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Overview
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00:1922 Jun 2017
THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT
We appreciate you following our coverage of that thrilling and emotional match. Join us again tomorrow as we bring you on-the-spot reporting and exclusive viceos and images from Cameroon-Australia and Germany-Chile.
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00:0622 Jun 2017
Good night from the colourful Fisht Stadium, which hosted a fine evening of football.
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23:5821 Jun 2017
Javier Aquino tells the gathered media that "in the first half we played in their style more than ours" and that New Zealand "are very strong mentally and physically". He says El Tri were taken off guard by Wood's goal but that the team rallied at half-time and showed their spirit.
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23:5721 Jun 2017
"We played against a team that plays very differently to Portugal, so we had to adjust. And in the end we won... We played very well and I'm proud. It's normal to have hard matches at this level," said Osorio, when asked about the large number of changes between Mexico's first and second contests.
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23:5621 Jun 2017
An obviously tense Mexico coach starts the press conference by apologising for his outburst to the New Zealand coaching staff in the fracas that followed Salcedo's injury. He puts the second half improvement of his team down to the change of midfield shape at half-time.
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23:5521 Jun 2017
Raul Jimenez spoke to us after the match and revealed Mexico were surprised that New Zealand were so strong - "more than we thought" he admitted.
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23:4321 Jun 2017
HIGHLIGHTS
Relive the key moments in Mexico's dramatic 2-1 win over New Zealand in Sochi.
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23:3821 Jun 2017
"My team was very good tonight against a very strong Mexico team who gave everything to try to win tonight. We've taken a big step forward here," says Hudson.
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23:3821 Jun 2017
Hudson continues: "We were the dominant team in the first half without a shadow of a doubt... our next step is turning these big performances into big results."
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23:2621 Jun 2017
"Deeply disappointed at the result but an incredible performance," says Anthony Hudson after the match. "We gave them too much time on the ball and too much space at the start of the second half."
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23:2021 Jun 2017
POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCES
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23:0721 Jun 2017
FULL-TIME | The #AllWhites have fallen 2-1 to Mexico but can be proud of their efforts after a heroic display, well done lads! #MEXNZL pic.twitter.com/xUTt7913lL
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) June 21, 2017
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23:0421 Jun 2017
An inspirational performance by the All Whites after a nervy, disappointing opener against Russia. It wasn't the win they craved and Anthony Hudson will likely talk of wanting more, but this was a surprising Kiwi team tonight in Sochi that gave as good as it got against Mexico. The OFC champions are now eliminated, but they can hold their heads high after a very entertaining contest.
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23:0421 Jun 2017
Standings - Group A
| Teams | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MexicoMEX | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
 PortugalPOR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 RussiaRUS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 New ZealandNZL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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23:0321 Jun 2017
The silver lining is that they just need a draw against Russia to go through, after the hosts lost earlier against Portugal. But El Tri will probably have to do it without the injured central duo of Hector Moreno and Carlos Salcedo. Let’s see how Osorio adjusts there, and in other areas of the pitch.
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23:0321 Jun 2017
J. AQUINO
MexicoMEX
Midfielder
has been electedBudweiser MAN OF THE MATCH!
| 90Minutes Played | 0Goals for | 3Shots |
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23:0321 Jun 2017
Goal Counter
17Goals so far
MEX2-1NZL
Latest Scorer
MEX
O. PERALTA
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23:0121 Jun 2017
Mexico fans are not going to be happy after this performance. The team struggled throughout. There is little else to brag about besides the three points and the team will need to improve tremendously after what we’ve seen today.
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23:0021 Jun 2017
#CONFEDCUP | FT 🇲🇽2-1🇳🇿 2nd-half goals from Jimenez and Peralta sees Mexico come from a goal down to win #MEXNZL ➡️… https://t.co/4aRhrARXmN
— #ConfedCup (@#ConfedCup) 21/06/2017 20:00:07
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Photos
Statistics
Ball possession
66
%
34
Attempts
| 22 | Attempts | 10 | ||
| 10 | On-Target | 4 | ||
| 6 | Off-Target | 4 | ||
| 6 | Blocked | 2 |
Disciplinary
| 15 | Fouls Committed | 18 | ||
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 | ||
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
Attacking
| 7 | Corners | 5 | ||
| 1 | Offsides | 3 | ||
| 21 | Free kicks | 16 | ||
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
Line-ups
 MexicoMEX |  New ZealandNZL |
12 (GK) | (GK) |
3 | |
33' | 5 |
5 (C) | |
9 (C) | |
11 73' | |
14 | |
17 | 15 58' |
19 | 16 82' |
20 | 20 |
23 46' HT | 22 |
| Substitutes | Substitutes |
|---|---|
1 (GK) | 12 (GK) |
13 (GK) | 23 (GK) |
| 68' | |
| | |
7 | 6 58' |
11 | 73' |
14 | 10 |
15 33' 68' | 13 82' |
16 46' HT | 17 |
18  | 18 |
21 | 19 |
22 | 21 |
| Coach | Coach |
|---|---|
| Juan Carlos OSORIO (COL) | Anthony HUDSON (ENG) |
Match Facts
Sochi
Fisht Stadium
- Stadium nameFisht Stadium
- CitySochi
Weather
- Partly Cloudy Night
- 20° CTemperature
- 3 m/sWind
- 83 %Humidity
Officials
- Referee: Bakary GASSAMA
GambiaGAM - Assistant Referee 1: Jean Claude BIRUMUSHAHU (BDI)
- Assistant Referee 2: Marwa RANGE (KEN)
- Fourth official: Abdelkader ZITOUNI (TAH)
- Video Assistant Referee 1: Clément TURPIN (FRA)
- Video Assistant Referee 2: Robert VUKAN (SVN)
- Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Malang DIEDHIOU (SEN)
Groups
| Teams | Teams | Teams | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal | Portugal | POR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Mexico | Mexico | MEX | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
Russia | Russia | RUS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
New Zealand | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
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