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Mexico's recent success vs. Brazil doesn't mean much on the World Cup stage
With his having a hand in at least one goal in each group-stage game, the ESPN FC team point to Philippe Coutinho as Brazil's leader on and off the pitch so far in Russia.
The Kwese studio crew break down all the important statistics and point out what Brazil did better than their competition to finish atop Group E.
In the 1999 Copa America, Brazil and Mexico met in their second group game. Brazil won 2-1, but they were coming under such pressure at the end of the game that the entire coaching staff were on their feet screaming at the referee to blow the final whistle.
For the Mexicans, even in defeat, this was a wonderful feeling. Ever since Brazil won the World Cup in such magnificent style on Mexican soil in 1970, that yellow shirt had held a mythical place. But here they were, these superhuman Brazilians,...
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