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Mexico crush Ecuador to end infamous Quinto Partido curse

Mexico crush Ecuador to end infamous Quinto Partido curse

Mexico finally buried one of football’s most painful national obsessions on Tuesday, defeating Ecuador 2-0 at Mexico City Stadium to claim their first World Cup knockout stage victory in 40 years and banish the infamous Quinto Partido curse that had haunted generations of El Tr..

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Mexico has ended a 40-year World Cup knockout stage drought by defeating Ecuador 2-0, finally breaking the "Quinto Partido" curse.

Mexico secured their first victory in the Round of 16 since 1986.
The key players in the victory were Julián Quiñones, who scored the opening goal, and Raúl Jiménez, who added the second.
This win marks Mexico as the first CONCACAF nation to eliminate a CONMEBOL side in a World Cup knockout match.

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