Another year, another exit: Why can't Mexico get past the World Cup round of 16? | ESPN FC
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- ESPN FC's Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez break down Mexico's 2-0 loss to Brazil in the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and why El Tri just can't seem to get to the World Cup quarterfinals, a stage they haven't reached since 1986.
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Dude was pissed lol
Everyone in Mexico is pissed too and with good reason. We really believed in them and they let us down.
I wouldn't say they let us down, we know el tri has great potential, it's just not being used the best way. It would be great to have more players playing in other teams like in Europe, not just Mexican Club soccer teams
At some point as a lifetime Mexican fan you have to ask when will it stop? Repeatedly Mexico has always perform well against most bigger teams but when it matters the MOST that’s when El Tri flops and it is sometimes massively. In Copa America against Chile. In Confed Cup against Germany. This World Cup against Sweden. We have talent and we have the unity. We just need to just get it together.
@@Coaxox no you didn't, you all said you weren't even getting out of the group stage before the tournament lol
1968 ęčľűď well that’s their fault
I have to agree. It didn't have to be Brazil. They failed to show up against Sweden, probably underestimated them like Belgium did Japan today.
No, Sweden is just better then Mexico.
Lol you funny
Man I then explain why they lost against Germany and Germany lost against mexico
Explain me why Sweden has knocked out Switzerland, who has drawed 1-1 against Brazil. Same Brazil that has knocked out Mexico. Explain me how Sweden ended up second in their Qualifing Group behind France, but still second and the Netherlands ended up being 3rd and out behind Sweden. After that Sweden kicked out Italy in the Playoffs, on their way to the World Cup. Sweden is better than Mexico and the 3-0 showed it. Deal with it.
Lol u funny
problem is : attitude and composure. Take Belgium for example losing 2-0 to Japan until 70' they dont lose their minds nor mood . You score 1 to Mexico and the world goes down emotionally for them .
So true
As a mexican I have to sadly agree :( If we don't strike first its over for us.
Arnie The Otternaut yes and then the team doesnt feel like pushing for a goal, they continue to pass around the back, play long balls that the opposition win and act like they really could have won while playing like that
I agree, you feel the lack of motivation, when they should be playing harder and push for goals, yet they become discouraged fast.
Such a true statement... as soon as you score against Mexico its done for them.. their self-esteem deteriorates rapidly
My mans is right they shot themselves in the foot vs sweden. And yeah as a mexico fan im tired of feeling pride in playing well . I ratger win ugly then play well if it means getting past the round of 16
like we did against you in 2014??(netherlands)
erickdavid1997 rather* than* man*
I have the same thoughts as a Peruvian.
Gerry6336 lol i was heated. Mexico had just gotten eliminated. I was not worried about my grammar
Yeo fax we can never get past the round of 16
Sebastian is absolutely right, the structure of the FMF is pathetic. Mexican teams put ridiculously high price tags on their best players to purposely ward off European teams, which is counterproductive in the very least.
Daniel Yera Tell that to the European teams you idiot. They want their players, they just dont want to pay an excessive price tag. Of course, idiots like you should stick to playing fifa, leave the football talk to people that aren't retarded.
Daniel Yera
Why you so mad?
What you have against us Mexicans :)
Daniel Yera European clubs clearly do, dumbass
Daniel Yera be nice Daniel 👌
Daniel Yera they wouldnt be so trash if the federation just let them be sold without them fighting back with higher price tags so that they could develop around good talent and higher level football that they have in Europe
Mexico is a bipolar team, you never know what team is gonna show up , as a mexico fan,I think the lack of inconsistency is the number one problem , like it or not, there's class there , u can argue and say its easy for mexico to get to the world cup because they play in the concacaf region , but you can't deny that when they get there, they always get out of the group stage no matter what ,and that is hard to do year after year , so spare me that they completely sux that they have no class that there in an easy region, a lot of the times certain teams make it far because they put themselves in the easy road , like Argentina usually finishes first and end up playing easier teams , but it didn't happen this year and looked what happened , my point is when u look at all the teams that have eliminated mexico in the past 3 WC, have been Argentina twice and Holland those are not sorry teams what's so ever , I think what is most disappointing to me in this world cup, is that for once we could have finished top of the group and could have face an easier side, but by not doing so, this was the result .
