Relieved Mexicans stumble into last 16

Portugal 2 Mexico 1

Relieved Mexicans stumble into last 16
Thu, 22 Jun, 2006 - 01:00

They moved through despite yesterday’s defeat by Portugal as Angola could only manage a 1-1 draw against Iran.

Mexico, coming off a win and a draw, missed a penalty and played the last 30 minutes with 10 men.

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