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Sports Desk (EFE).- Mexico advanced with a perfect record this Wednesday to the round of 32 of the World Cup, which it had already secured in advance, by finishing first in Group A, while South Africa secured second place and will face Canada; and South Korea took third position.
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n” “nCzech Republic, with one point, finished in the basement of the series.
n” “nJavier ‘Vasco’ Aguirre’s team reached 9 points, something that happens for the first time in their 18 appearances in World Cups, after winning 0-3 against the Czech Republic.
n” “nEl Tri, first in Group A, will play on June 30th against one of the best third-place teams from groups C, E, F, H, or I.
n” “nSouth Africa, second in Group A, won 1-0 against South Korea, reached 4 points, and for the first time advanced past a group stage in their four World Cup appearances, including the 2010 edition, in which they were the hosts.
n” “nThe South Africans will play in the round of 32 against Canada on Sunday, June 28, in Los Angeles.
n” “nSouth Korea, with three points and a -1 goal difference, is at the mercy of the results of the other groups to know if it has a chance to be among the eight best third-placed teams.
n” “nMexico’s victory to be first
n” “nThe Mexican national team thrashed the Czech Republic 0-3 this Wednesday at the Azteca Stadium with an unprecedented performance in its World Cup history: it advanced past the group stage with a perfect record of wins and a clean sheet.
n” “nThe 22-year-old fullback Mateo Chávez, in his debut match of the tournament, capped off a run that began from midfield in the 55th minute with a fine finish into the back of the net.
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Colombian-born forward Julián Quiñones sealed the match of the third round of Group A in a play of opportunism following a series of rebounds from the Czech defense.
n” “nAnd the icing on the cake was provided by Álvaro Fidalgo in the 94th minute.
n” “nSouth Africa springs a surprise
n” “nThe South Africa national team defeated South Korea 1-0 this Wednesday to advance past the group stage of a World Cup for the first time in its history, by placing second in Group A.
n” “nThapelo Maseko scored for the Africans who came out to do or die and achieved the greatest feat of their national team.
n” “nn” “nSouth Africa finished with one win, one draw, one loss and four points, one more than Korea and three above the Czech Republic, which lost 0-3 today to Mexico, the leader with nine points.
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