Mexico is just not as good as the Brazils, Argentinas, and Frances of the world.
bipolar is a mental illness not a word to replace “inconsistent”
Vanesa Serrano is just a figure of speech , but I see what you mean , you are correct they truly are inconsistent
onebluelove23 There is more than one Brazil, one Argentina and 1 France in the world?
onebluelove23 mexico has beaten them and what he is saying is that in every round of 16 match mexico has been always facing a top team like argentina, Brazil, Netherlands. We have never faced a easy team in the round of 16 match for the past 7 worlds cups except the US. but the other 6 teams are world class teams
Guy on the left pissed
Overconfident and now salty like the rest of their fan base.....lol
Those brits are condescending to a disgusting degree. I’m Italian Canadian,
so you can imagine how disappointed I’ve been not being able to watch Italia. However, I was cheering for Mexico this tournament as I’ve always loved Mexican people, very similar to Italians in terms of passion, values, traditions, pride etc.
Those brits don’t want to hear any opinion but their own. Neutral perspective? Please.
You've earned my respects, Vincenzo.
Thanks buddy
Thanks man, I always cheer for Italy when they play hopefully we get to see them next mundial
Vincenzo Leopardo I think your mistaken but what do I know. I'm just speaking to a Canadian.
You're not Italian, you are basically just Canadian.
The point made about the refusal of Mexican clubs to sell players to the big teams or play in the big tournaments is the PRIMARY reason for their suffering these early exits.
Na they just suck haha
I'm tired of my team leaving and ppl saying they should hold their head high. I'm soooooo disappointed
Yeah I'm very disappointed. I'm done.. Lost all hope..
You Mexicans have too many expectations , like if your team is world class
There not World Class but they they got in there own way. They could of played Switzerland instead of Brazil.
Erick Quinonez yeah but you didn't. 😂😂😂😂 Sweden brought you fools right back to earth. And you fools would not beat Switzerland either. You Mexicans are Right Where You Belong sitting on your couch watching the World Cup. Canta y no llores frijoleros! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
way of the intercepting fist your acting like a country isn't allowed to be proud of there team. Regardless of wether it's good or not passion is important and the fans have it. I'm a Brazilian but I always respected their fans. Mexico could've easily beaten Sweden but in games like those it's about mentallity Wich they did not have at all. Being a piece of shit isn't gonna get you anywhere In life. Your commenting everywhere shittinf on a country because... Idk your life has no merit? If you don't like Mexico do me a favor and don't watch videos with them in the title. You just look pathetic
They key was losing against Sweden
Simple
Word of advice for Mexico: forget Gold CUP and concachampions. Play with Conmebol, for real, and you'll see the result. Same thing goes for USA.
Fair play to Brazil , Mexico had the opportunity to get first in the group and play Switzerland
fuck.a.name7 not at all pal, mexico would’ve walked over Switzerland
I think we might’ve had a chance to beat Switzerland this year
They would have still lost to Switzerland
David Villa we would have stomped on this swits
Mexico’s problem is when they are an underdog they win impossible games but when the are anticipated or many people think they are a huge team and they lose horribly
Coz they lost againts Bulgaria (1994), lost vs Germany (1998), lost vs USA (2002), lost againts Argentina (2006 and 2010) , lost by Netherland (2014), KO by Brazil (2018) and not qualified in 1990 :p
rosihan anwar they didn’t qualify for 1990 cause they put older guys in u20 tournament
Most of those team do you really expect to beat??? How about Mexico does not blow the group
Wow i feel bad for mexico now. Never been a fan of them but i mean to be placed against argentina, Holland and Brazil in their last 3 world cups is really unlucky. Being honest as a dutch supporter i thought we were gonna lose to mexico in 2014 but robben dived amd won us a penalty. Feelsbadman.
david Robben didn't dive it was a clear foul
Mario Babic watch it again it wasn’t a foul it wasn’t a penalty after the game everyone in the world realized it wasn’t a penalty
The thing I love about the world cup is that it brings everyone together. It really is awesome. Everyone at work watches it listens to it. It's something I like doing with My father and one day he won't be here or maybe I wont. But every four years, no matter how old we get, what a time to be alive.
I think back in 1990, if you are telling the Mexico fans that their team will make the knockout round for the next 7 World Cups and win the gold medal in the Olympic football tournament in 2012, they'll take it, no complaints.
