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Fidalgo caps Mexico rout as co-hosts maintain 100% record and send Czechia out
There are ways of leaving a tournament. You can go out with a sheen of glory, having gone to-to-toe with a great opponent. You can be unlucky and go home raging at referees and the fates. You can self-immolate in a blaze of red cards or own goals or spectacular errors. Or you can slink away without leaving a trace – and that was the path followed by the Czechia. Nobody in 20 years will remember they were involved in this World Cup, other perhaps that Ireland fans reflecting on what a mess the Czechs made of the place they pinched from them in the playoff.
TL;DR
- Mexico secured a dominant victory over Czechia with a 3-0 scoreline.
- 17-year-old Gilberto Mora was a standout player for Mexico, showcasing impressive skills.
- Guillermo Ochoa, at nearly 41, became the sixth-oldest player in World Cup history.
- Mateo Chávez, Jorge Sánchez, and Julián Quiñones scored for Mexico.
- Czechia was eliminated from the tournament without scoring a goal in the first half.
- Mexico's coach Javier Aguirre described the night as the most emotional moment of his career.