MEXICO CITY ¨C Mexico turned on the style at its iconic Estadio Azteca on Tuesday, brushing Ecuador aside 2-0 to break its World Cup knockout curse dating back 40 years.
The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour due to stormy weather and when it started the cohost?flew out of the blocks, mounting wave after wave of attacks.
In a supercharged atmosphere, Julian Quinones gave Mexico a deserved lead midway through the first half with a thunderous strike and then turned provider for Raul Jimenez.
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