WORLD CUP: Hosts Mexico, US & Canada all march on; Mexico faces England in next game
Scenes of unbridled joy swept Mexico on Tuesday night as El Tri reached the knockout stage for the first time in 40 years, breaking a drought that had haunted the nation since 1986. Reaching a “quinto partido” — a fifth game — had felt like an unreachable quest for a generation of fans; when it finally arrived, the relief was as palpable as the celebration.