Go Cards SG yeah but if you tell it’s always the round of 16th they wouldn’t take it. Try again
@@MaximusTheChosenOne the round of 16 is still better than not being there at all get real
john doe you’re missing the point
@@MaximusTheChosenOne no i'm not, or would you rather not qualify to the WC again instead of going out in the last 16
As a USMNT fan I enjoyed this
me too
No mystery, they play in Concacaf. The only other decent team is the USA in that region, and they are not even that good at the world stage, not to mention they didn't even go this year. Weak competition...weak results!
Imaelito AC bro Brazil players were better athletes overall they made us look so slow we just need to get faster and we will be way better
Imaelito AC still CR, MEX and USA are the only decent teams in the area, the lack of competition against good teams is the reason.
Imaelito AC they are the big fish on a small pond dude, they are inferior to the world class teams in Europe and South America. No mystery, no curse, no one to blame is just that's how it it that's how it will always be.
Mario García If concacaf is bad then CAF is very inconsistent (no team besides Nigeria has made it to the knockout stage more than once) and AFC is really bad
Dan franco
Need to joint the conferderation. Of north america south america.
They out there looking like the clippers
Holy shit you're right. They don't have a hall of fame type player like Chris Paul but they have a decent squad. They lose far too many times early on.
Here after Clippers now a favorite to win a chip this year
1:07 Dude chill...there was probably a delayed reception lmao calm down!
Mexico plays with a lot of heart and they always play so aggressive and with courage. The problem is that they play the same way. I agree with the Mexican analyst, they have good player but the federations and their exposure to different regions is limited. Brasil is a well rounded team. They can play defensively, offensively, they can play the passing game or the 1v1 individual game. Their players just has more tools that Mexico obviously lack. As a Brazilian I'm glad we won, but I feel for the Mexican fans.
GG
Man I love Seb and Herc! They've been awesome from the bits of vids I have seen of them...so much passion in them that's what you wanna see!
Mexican people discriminate against Mexican players doing things unorthodox and criticize young talent and force them to change the way they play. Great players exploit their talents and in Mexican futbol one is not allowed to do outstanding or flashy things. It is clear that the reason why great teams win is because they let their youth develop differently. Mexico needs to change the way we develop players from the youth level. Let the youth grow and do whatever they do good. Look for different forms of talent. 🤘
So mexico is kinda like MLB to an extent
In my opinion it feels like mexico is being bashed on for trying to play an exciting style of play and go at the opponent instead of being boring and parking the bus
Mexico has to play like this because the defense is not very good
They should have beaten Sweden... Instead they shot themselves in the foot, and had to face Brazil... And the rest is history...
This dudes i swear look like they have a comedy show the 2 mexicans 😂😂😂😂
Lmao. I believe they do the podcast together. Idk the name though haha
i love these 2 amigos i hope to see more of them in the future videos
Lol Neymar in the back celebrating on the thumbnail 😂
I don’t understand how Mexico has never produced a Messi Ronaldo or pele or maradona they have 140 million people as well as an amazing love or basically a religion for football it just makes no sense
Humzah Hassan it’s money bro and our federation is so corrupted.
hugo sanchez???
"You can't fail R16 if you never made it to the R16." - Martino probably.
I do hope this actually gives some changes to the Federation entirely. Martino is just a step so far, IMO.
Yet, even a round of 16 game of France vs Mexico in 2022 world cup would still make Mexico to fail at round of 16.
But France made the finals in that cup as well, the best result for teams that eliminated Mexico in round of 16.
@@jimmyyue238Mexico is a team who has been qualifying for round of 16 for past 24 years yet they cannot move forward, I can understand that if you are playing at round of 16 for the first time because you are having pressure for playing at knockout stages. But losing 20 years at same position is ridiculous like they never learn from their mistakes from the same opponent every new team always crush Mexico like they are a leaf in the street. Even if Iran played at their place for 24 years they would have went ahead of round of 16 at least to quarter finals or to semis maybe finals too. So the chocker title should be given to Mexico actually
Germany does not have Neymar or william... amazing individualities.
Nobody thought of Mexico passing the group stage. Unlucky for them they met brazil
As Mexico fans we definitely are our own worst critic. The inconsistencies between matches is annoying and ultimately the team’s downfall. At this point people of tired of a mediocre performance, the fans really want to see this team live up to its full potential but unfortunately we only get a few glimpse of it in certain matches and circumstances. They may not be able to complete player for player with the big teams but they need to be able finish and get those results as a team.
