PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 12: Papers discuss Mexico's "statement" World Cup win over South Africa and detail Raul Jimenez's triumph. Also: young women in New York choose to live with nuns to save on rent. Finally, for the first time, scientists have mapped the enormous scale of subterranean fungi networks.
After Mexico's World Cup opening win, El País's México edition has a headline that says it all: "Mexico, world capital of football". The paper says that El Tri, short for El Tricolor, broke its losing streak in the opening match. In another article, the paper also talks about the triumph of Raul Jimenez and the end of his World Cup goal drought. For the past three World Cups, Jimenez didn't score. The New York Times' sports edition, The Athletic, also writes about him. "First, Raul Jimenez survived. Then he thrived. And now he has done it at a World Cup", reads the headline. Almost six years ago, the striker suffered a life-threatening skull fracture while playing against Arsenal. The Athletic says that "it's been quite a journey" and that scoring for Mexico during this first World Cup match represents a "crowning achievement".
