
Ochoa and Mora make World Cup history as Mexico down Czech Republic
Guillermo Ochoa appeared at a record sixth World Cup and 17-year-old Gilberto Mora shone as the youngest player to start in the competition for 24 years as co-hosts Mexico eliminated Czech Republic with a third consecutive win in Group…
Guillermo Ochoa appeared at a record sixth World Cup and 17-year-old Gilberto Mora shone as the youngest player to start in the competition for 24 years as co-hosts Mexico eliminated Czech Republic with a third consecutive win in Group A.
Mexico were already through as group winners after beating South Africa and South Korea but continued the feel-good factor thanks to second-half goals from Mateo Chavez, Julian Quinones and Alvaro Fidalgo in a party atmosphere at the Azteca Stadium.
It was a night of celebration for Mexico, who could potentially meet England after the round of 32, and featured an historic substitute appearance from 40-year-old Ochoa, who joined Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in featuring at a record sixth World Cup.
Ochoa's long kick led to Mexico's late third and a player at the opposite end of his career, in Mora, had a hand in their second when his through-ball released Jorge Sanchez in the build-up. At 17 years and 101 days, he became the youngest player to start a World Cup game since Nigeria's Femi Opabunmi against England in 2002.
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As Mexico celebrated, Czech Republic bowed out of the tournament tamely, mustering only one shot on target on the night. Their misery was compounded by a potentially serious injury to West Ham's Tomas Soucek, who had to be helped off after jarring his knee.
South Africa's 1-0 win over South Korea means they advance to the round of 32 as Group A's second-placed team, while South Korea must wait for other results to know if they will go through via the third-place table.
8: SHOT! Visinsky drags a low shot just wide for Czech Republic
39: OVER! Alvarado hits Mexico's best chance of first half over
55: GOAL! Chavez breaks the deadlock with a cool finish
61: GOAL! Quinones adds second after good work from Mora
72: Mora is applauded off by the Mexico fans as he is substituted
78: Ochoa receives huge ovation as he's sent on as a substitute
90+4: GOAL! Fidalgo adds late third to spark more celebrations
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