Oscar Plata agreed! I used to root for Mexico back in 2011 until to the point where they’re sooo inconsistent in their gameplay over the years till 2013 where they just got too prideful. I had swapped team to USMNT and still have never looked back. yeah US soccer is much weaker BUT they weren’t consistently that bad over the course of years and didn’t lose their composure nor their dedication and that is what I want to see. Talk about two different cultures. I’ll only watch Mexico game during the World Cup or when they’re in the relevant tournament.
2:02 wow....
😂
Don’t let this distract you for the fact Golden State just got Demarcus Cousins
Im trying to escape to the world of football to avoid those news
jdave17 lol
dammm. I was hoping it wasn't true :/ is it??
Cool story bro no one gives a fuck
Alex Silva every one does it’s unavoidable
Mexico has always been an underdog, yet they have that feeling of being superior. Can't understand their logic. They played against the 5 star world champion and fans were screaming "Ole" when the score was 0x0.... Where is the respect for the most victorious opponent in World Cup history? That's what they get.
Rafael Toledo We are having fun dumbass "ole" is a goodhearted cheer not an insult
Mexico is not an elite soccer team. Point blank period. They’re just not on that level
They only advanced to QF when they were the host nation in both 1970 and 1986...
Brazil's defense was just flat out on point. Everytime Mexico tried to create something they flat out cut them out with 2 defenders and blocked shots. It wasn't a bad game by Mexico to be honest, Brazil just played better defensively and their offense just hit Mexico on two good counters. 2nd goal could have been avoided though if that last defender wasn't the only one trying to play the offside line.
From these pundits, they are basically praising Mexico knowing that they can eventually get over the hump. They know that Mexico always comes to play and give top teams a game. But again, they management to put up fights against the two favorites of the tournament (Brazil and Germany) but lose to Sweden? That's inconsistency at it's finest.
Mexico simply doesn't have enough players with regular minutes / starting places at clubs in the top 4 leagues in the world, La Liga, the Premier League, the Bundesliga and Serie A.
The fact that the Liga MX is so wealthy is a problem, as many Mexican players understandably would rather stay at home rather than play for a mid-table Serie A or La Liga club and make less money and have to fight harder for a starting place.
It’s because of Mexican fans that keep saying how proud we should be because our players gave it all and had heart that the Mexican national team doesn’t progress. It’s been 28 years of the same stagnant crap. Why can’t we develop players like Brazil, or have a youth structure like Germany? We’ve had three decades to make serious changes after disappointing world cups, yet nothing is ever done. The Mexican team is mediocre and corrupt, and they will stay like that if people keep being proud of their mediocrity.
Oscar Corpus Blame the stupid clubs for not developing more good players, yet people keep supporting those teams filled with mediocre south americans
I mean all Mexico had to do was draw in order to play against Switzerland instead of Brazil (an inevitable loss), and instead they lost 3-0 to Sweden. If I am a Mexico fan I would be disappointed because they blew a big chance to get to the "fifth" game. They did they hard work early but didn't follow it through.
Martin Okoro Yeah mostly mexico is disappointed that happened and not that we lost against brazil. It is pretty damn obvious they are a better team. A lose against them is repectable... losing against Brazil AND Sweden back to back is just embarrassing. Of course, no matter what, you always hope your team will succeed against all odds.
Well Edison Alvarez knocking the 3rd goal to Ochoa
Mexicos attitude is definitely one of the big problems. It's almost always a guaranteed loss if the other team scores first. They're also a first half team that usually plays worse on the second half. The inconsistency from game to game and even first half to second half is Mexicos down fall. I'm a Mexican fan, and at this point I've lost hope for El Tri.
This was great !
I really wanted Mexico to go far. They did so well. Them beating Germany was my highlight.
Its almost like Mexico isn’t as good as their fans say they are
Lord Slump God Gambunta I mean they did alright, not good. But they're just being passionate...
As a Mexico team fan, I hated hearing that “ole” chant when the game was 0-0. Smh
lakersbarnes don’t be a fucking moron that’s what fans do in games.
The Unknown it's normal to do that when your team is winning. And winning with advantage. Not when your drawing
José Roberto Wright it doesn’t matter, fans do it anyway.
Ni modo 😪😓
Viva Mexico cabrones 🇲🇽💯
Nunca te abandonare 👏
Mexico is not a consistent team and their biggest problem is the fans who expect too much from them. Mexico has the potential to be a top level team like Brazil and Argentina but their players are nowhere near great. Fans love to showboat how their team is going to beat every team but always fails and come up short. CONCACAF is another issue since there’s a lack of competition in that region it makes Mexico shine with the USA as the top dogs of the region. Let’s bring Mexico to South America because Brazil, Argentina, Colombia,Chile and Uruguay will show them what real football ⚽️ is !!!
