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Raul Jimenez – Almost Scoring the Goal of the Season
The Mexico win over New Zealand in the World Cup playoffs was almost perfect. It would have been if Raul Jimenez and his incredible scorpion kick would have gone in, unfortunately for him stopped by Glen Moss, who was by far the busiest player on the pitch.
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World Cup Playoffs – Results & Highlights
The first leg of the inter continental playoff matches was a tour de force for Latin nations over rivals from Asia and Oceania, as Uruguay defeated Jordan 5-0 in Amman without going through too much trouble, while El Tri fans finally saw Mexico in a satisfying display of football, beating New Zealand 5-1 at the Azteca.
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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.
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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.