Brazil vs. Mexico score: World Cup highlights from Round of 16

Gabe Fernandez

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In a World Cup where almost all of the global giants have fallen, Brazil still remains.

Mexico put the pressure on the five-time World Cup champions early and often, but El Tri could not manage anything once they were inside the box. The team had just four shots on goal despite all of the attacking chances they put themselves in.

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Neymar, for his part, stepped up to the pressure. He scored thanks to a dangerous Willian cross through Mexico’s box, and assisted in Roberto Firmino’s late goal to guarantee his team’s progress into the next round.

The trends that each team were heading in before the game just continued. Mexico was eliminated in the Round of 16 for the seventh time in a row, and Brazil has emerged as the favorites of the tournament.

Sporting News kept track of all of the scores and highlights from today’s match.

Here are some facts from the match:

-Brazil have won eight of their nine World cup matches against CONCACAF nations (D1), conceding in just one of those matches (5-2 vs Costa Rica in 2002).
-Since the introduction of the round of 16 in 1986, Mexico have been eliminated at this stage of the World Cup seven times – more than twice as many as any other nation.
-Brazil have reached at least the quarter-final stages of the World Cup in each of the last seven editions of the competition.
-Brazil have now scored more World Cup goals than any other side in the history of the competition (228, two more than Germany).
-Brazil are unbeaten in 15 matches in all competitions, conceding just three goals in that run (W11 D4).
-Roberto Firmino scored just two minutes and four seconds after coming on as a substitute for Brazil, the second fastest sub goal so far at the 2018 World Cup.
-Brazil’s Neymar scored his sixth World Cup goal with his 38th shot. It took Cristiano Ronaldo 74 shots and Lionel Messi 67 to reach six goals in the competition.
-Neymar has been involved in 20 goals in his last 19 games in all competitions for Brazil, scoring 11 and assisting nine.

Brazil vs. Mexico: Live updates, highlights

FINAL: Brazil 2, Mexico 0

92' —  Guardado awarded a yellow card for dissent.

90' —  Six minutes of extra time. It's not necessarily over yet!

88' —  GOAL BRAZIL!  Neymar leads the counter against Mexico and feeds Roberto Firmino with a perfect pass to double the lead! Brazil is now up 2-0.

86' —  SUBSTITUTION:   Coutinho OUT, Roberto Firmino IN (Brazil)

85' —  Mexico are now threatening again like they were in the beginning of the match. Another shot attempt has been deflected for a corner attempt.

83' —  Thiago Silva goes down in his own box after a Mexico tackle appeared to hit him in the ribs. He's up now but holding his side.

81' —  The game has certainly slowed down and it feels as though Brazil's defense is just toying with Mexico every time El Tri attempts an attack.

80' —  SUBSTITUTION: Paulinho OUT, Fernandinho IN (Brazil).

77' —  Carlos Salcedo carded for a foul on Neymar.

73' —  A Mexican defender appeared to pick up the ball that Neymar was covering out of bounds and seemed to step on Neymar's ankle. Neymar was "writhing" in pain. No card.

70' —  Mexico appeared the have a chance. Herrera's cross just misses its target and the long shot attempt by Guardado was blocked.

68' —  Neymar gets fed in the box, but his shot gets deflected wide. His short corner results in a goal kick for Mexico.

66' —  Fair warning because it's Neymar, but the PSG winger was down for a while holding his ankle.

64' —  Ochoa forced to make his sixth save of the match. Brazilian corner that gets broken up by Mexico.

63' —  Brazil has officially made some history.

62' —  Mexico forces a save from Brazil's keeper for the first time today after a shot from, you guessed it, outside of the box.

61' —  SUBSTITUTION: Chicharito OUT, Raul Jimenez IN (Mexico)

60' —  Brazil's Casemiro is given a yellow card for a hard foul. He will be suspended if Brazil makes the quarterfinals.

59' —  Ochoa comes up big AGAIN! Paulinho gets an open chance in the box but it's knocked out by Mexico's keeper.

