Mexico needed to beat Ecuador in their final Group B match to advance to the Copa America knockout stage, but all they could manage was a 0-0 draw. AdvertisementMexico managed to score just one goal in 270 minutes across group play in a dismal tournament for the 2026 World Cup co-hosts. GO DEEPER Mexico vs Ecuador threatened with stoppage over homophobic chantingAnd Ecuador’s prize for holding off Mexico? Stuart James and Thom Harris assess the key talking points…Will Argentina be worried by what they saw in this match? In between times, Gimenez never stopped running the channels, seeking out the long balls that Mexico hoped would bring some joy.

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Persons: Stuart James, Thom Harris, Argentina, Alan Franco, Piero Hincapie’s, Enner Valencia, Alexander Dominguez, Steph Chambers, Santi Gimenez’s, Santiago Gimenez, Gimenez, Henry Martin, Raul Jimenez, Gerardo Arteaga, Orbelin Pineda, Jaime Lozano, Johan Vasquez, Chris Coduto, What’s, Felix Sanchez, Lionel Scaloni, “, We’ve, Chris Cuduto Organizations: Copa, Argentina, Bayer Leverkusen, Copa America, Feyenoord, Jamaica, CONMEBOL, Getty Locations: Mexico, Ecuador, Copa America, Spanish, Houston, Argentina, Venezuela, Los Angeles, Europe, AFP, Houston , TX, ” Mexico