Wow...Sebastian well said. Preach brotha.
Neymar acting and diving is always a disgrace.....
Try the Mexicans who keep playing dirty and fouling Neymar. The Mexicans are a disgrace to futbol.
illustrious1 Yeah they play were playing offensively and were getting desperate. But play Clips of Neymar in slow motion you can see how much he is Exaggerated at fouls. Neymar Jr is the disgraceful one that is not real fútbol
illustrious1 playing dirty my fucking ass Brazil had kept wasting time of Neymar falling every fucking five seconds now stfu
"No...I'm too busy for podcasts boys" xD
nah nah nah as a mexico fan i understand both sides to this argument but i believe mexico should be proud for what this mexico side achieved.I do believe mexico do need to step up.. we have so much potential. VAMOS MEXICO🇲🇽❤️
A lot of passion from the reporter. He will go far as a reporter if he learns to control his temper a bit more. But keep that energy!
Well, they’re definitely the best non-European/South American team
I'm not sure if its definitely but there is a fair and strong argument that Mexico is.
NFL Superfan Mexico is in north America
Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil r in South America. And mexico is in North America lol
Lmao nigeria is better putting mexico in last
NFL Superfan atleast so.e positivity in the commenrs
Why is everybody sleeping on Brazil! They qualified easily in the hardest qualifier... their squad is full of cracks!
kriztiano10 no one sleeped on brazil where the fuck did u hear that
I’ve been saying it for awhile how these problems come from the fmf. The fact that Sebastian and herculez said that you only listen to three minutes of what they say is priceless.
He guys quick one..... gets owed right away.
What's the name of the podcast?
Gustavo Moura I want to find out the same thing
Try and find them on Twitter, usually people like to post their podcasts on the feed
I think he was being very honest with Mexico's problems getting further in the competition. Good debate on the problems of money, corruption, and rooted problems.. and also btw.. craig burley is a twat!
I think broskie thinks that it didn't have to be Brazil
Mexico was doing good! 😥🇲🇽
Mexico tried and just could not keep up with Brazil. JCO decides to start 39 year old Marquez and let him play 45 mins in the heat, and then made substitutions very early while Brazil made substitutions around the 85th min which is smart, later Brazil then took advantage of México in the 2nd half, I saw the stats and Brazil made 10 shots on goal while Mexico only made 1. Something tells me if it wasn’t for Ochoa Mexico would have been embarrassed. It could’ve been 5-0, 6-0 or even 7-0 Brazil. Mexico was lucky to lose only 2-0
Are people really acting like Mexico was supposed to beat Brazil? It's like asking the Pelicans to beat the Warriors. Brazil has so much more talent than Mexico. Google a top 100 players in the world list. The Brazilian roster is chalked full of the names on any of those lists. Mexico was just over matched.
Tony Zan it would have been interesting seeing another huge team being eliminated
it's not that Mexico can't compete they can its just what separates good players from average is consistency and that is something Mexico lacks heavily one day they play very well and other days it's just like what happened and it was shown in this world cup they played very well against Germany and South Korea and then the next 2 games that level of play just vanished if Mexico ever wants to advance further in this tournament they need consistency. They have the talent its there its just they need to play well more often not whenver they feel like it
Sebastian Salazar and Hercules Gomez are hilarious together. I am Proud to be part Mexican.
They’re just the top of tier 2. Once they face tier 1 they have to play perfectly or they’ll take the L
"It didn't have to be Brazil"
LMAOOOOO couldn't beat Sweden and think they could have beaten Switzerland lol
Actually, swisterland plays like germany.
The question at the beginning "Would any of these Mexico players be in Brazil's starting eleven?" could be swapped with "Would any of these Mexico players be in Brazil's 23 men squad?" The answer would be the same. Mexico isn't a great team, period. They don't have one single player playing at a top tier club. Chicharito isn't the guy who plays in the starting eleven of Manchester United anymore, he is a guy who scored 8 goals last season for West Ham. Maybe Lozano will become that star player one day but he also isn't there yet. The truth is that Mexico is lucky to even get out of the group stage so many times in a row. Would this country play in South America or Europe they would have troubles qualifying for the World Cup on a consistent basis. They played well this year, deservedly qualified for the round of sixteen, but at some point you have to accept that your team isn't a WC contender and you shouldn't be angry if they don't make it to the last 8 teams.
