Mexico won Group A with three dominating wins that saw them outscore their opponents, Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Spanish La Liga View team list. Jimenez handed Mexico the lead in the 44th minute, with Bryan Ruiz levelling from the spot for Costa Rica eight minutes later after Joel Campbell was judged to have been brought down by Luis Rodriguez inside the area. Television replays later showed that the foul was outside the box.
Mexico manager Gerardo 'Tata' Martino will be suspended from the touchlines for the semis against Haiti after he was slapped with his second yellow card of the tournament. In the other fixture, Haiti — one of the biggest surprises of the tournament after winning all its games in the group stage — scored three second-half goals to stun former champions Canada and advance to the last four for the first time. Duckens Nazon got the comeback started by scoring in the 50th minute and Herve Bazile brought the sides level from the penalty spot in the 70th, with both goals coming courtesy of some sloppy defensive play by Canadian defender Marcus Godinho.
And six minutes later Wilde-Donald Guerrier sealed the victory for Haiti with a spectacular individual effort, sneaking past the Canadian defence then bouncing the ball twice in the air before tapping it past goalkeeper Milan Borjan. Though answering questions was a simple act of cooperation with grateful journalists, it was just another example of Ochoa as the consummate pro.
Unlike Corona, whose temper and tendency to fight when agitated have been demonstrated on various occasions, even to the detriment of his teams, Ochoa has no such reputation. Instead, his passion on the field is for excellence in his job. That's been proved by his experience in Europe, where Ajaccio's website posted a fond farewell to Ochoa after his final outing for the club earlier this year. Ajaccio fought relegation every season Ochoa was there, and he was always one of the best warriors on the squad in that campaign.
Now that he is available to other teams, a number of top European clubs are rumored to be interested in his services. Scouts from those teams are probably aware that Ochoa's calm, civil demeanor masks a fierce competitive spirit. Ochoa didn't equivocate when asked if he was ready to be El Tri's No. It can't have escaped coach Miguel Herrera's attention that if Ochoa and Corona are equal in goalkeeping ability, Ochoa may still be less of a risk on the field because he can control his temper better.
Detractors will point to the fact that Ochoa has let in two goals in the team's recent warm-up matches.
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