June 24, 2006
TO THE MAXI
Rodriguez lifts Argentina over Mexico, 2-1
Leipzig, Germany -- Argentina survived a tense, 120-minute marathon against a determined Mexican side last night to book a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.
June 21, 2006
FORTUNATE ONES
Mexico loses, but reaches 2nd round
Some teams just have all the luck, no matter what they do. Just ask Mexico, which qualified for the second round of the World Cup on Wednesday. The Mexicans missed a key penalty kick early in the second half, had a player red-carded and then dropped a 2-1 Group D decision to Portugal., 2-1. The Mexicans still managed to survive and play another day.
June 16, 2006
MEXICO HELD SCORELESS
Angola holds El Tri to stunning 0-0 draw
Angola pulled off the most stunning result of the World Cup as the West African nation held Mexico to a scoreless draw in a Group D match on Friday. Angola played the final 11 minutes with 10 men after Andre picked up his second yellow card.
June 11, 2006
ANGELS IN THE NET
Five days after his father’s death, GK Sanchez helps Mexico to 3-1 win over Iran
Five days after suffering a personal tragedy, Mexican goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez put his personal grief behind him as an entire world watched. Sanchez was cool, calm and collected as he backstopped Mexico's 3-1 World Cup victory over Iran, a match that climaxed a tumultuous week.
June 11, 2006
BRAVO! BRAVO!
Forward’s brace gives Mexico 3-1 win
In a game that was seemingly losing its energy, Mexico struck twice within a three-minute span to turn tied match into a 3-1 World Cup victory over Iran on Sunday. Omar Bravo connected for his second goal of the match in the 76th minute and second-half sub Zinha added an insurance tally in the 79th minute at a sold-out Franken-Stadion.
May 26, 2006
TEAM OF CONTROVERSY
Mexico must stay away from headaches
Even though it is not considered the top team in CONCACAF, Mexico still received one of the eight seeds for the World Cup. Can the Mexicans live up to such an hour or will they stumble as they have in Europe so many times prior?
May 24, 2006
LA VOLPE NAMES MEXICO ROSTER
Borgetti Leads El Tri
Mexico coach Ricardo La Volpe's World Cup roster is as newsworthy for the names left off as for those that were included.
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