Tag: Mexico

  • Match Highlights – Brazil vs Mexico

    Match Highlights – Brazil vs Mexico

    No goals in a World Cup match for the second time in this tournament, as the two leaders of Group A, Brazil and Mexico, couldn’t find the net thanks to a wonderful performance from both Julio Cesar and the man of the match, Guillermo Ochoa, making quite a few incredible saves from point blank during the match.

  • 2014 World Cup – Day 6 Predictions (Brazil vs Mexico, Belgium vs Algeria, Russia vs South Korea)

    2014 World Cup – Day 6 Predictions (Brazil vs Mexico, Belgium vs Algeria, Russia vs South Korea)

    Day 6 of the World Cup is when we complete the first round of group stage matches and head back to the beginning as Brazil play their second match, this time against Mexico. We also get to see Group H in action with Belgium taking on Algeria and Russia facing South Korea.

  • 2014 World Cup – Day 2 Results & Table

    2014 World Cup – Day 2 Results & Table

    Day 2 of the 2014 World Cup brought us the sensational result from group B as the Netherlands crushed Spain 5-1 with braces from Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben. Chile also won in that group, beating Australia 3-1, while Mexico capped things off in Group A with an impressive 1-0 win over Cameroon which wasn’t as close as the scoreline might suggest.

  • Match Highlights – Mexico vs Cameroon

    Match Highlights – Mexico vs Cameroon

    Justice sometimes is done, despite terrible officiating. Wilmar Roldán and his crew cancelled two legal goals from Giovani Dos Santos but Mexico eventually got the goal they deserves as Oribe Peralta scored off of a rebound, giving them a 1-0 win over Cameroon get a huge advantage in group A to join the qualifiers.

  • 2014 World Cup – Day 2 Predictions (Spain vs Netherlands, Mexico vs Cameroon, Chile vs Australia)

    2014 World Cup – Day 2 Predictions (Spain vs Netherlands, Mexico vs Cameroon, Chile vs Australia)

    The second day of the 2014 World Cup isn’t just about the Group B headliner and a rematch of the previous final between Spain and the Netherlands, but also gives us the second match in Group A which should be enjoyable as Mexico play against Cameroon while we also have somewhat dark horse candidate Chile playing against Australia.

  • World Cup – Group A Predictions

    World Cup – Group A Predictions

    The group of the hosts seems like Brazil and three more teams battling for second place, as Mexico and Croatia seem a bit more likely to finish ahead of Cameroon, who seem weaker and weaker with every big tournament they reach.

  • Miguel Herrera With the Perfect Debut (Mexico vs New Zealand)

    Miguel Herrera With the Perfect Debut (Mexico vs New Zealand)

    After a long and painful qualifying campaign, Mexico are pretty much in the World Cup thanks to a 5-1 win over New Zealand in the first leg of the inter continental playoff, as Miguel Herrera making his debut in the coaching position getting an excellent performance from his locals-only squad, and goals from Paul Aguilar, Raul Jimenez, Oribe Peralta (twice) and Rafael Marquez.

  • World Cup Playoff – Mexico vs New Zealand Predictions

    World Cup Playoff – Mexico vs New Zealand Predictions

    No one would have guessed Mexico were going to need the inter-continental playoff in order to get through to the 2014 World Cup, with a tough New Zealand side in the way, but so many things went wrong during this qualifying campaign it’s a miracle they’ve made it this far.

  • When Big Teams Miss Out on the World Cup

    When Big Teams Miss Out on the World Cup

    It’s rare to see on of the traditional powers of world football not making it into the World Cup, but there’s a chance that England, France and even Mexico, who are usually one of the first teams to qualify, won’t make it into the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, or go through a playoff in order to make it in.

  • Mexico National Football Team – What Went Wrong?

    Mexico National Football Team – What Went Wrong?

    Even though Jose Manuel de la Torre or Chepo as he is widely known has a lot of blame to shoulder, Mexico aren’t at risk of missing out on the World Cup just because of one stubborn manager. It’s a little bit deeper than that.