Gigs 98 of Russia (2018), Costa Rica (2014), Ghana (2014) to name a few why not mexico. That’s what you don’t get. Mexico is undoubtedly better than the aforementioned nations, and they don’t match their performance that’s where the anger stems from.
Gigs 98 teams like Costa Rica and Russia now have made it to the top 8 in the world cup, why can't mexico? If we don't think that we can make it farther than what's the point of competing than idiot??? We have to believe we can make it
Gigs 98 And how is it luck? We have made it out of the group stage because we played really good and better. Remember when lots of people thought Croatia would win Mexico in 2014, but mexico smacked them (3-1) and eliminated them.
Gigs 98 so Brazil making it out of the group stage for the past what 8 years is "good luck", no its not,its because they played really good, same thing with Mexico
Not saying you didn't play well, just that with the kind of players Mexico has they should be happy to even get into the round of sixteen so often. Teams like Russia or Costa Rica have indeed made it further than Mexico, but they are just two out of dozens of countries. I live in Austria a country with a national team that currently has a higher market value than Mexico. I was born shortly after the World Cup in 1998 and how often do you think my team has made it to the quarterfinal in that time period? Zero times, and that's actually not surprising as in those last 5 editions Austria hasn't even made it to the world cup once. Again, Austria is a team that in theory should play on a level with Mexico but its success is nowhere near as big. The problem is that Mexicans seem to think their team is constantly underachieving while they are in fact doing the exact opposite.
I just looked it up and the Mexican team isn't even among the 20 national teams with the biggest market value. You are miles away from being Brazil, Germany, France, Spain... and you simply have to accept that.
Hey we played vs Germany & Brazil. We won one and lost another one. As a Mexican fan, I feel proud of our team. Lozano, Ayala, Ochoa were the best players of the squad, for me.
Mexico need to support there team more without all the BS..
Mexico are in the best 16 in the world and should stay there until they stop moving into the 2nd round of world cups.
Group of death or not, Mexico will get to the 2nd round.
They need 2 or 3 more stars like Lozano to make a run deep.
Since 1994 only 2 countries have qualified to the 2nd round of every World Cup......Brazil and Mexico.
Mexico has quality and a great youth program but the local league doesn’t play them and Europe over pays for shit from other countries over Mexicans
daguzify stop hyping Lozano
He literally did nothing
Max Contreras he is 22 and led PSV to the title and champions league.
Also, he will most likely sign for a top 3 team in La Liga or EPL.
Get a clue
daguzify only to lose 4-0 to Barcelona and rob totneham
I came into this tournament supporting 3 teams, England first and foremost as an Englishman, then Mexico and Japan as my underdog teams to root for, for a bit of fun. What really killed Mexico was the Sweden game, all they needed was a draw and they would have faced Switzerland rather than Brazil, sure, still not an easy game by any stretch but better than facing Brazil and they would have had a good chance of getting to their quarter final, instead Mexico tried to go at Sweden the same way as the other 2 games and got caught out by a stubborn and efficient Swedish team. It was bad tactics by their manager than ultimately helped to cost them a possible quarter final place.
One other thing worth mentioning was the absolute state of some of the time wasting that was going on in the Brazil - Mexico game and some of the play acting by the Brazilians was a disgrace., their has been too much of it in this tournament and too much of it by some of the top teams. If your that good, you shouldn't need to roll around on the floor pretending you've just been shot every 5 minutes. If they were doing that in any other environment rather than on a professional stage and in a professional game and they would have gone down holding their face (especially if they hadn't been hit in the face), they wouldn't be getting back on their feet, at least, not without a serious injury. You want a reason to roll around on the floor holding your face, your arm or your leg? Then we'll give you one.
Taking the easier route is good to get past the R16 at least but it's better to face the toughest competition as that can prepare you to reach the final.
Dude was fired up
7th staight time they have been eliminated 😂😂😂😂
Even if Mexico would have won the group, I still think they would have lost to the Swiss
oscar becerra Not really, Brazil won cuz of Neymar Swiss doesn't have a quality player like that.
oscar becerra No just no,
oscar becerra they probably would have won it’s the teams mentality going into the game they have to play with no fear if they’d do that they’d win more imo
Yes that's what I'm saying. Mexico is notorious for fucking up.