56' —  SUBSTITUION: Edson Alvarez OUT, Jonathan dos Santos IN (Mexico)

55' —  Herrera is penalized with a yellow card. If Mexico makes it to the quarterfinals, he will be suspended.

53' —  Mexico have moved possession back into Brazil's half and has earned two consecutive corners on dangerous chances. Jonathan dos Santos is apparently warming up.

51' — GOAL BRAZIL!  Brazil breaks into Mexico's box. Willian crosses the ball into a dangerous area and Neymar stabs it home for the opener. Brazil leads 1-0.

50' —  Gallardo led a fantastic counter attack but decided to take the shot himself outside the box that sailed over the head of Brazil's Alisson.

49' —  A third consecutive corner for Brazil after a Mexican defender deflects a shot off the post.

48' —  Ochoa making another beautiful save after Neymar's short corner gave Coutinho a great look at goal.

46' —  Layun comes on for Rafa Marquez, adding much-needed youth to the lineup.

Halftime adjustments:

HALFTIME: Brazil 0, Mexico 0

45' —  Mexico appears to be dribbling it out into the half. No injury time.

43' —  Filipe Luis given a yellow card after a late challenge on Carlos Vela.

40' —  Neymar tried to score from the free kick, but shot wide left and way too high.

38' —  First yellow card of the game. Edson Alvarez is shown the yellow card for the strong challenge on Neymar while the Brazilian was in the air.

34' —  Coutinho takes a shot outside of the box that takes a deflection out of bounds. Brazilian corner yields nothing.

33' —  Now it's Gabriel Jesus with the chance at goal but Ochoa is there for another great save.

30' —  Chicharito fees Carlos Vela a chance to score from outside of the box but launches it wide left on a bad angle.

27' —  The cross was dangerous but nothing immediately came of it. Coutinho eventually receives the ball outside the box and launches it over the heads of everyone.

25' —  Neymar bobs and weaves his way into Mexico's box for a great chance, but Ochoa is once again there to stop the shot. The defense clears the ball out and it's Brazil taking a free kick right now. 

22' —  Vela finds Guardado in the box who is unable to finish the shot attempt as the Filipe Luis gets the block.

20' —  A lot is made about psychological complexes before knockout matches like this, but Mexico have eliminated seemingly any doubt that they can't keep up with Brazil.

18' —  The Brazilian corner after a deflection comes up short. Leads directly into a Mexican counter and continues the game's trend of staying in Mexico's attacking half.

16' —  That being said, Lozano started a great counter attempt, but his cross to Chicharito was a bit too far for the striker to reach and make a play on.

15' —  At the risk of sounding like a prisoner of my location, Mexico's play in this round is reminiscent of the United States' against Belgium in 2014. The win might not be guaranteed, but El Tri knows they'll at least go down swinging.

13' —  A beautiful ball from Vela finds Lozano out wide. The cross attempt is deflected out of bounds for another Mexican corner. No results from the attempts on goal.

11' —  The motto this tournament has been "SHOOT THE BALL!!" Case in point, Chicharito makign his way into Brazil's box and trying one too many stepovers before getting dispossesed.

9' —  Mexico forces the corner from a counter-attack that was deflected out of bounds. Chicharitoe tried to poach the attempt in, but he was offside.

5' —  Neymar forces Ochoa to make an early save with a shot outside the box, but the Mexican keeper knocks it out of the way with ease.

2' —  Early chance for Mexico! Brazil deflects the early shot behind the net and gives El Tri the corner. Nothing comes out of it.

1' —  First half begins

Pregame:  Here are the starting lineups for today's knockout-round game.

Brazil XI: Alisson; Fagner, Silva, Miranda, Filipe; Paulinho, Casemiro, Coutinho; Willian, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar.

Mexico XI: Ochoa, Edson, Ayala, Salcedo, Gallardo, Rafa, Herrera, Guardado, Vela, Lozano, Chicharito.

It should be worth noting that Rafa Márquez is 39 years old and will face a spry, youthful midfield of some World Class players. So we'll see how that works out.

Gabe Fernandez