Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night, advancing to the World Cup round of 16 and breaking a 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage. Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half.
Mexico had not won a knockout-stage match since defeating Bulgaria in the round of 16 when they hosted the tournament in 1986. The team subsequently lost seven consecutive times at that same stage in the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 World Cups.
Historic Win
Quiñones opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, while Jiménez added a strike in the 31st minute for the Mexicans. It was Quiñones’ third goal of the tournament, and he is now El Tri’s second-best scorer in World Cup history behind Luis ‘Matador’ Hernández and Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández, who scored four each.
Jiménez scored his second goal of the tournament and has 47 with the national team, breaking a tie with Jared Borgetti. He is five away from tying ‘Chicharito’ Hernández as the all-time leading scorer for Mexico.
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