Mexico enters Sunday’s round of 16 doing exactly what actor Cristo Fernández believes the World Cup is all about: dreaming big.
El Tri could not be performing better on soccer’s grandest stage—perfect thus far with four-straight victories and not a single goal conceded. It most recently dismantled a gritty, defense-minded Ecuador 2–0 in the round of 32 in front of a thunderous crowd at the Estadio Azteca, earning a first knockout stage win in 40 years and officially breaking the infamous “la maldición del quinto partido,” or “fifth game curse.”
