World Cup country profile: Mexico
Mexico are football’s great underachievers, a country crazy for the beautiful game, where huge crowds flock to see the national team, and yet they so nearly missed out on a 2014 World Cup place. El Tri won the football gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games, but needed the USA to beat Panama with a late goal on the final match day of World Cup qualifying, to secure a play-off with New Zealand. Mexico took full advantage of their reprieve, dispatching the Kiwis 9-3 on aggregate to book a place in finals Group A where they will meet hosts Brazil in their second game. Cameroon and Croatia also lie in wait, as coach Miguel Herrera attempts to plot a route through to the knockout stages, harnessing the talents of Manchester United's Javier Hernandez. Javier Hernandez, wow...
