Mexico Script History, Join Elite WC List After Perfect March To Round Of 32
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has been saying for a while now that the key to his players' success at the World Cup is that they are a family. This family, it seems, is on a historic journey. Mateo Chavez and Julián Quiñones scored in a six-minute span early in the second half, and Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Wednesday to complete wins in all three of its World Cup group-stage matches for the first time. The 22-year-old Chavez, in his first World Cup, opened the scoring in the 55th minute and Quiñones scored his second goal of the tournament in the 61st. Alvaro Fidalgo added a goal in stoppage time. Mexico became only the sixth team to win all of their group matches without conceding a goal. Team to win all FIFA World Cup group matches without conceding a goal Netherlands 1974 Brazil 1986 Italy 1990 Argentina 1998 Uruguay 2018 MEXICO 2026* “It was something very beautiful, and I'll take it with me to the grave,” Chávez said of his goal. “I imagined it many ...
