But he was all smiles, escorting a young mascot in a wheelchair out onto the Moscow pitch before netting his first Confederations Cup goal.
"We do not worry about what happens in the other group".
After Herrera's introduction, Javier Aquino forced New Zealand keeper Stefan Marinovic into a left-handed save, before Giovani dos Santos fired over. They face the Solomon Islands in a two-legged Oceania qualifying final and, should they win, will then go on to the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth-placed team in South America.
A young Russian Federation team might have lost far more heavily to Portugal than by the single early Cristiano Ronaldo goal that put them in difficulty.
For viewers in the United Kingdom, ITV and ITV 4 will air the matches live, according to the International Business Times. "If we do well, we will take a step forward, and we keep growing as a team capable of playing against any team". We are the only country that is not the champion of its respective continent. New Zealand may have given Mexico a tough time of it on Wednesday, but El Tri sent out a reserve squad and still did the job at hand.
Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio, center, reacts during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Mexico and New Zealand, at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
"I think we have managed to pull off a qualitative leap after Euros in France in terms of enthusiasm", said Cherchesov in Friday's pregame press conference.
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"These are two high-quality teams".
This is the first time in the history of Federation Internationale de Football Association when a player was escorted by a disabled child.
However, having been already eliminated from the competition, New Zealand have no reason to rest players. We are aware of that. "We have guys who are self-confident and who are only thinking about today's job".
Both teams had chances to add to their totals in what was a pulsating second period. Some players even struggled to find the words to sum up how they felt, as they faced the media just before midnight at Sochi stadium. It was the fifth time in a year that Federation Internationale de Football Association acted against the chant in games involving Mexico.
Hudson's men have failed to find the net in five of their last seven defeats and there is 8/13 (1.62) that Portugal win to nil - a selection that would have seen punters profit from 10 of the last 11 games that the European champions have won inside 90 minutes.
Early physicality and pressing seemed to rattle the Mexicans, who couldn't prevent New Zealand creating several chances through neat build-up play. The game is not limited to 90 minutes. All 22 players came together with a pushing and shoving match, while the respective benches also had to be separated. It played two very good games.
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