mali were the last teams to qualify for the next round of the tournament after the conclusion of the group stage.

Due to the final results of the day, which ended with New Zealand 1-4 Austria, the Mexican team secured qualification. Carlos Carino's team secured the 32nd spot in the Round of 32 as the eighth best third-placed team, with three points and a goal difference of -2. Burkina Faso achieved a hard-fought victory against Tajikistan, winning 2-0 with goals from Cherif Barro and Eric Ouattare to secure their passage to the next round as runners-up in Group I. The United States finished top of the group with nine points after their narrow 1-0 victory against the Czech Republic (who qualified as one of the best third-placed teams) thanks to a goal from Mathis Albert, the Borussia Dortmund striker, although they will be without Mateo Tsakiris in the Round of 32 due to a straight red card. In Group K, Uganda narrowly qualified after beating France 1-0 (James Bogere) and earning their first three points of the tournament, plus the one they had from the draw against Chile (4 in total). A commendable qualification as one of the best third-placed teams.

Mali's national team confirmed their qualification and second place in Group L after beating Saudi Arabia 0-2, which forced the Middle Eastern country's elimination from the World Cup.

A first phase in which three top scorers stand out, all with 4 goals. The Italian Samuele Inacio, the Belgian Rene Mitongo, and the Czech Vit Skrkon. For Mexico, the leading scorer is Aldo de Nigris, with 2 goals.

Mexico, the last team to qualify, and the most interesting matchups

FIFA set up the final bracket according to a general ranking, from 1 to 32, pairing the best first-place team with the worst third-place team, the second with the 31st, and so on. That is why Mexico, the lowest-ranked team, will face the best team from the group stage: Argentina, which advanced with a perfect record and a 9-goal advantage.

Other attractive matches we will see are: United States vs. Morocco, Portugal vs. Belgium, Brazil vs. Paraguay, Ireland vs. Canada, France vs. Colombia, and Venezuela vs. North Korea.

The teams that were eliminated after the group stage are: Bolivia, New Caledonia, United Arab Emirates, Fiji, Haiti, Ivory Coast, El Salvador, Honduras, Tajikistan, Panama, Chile, New Zealand (fourth in group), Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Qatar, and Costa Rica (worst third-place finishers).