The Mexico national team is considered the strongest football team in Central America. Wonderful football players who are famous all over the world often appear in this country. In the finals of the soccer championships, the Mexicans always set themselves lofty goals.
The Mekskians got into the group of the hosts of the World Championship. In addition to the national teams of Mexico and Brazil, the national teams of Croatia and Cameroon also played in Quartet A.
The first match in the tournament for the Mexicans was marked by a terrible refereeing not in their direction. Central Americans fought Cameroon. Already in the first half, the referee did not count two goals from the Mexicans. It should be admitted that in both cases the moment the goal was scored did not inspire confidence in the violation of any rules. However, the Mexicans were able to put the squeeze on the opponent. They won 1 - 0.
In the second match of the group stage, the Mexican team was opposed by the hosts of the championship. The game with Brazil ended in a goalless draw. It was a very fast match in which the opponents tried to show speed football. Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa has become a real hero. He did sports miracles at the goal.
In the final match in the group stage, the Mexicans had to not lose to the Croatian national team in order to reach the playoff stage. The Central Americans have coped with this task. Moreover, they convincingly outplayed Croatia with a score of 3 - 1. This allowed them to reach the playoffs from second place in group A. Only on goal difference the Mexicans lost the championship in the quartet to the Brazilian team.
The rivals of Mexico in the 1/8 finals were the players of the Netherlands. The Mexicans scored first and were in the lead for a long time. It seemed that the victory was not going anywhere from the Mexican footballers. However, in the last minutes of regular time, the Mexicans conceded twice and lost 1 - 2. This defeat can be considered very offensive for the Americans, because the Dutch players were not much stronger than their rivals.
The final performance of the Mexican team can be judged from the point of view that the game of this team caused a lot of positive emotions. Brazilian fans loved Mexican entertainment football. Therefore, we can say that the Mexicans showed a decent game at the tournament. It should also be noted that reaching the playoff stage is well deserved for the team. This result could satisfy the Mexican Football Federation.
