Saturday World Cup Preview | Argentina looking to put Saudi Arabia defeat behind them as Group C and D return

The festival of football continues right throughout the weekend with four games taking place in Qatar.

With Matchday 1 of Group C providing one of the upsets of the tournament, Saturday will tell if Saudi Arabia can continue to impress as they take the main stage again.

See the fixtures in full below:

Tunisia v Australia (10am)

Group D returns with the two underdogs head-to-head as Tunisia and Australia meet.

A strong defensive performance from Tunisia saw them secure an impressive 0-0 draw against tournament dark horses Denmark, opening up the door for a possible last-16 place for the African side.

Meanwhile, Australia were on the brunt of a 4-1 demolition against World Champions France. They did, however, open the scoring with Craig Goodwin getting a goal in the opening 10 minutes and did show moments of quality at times.

It’s only the third meeting between the two and the first on the World Cup stage which will provide an interesting affair.

Poland v Saudi Arabia (1pm)

On the back of their historic win over Argentina, Saudi Arabia have the chance to beat the odds and edge closer to a place in the last-16 against Poland.

Tuesday’s win had nothing to do with luck, it was well-earned for the tournament outsiders who brought the game to Argentina and came out deserved 2-1 winners against Messi and co.

And they take on a vulnerable Poland team that failed to score in their opening game against Mexico. Robert Lewandowski was unable to score his first World Cup goal from the spot and it may have knocked the talisman’s confidence going into the remainder of group stages.

Many neutrals will be rooting for the heroes of Saudi Arabia who will be looking to shock the world again.

France v Denmark (4pm)

Reigning champions France play in their second game of the tournament against ‘dark-horses’ Denmark, who may have lost that title already.

The Danes were held to a 0-0 draw against Tunisia and failed to impress, looking lethargic and it’s difficult to pin-point where their goals will come from throughout the tournament.

France, on the other hand, kicked their second title second defence off in style with a 4-1 win over Australia. Goals from Adrien Rabiot, Kylian Mbappe and an Olivier Giroud brace were enough to seal the win and show that they mean business.

The two teams played out the first 0-0 of the 2018 edition, with neither team wanting to play out the same result.

Argentina v Mexico (7pm)

Following their shock defeat to Saudi Arabia, Argentina will be on a mission to recover in time for the knockout stages.

It’s evident that they’re still capable of taking the game by the scruff of the neck, as they found the back of the net four times in the first 45 minutes, with three being ruled out for offside.

And they face a Mexico side that had to rely on veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa once again as he kept out a Robert Lewandowski penalty to keep the game tied. They’ll also be fighting for their qualification hopes and will be aware of the vulnerability of Argentina.

Their last meeting in the World Cup came in 2010, when Argentina ran out 3-1 winners and will be hoping for a similar to outcome to get themselves back on track.