Mexico is walking in dreamland after punching its tickets to the round of 16, the next step on the long journey to a potential first-ever World Cup final appearance.
Javier Aguirre’s men secured a 2–0 victory over Ecuador in front of a home crowd to emphatically snap their 40-year drought without a World Cup knockout victory. Now that the curse is broken, suddenly anything seems possible for a team with four wins in as many matches in this summer’s tournament.
