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Fuelled by anger, South Africa take surprise place in World Cup round of 32

Reuters · 14 hours ago

Dismissed by the pundits as no-hopers, South Africa turned their anger into rocket ⁠fuel and blasted into the World Cup's knockout stages for the first time with a 1-0 win over South Korea on Wednesday night.

At least 17 injured as car ploughs into crowd after Mexico's win over Czechs

Zack Oaten / Tri · 18 hours ago

Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to cap a perfect group campaign, but celebrations were ruined when a car ploughed into fans in the popular tourist resort of ‌Cabo San Lucas.

Czech boss Koubek blames travel fatigue and 'stupid mistakes' for World Cup exit

Reuters · yesterday

Czech Republic coach ⁠Miroslav Koubek blamed "stupid mistakes" and exhaustion from heavy travel for his team's ‌World Cup exit after a 3-0 defeat by ‌co-hosts Mexico on Wednesday left ‌them bottom of Group A.

Javier Aguirre praises Mexico's character after dominant win over the Czech Republic

Reuters · yesterday

Mexico coach Javier Aguirre ⁠praised his team's mentality on Wednesday after they upped ‌the tempo in the second half ‌to secure a 3-0 ‌victory against the Czech Republic ‌in their final Group A match ‌of the World Cup.

Czech Republic crash out of World Cup following another Mexico masterclass

Matthew Rhodes · yesterday

The Czech Republic have been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup (WC) at the group stage, after falling to a 3-0 defeat to co-hosts Mexico – who have qualified as Group A winners with a perfect nine points – in the country’s capital.

Koubek confident Czechs can upset Mexico despite Azteca challenge

Reuters · 2 days ago

Czech coach Miroslav Koubek said his side must ignore Mexico's formidable ⁠World Cup record at the Azteca Stadium and keep believing in their dream of reaching the knockout stage when the teams ‌meet in a decisive Group A clash on Wednesday.

Broos on his legacy, South Korea and qualifying for the World Cup round of 32

Nick Said · 2 days ago

Hugo Broos believes his World Cup journey with South Africa will not end on Wednesday when they clash with South Korea in a must-win Group A fixture in Monterrey.

About Copa por Mexico

History, Format, Organization, Media Coverage

The Copa por México is a friendly tournament created by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF). It was initially launched as a warmup competition prior to the restart of association football in Mexico following the pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was eventually picked up by Liga MX teams to get in gear before league matches were played after long pauses to the tournament, such as the one caused by the pandemic or by the World Cup in 2022.

The competition is played by a limited number of Liga MX teams. The first edition of the tournament was played by eight teams divided in two groups, while the second was held with ten clubs drawn in two groups. The winners and runners-up of each group go on to the next stage, where penalties would be used to determine the winner.

Curiously, both editions of the Copa por México have featured the same teams in the title match: Cruz Azul and Guadalajara. Both tournaments have been won by Cruz Azul.

TV rights for this competition in the United States were handed to TUDN USA. In Mexico, the competition was available to watch on TUDN México and via Sky Sports, with its mobile platform Blue to Go Video Everywhere handling coverage for mobile users.