The Swiss side was clearly stronger than Mexico. They tied with the talented Brazil 1-1, while Mexico lost 2-0 against them. Also, Switzerland lost 1-0 to Sweden, not 3-0. So yeah, Switzerland would have knocked Mexico out. Mexico has problems with ultra defensive teams.
I feel like Mexico didn't pace themselves throughout the game and didn't play for each other. In any sports you need to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. They knew how important it was to win this game and didn't play for each other. They got to big headed like they always do and let pride take over.
Why every ripping on Mexico just because they lost again at the round of 16? Staying a tiny bit longer than Argentina, Spain, Germany and Portugal is a WIN in my book...
Congratulations Brazil!
USA LOVES BRASIL they are what we are at basketball the GOAT
Robert Lind ya im from the US too. Brazil is great at soccer. What state are you from?
GEORGIA
Robert Lind thats cool. Im from California.
Lame ass putos stick to cheering for the US you fairweather bitch-made fans!!
It doesnt matter about avoiding certain teams ,,, you just have to beat the best teams , thats it. ...
In anything in the world its the same principle ....
Damn!!! That one guy was mad as hell
No way Brazil always is💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
Neymar brinnng it hommme/))
Salis Eduardo lol not even close if Christ some how helps them get passed Belgium
France will show them they don’t belong at this level yet
Max Contreras lol easy breakfast or lunch this two teams with just Flamengo Brazil soccer club is enough to knockout them
Bring it on!!!😘🏆🇧🇷💪🏚
Max Contreras 🇯🇵 just know play 🏓
From 🇫🇷 the best is just the perfumes
Neymar fckn sucks.. Wtf are u saying?! He cries like a little bitch. There's a reason why there's fckn memes of his ass all over google.
Brazil will never win a world cup with neymar
Who has a better team? Mexico or Uruguay? I would say Mexico. Who has the better chance to beat Brazil? I would say Uruguay. Hands down. It's a matter of caring to win, fighting to win. Mexico doesn't have it and until they do, they'll never be a contender.
&one IM SORRY, DID YOU JUST SAY MEXICO IS HAS BETTER TEAM THAN URUGUAY?!
&one lay of the drugs uruguay is way better than mexico
&one you must be joking, Uruguay has two worldclass scorers, Mexico has none. The only two mexican players who would, maybe, be starting players in Uruguay are Ochoa and Lozano.
How does Mexico have a better team than Uruguay? LMAO
So chicarito is better than Suarez and Cavani? Sure thing buddy...
I love Mexico but i keep getting disappointed every single year and it gets frustrating... I agree with the guys outside 100%
So unprofessional of that guy on the left. On the other hand, I applaud to the guy on the right for trying to keep calm and for continuing with decency.
This is great. So many Mexico foorball fans are just like this...they are delusional.
Aggbala FUCK YOU
So were is the USA
Aggbala it’s true mate
meow rage usa is kinda same but i give them a pass cus they dont even care bout soccer.
Aggbala LOL seriously. All the hype they had going for them after beating Germany just said it all. Acting as if they were going to win the world cup, same with players celebrating and crying as if they won the cup.
Shit got a lil hostile for a hot sec. 😆👍
Craig Burley: I’m too busy for podcast boys. 😆😂🤣
The irate MEX correspondent on the left did make a valid point why MEX don’t like shipping their star players to Europe i.e., more revenue for the Mexican league. Ok! But it still comes down to quality which leaves a LOT to be desired vs the Brazil’s of the world who I don’t believe is the best team in the the WC. Brazil 🇧🇷 is doing what they’re suppose to against inferior competition. Even if MEX had their own playing significantly in Europe. Mex players remain lesser quality than CONMEBOL & UEFA players. CONCACAF quality is inferior. Period! Let’s not kid ourselves regardless of the politics.
1:15 "you know what...you're the mexican fan. Speak for me, please". Clearly the guy got annoyed on being interrupted by the anchor lol
What podcast? Im interested
theocdog ggg the two on tri podcast, its usually on the ESPN FC feed tho
Yeah but how is the US team doing?
Ohh...too soon? lol
Ro G nobody cares about football in America it's boring watching grown men kick balls around c
Enlightenment .W No one in America tries,to like the beautiful game.
Bruh... if we cared about Soccer the way we do for the NBA, NFL or even MLB, we would have way more World Cups than Brazil.
e728cw NFL is lame bro rubgy is much more entertaining
Americans Suck At Soccer So They Hate It Not There Sport
If VAR was introduced during 2014 world cup then mexico would have defeated the dutch squad....
