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06/30 23:01 CDT Mexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador 2-0 to
reach the round of 16
Mexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador 2-0 to reach the round of
16
By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
AP Sports Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) --- Julin Quiones and Ral Jimnez scored goals in a
nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday
night to break a 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage and
progressed to the World Cup round of 16.
Quiones opened the scoring in the 22nd minute while Jimnez added a strike in
the 31st minute for the Mexicans, who had not won a knockout-stage match since
defeating Bulgaria in the round of 16 when they hosted the tournament in 1986.
Mexico subsequently lost seven consecutive times at that same stage in the
1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups.
In Qatar 2022, they were eliminated in the group stage for the first time since
Argentina '78.
Mexico will play another home match Sunday against the winner of Wednesday's
match between England and Congo.
The match started one hour after the original scheduled time due to a
thunderstorm.
It was the second match of the tournament affected by weather. A storm during
the France-Iraq match at Philadelphia on June 22 caused a 2-hour, 11-minute
suspension at the end of the first half. -__
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