Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said he’s still “paying consequences” for a tactical error in the 2002 World Cup that led to a stunning 2-0 loss to the United States in his first run with the national team.
Mohamed Salah added to his Liverpool legend with two more goals, but the Premier League-leading Reds’ win over Southampton was all down to the idiosyncratic Darwin Nunez.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticised the decision by world football’s governing body to hold the World Cup in six countries across three continents.