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Rodriguez lifts Argentina over Mexico, 2-1
Mexico's Pavel Pardo lifts the ball over Argentina's Juan Riquelme.
Tony Quinn
Leipzig, Germany -- Argentina survived a tense, 120-minute marathon against a determined Mexican side last night to book a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.
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TO THE MAXI
Rodriguez lifts Argentina over Mexico, 2-1
Leipzig, Germany -- Argentina survived a tense, 120-minute marathon against a determined Mexican side last night to book a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.
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FORTUNATE ONES
Mexico loses, but reaches 2nd round
Some teams just have all the luck, no matter what they do. Just ask Mexico, which qualified for the second round of the World Cup on Wednesday. The Mexicans missed a key penalty kick early in the second half, had a player red-carded and then dropped a 2-1 Group D decision to Portugal., 2-1. The Mexicans still managed to survive and play another day.
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MEXICO HELD SCORELESS
Angola holds El Tri to stunning 0-0 draw
Angola pulled off the most stunning result of the World Cup as the West African nation held Mexico to a scoreless draw in a Group D match on Friday. Angola played the final 11 minutes with 10 men after Andre picked up his second yellow card.
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ANGELS IN THE NET
Five days after his father’s death, GK Sanchez helps Mexico to 3-1 win over Iran
Five days after suffering a personal tragedy, Mexican goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez put his personal grief behind him as an entire world watched. Sanchez was cool, calm and collected as he backstopped Mexico's 3-1 World Cup victory over Iran, a match that climaxed a tumultuous week.
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06/11 Iran 3-1 W
06/16 Angola 0-0 T
06/21 Portugal 1-2 L
06/24 Argentina 1-2 L
Population: 105,000,000
World Cup Group: D
Colors: Green shirts, white shorts, red socks
Head Coach: Ricardo LaVolpe
World Cup Appearances: 12th. 10-20-11, 43 goals for, 79 against. 1930 (first round), 1950 (first round), 1954 (first round), 1962 (first round), 1966 (first round), 1970 (quarterfinals), 1978 (first round), 1986 (quarterfinals), 1994 (second round), 1998 (second round), 2002 (second round).