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Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach World Cup last 16 and end knockout hoodoo

Mexico Raul Jimenez Ecuador Julián Quiñónes World Cup Azteca Gilberto Mora Hernan Galindez John Yeboah Raul Rangel
Mexico's Raul Jimenez celebrates scoring their second goal with Johan Vasquez and teammates next as Ecuador players look dejected. REUTERS

⁠MEXICO CITY: Mexico ⁠ended a 40-year wait for ​a World Cup knockout victory as first-half goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez secured a 2-0 win over Ecuador on Tuesday, sending the co-hosts into ​the last 16 amid euphoric scenes at a rocking Azteca Stadium.

The ‌victory was Mexico's first in the knockout stages of a World Cup since beating Bulgaria on home soil in 1986 and booked a meeting with either England or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 16, with the co-hosts returning to the Azteca for the stadium's final match of the tournament.

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