Jose Nino then what get ur ass beat later. U wouldn't had won shit boy.
Alexander the great they probably would have gone to the semis, Costa Rica were running on luck at that point winning in pens, 0-0 with England and being lucky to beat Italy. They would have lost in the semis
With VAR in 2014, Mexico would still have lost to the Netherlands.
NO ERA PENAL!!!! Ja ja ja
Hercules gomez just looks like he wants to start laughing 😂
Respect to the Reporters Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez. They spoke the truth and everyone in company refuses to understand the obvious.
Respect to the guys not them, it’s Mexico’s fault for deciding to flop against Sweden, they had everything to be 1st place and avoid Brazil but now look. The guys tried to calm Sebastian down, so no respect to sebby. It didn’t have to be Brazil well TOO BAD, IF HE HAS ANYONE TO BLAME, THAT IS MEXICO
Mexico football fans are delusional. Be proud of ur team beating s. Korea and especially germany and putting up a solid effort against brazil. Yes u didnt play that well in the last group match against sweden mostly cus of a strange situation with the group standings , but u need to lower ur expectations for ur team. If last 16 is a standard for u then why be so whiny? Its not like lost all games or failed to qualify to last 16. Or like USA failing to reach WC totally! Calm down, lower ur expectations for the national team and stop acting like your standard is always top 4 in a wc when u havent even reached last 8.
Aggbala why would they want to lower their expectations the USA team did that with their players and how did that work out
Actually USA didn't lower expectations, they were too arrogant thinking there was no chance they couldn't beat Trinidad and Tobago and see how it worked out.
Aggbala....USA? You mean we have a national soccer team? My question is this: why? Why would my county waste time and money on a sport where you kick a black and white checker board ball, and follow it?! How retarded.....
Aggbala Mexico has reached the last 8 twice.
Zekyo, both at home, in 1970 and 1986.
That title tho lmfaoooo they act like Mexico loses every year
Clinchin 2k We’ve been eliminated in the 4th game for 7 world cups in a row...
G2 DC exactly world cup is every 4 years not every year title is miss leading
Lol apart from copa america, which they have not won. What other competition Mexico can go to as a team?
So it actually does not make sense saying they aren't losing every year. Losing at every world cup stands for losing every year.
Christian Arnaud Yao title should be Tittled why cant Mexico Make it to the fifth game many great teams lose at every world cup so saying another year another loss is irrelevant
Clinchin 2k what you should look at, is the fact that they are stuck at a specific level for now 28 years... so for a fan is exhausting, having to be contented with the we tried pride. They want a change and to make a change you have to know what's wrong. Losing at the same stage for 28 years is relevant unless you accept mediocrity just for the fact that other teams lose there too.
We need our 90's team now more than ever. But what we also need are players like Hugo, Rafa, Benjamin Galindo, Cuahtemoc, Jorge Campos, And El Matador all at once. All of them in their prime or young all at once. But we can't do it if we keep our players in Mexico and not in Europe.
i agree with him. it didn't have to be Brazil. England calculated that chance and they took it.
Hahaha. Belgium must be crucifying that goal scorer now. What a mistake.
Mexico is the most consistent team in North America, everybody els is a surprise . El tri is a lot closer than anybody else beside the elite
We still took out Germany 🤷♀️
So did South Korea
And you can be proud about that
jasmine Torres no u didn’t
Johnny D and it was very satisfied
Can someone tell me their podcast? (The mexican reporters)
Rafael rocha two and tri
They would’ve I think had they played with some urgency vs Sweden and top the group to avoid Brazil , I would rather play Switzerland tbh
The Mexicans thought they could beat BRAZIL....HAAA I HOPE THEY BET THEIR LIFE SAVINGS...
JUDALATION gamestrodamous they've beaten Brazil before and yea I thought at least 1 -0 but if anything we're just tired of not getting that fifth game
+unKnowN 760
see how delusional you mexicans are? You never beat our true team. U-20, olympics (U23), are NOTHING to us. Now in world cups we have NEVER lost to mexico, in our 8 world cup games, we drew once and beat you 7 times.
Rafaela B. Don't get cocky about ur team......
JUDALATION gamestrodamous At least they didn’t lose 7-1 to Germany.
+sirfrancisrc
but mexico lost 7-0 to CHILE lmao, and Brazil beat that same Chile by 3x0