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West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek is assisted off the pitch during Czech Republic's 3-0 loss to Mexico on Thursday after suffering an injury.

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The scenes of nearly half a million people celebrating the win against South Korea at the Angel of Independence in downtown Mexico City foreshadowed it. The scenes of nearly a million Mexicans celebrating at that same exact spot following the win against Czechia six midnights later confirmed it: El Tri has done it,

Mexico, Germany and Ivory Coast have some of the best jerseys among the teams still standing in the 2026 World Cup leading into the round of 32.

Javier Aguirre will not be swayed by numerous calls from fans and even current national team players for Mexico goalkeeping great Guillermo 'Memo' Ochoa to start against Czechia on Wednesday.