poor Mexico
No sympathy for Mexico whatsoever. They were lucky to even be in this World Cup, thanks to the USA of all countries.
I won't say that I am some huge fan of Holland, but I do generally like to see them do well. Always enjoyed their style of play. Mexico on the other hand, screw them.
Except they showed that they belong in the World Cup. Great performances against Brazil and Croatia, both teams we can agree are better than Mexico.
And then against Holland, they had them on their boots for 80+ minutes. And to lose like that, on a questionable penalty call, its the Tevez offside goal all over again.
You're right, they did lucked in into the Cup, but give credit for what they did. They played really well and looked like a deserving team.
Not sure I agree with that, Yoki. I think the referee missed the penalty on Robben in the first half and then awarded him that penalty at the end for a classic Robben dive with minimal contact. Sometimes, these things even out...
I also believe that Mexico were a bit naive in the second half. Maybe they felt too much of the heat and humidity to press in the second half, but either continue pressing or "park the bus" at least when you get to 75-80 minute mark.
Sneijder had all day to line up that shot - no one tracked him. That's just poor defending...
