Chile Drubbing at Copa America Leaves Mexico with Much to Ponder

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Published: June 19, 2016

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It wasn't supposed to end like that.

Mexico's hopes of a first Copa America triumph weren't just dashed by Chile in a one-sided quarter-final on Saturday. They were stamped on, put through a blender and then incinerated.

After 22 games without defeat, a run that stretched back 364 days, El Tri were routed 7-0 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

That's right. The pick of the ties in the last eight finished Chile 7, Mexico 0. Astonishingly, it could have been even more.

Some couldn't help themselves on Twitter:



First and foremost, La Roja—the holders—were superb from start to finish.

Eduardo Vargas will rightly hog the headlines having scored four goals, but Chile's two superstars, Arturo Vidal—who will miss his team's next game through suspension—and Alexis Sanchez, were outstanding.

So too was defender Jean Beausejour. His runs down the left wing caused serious issues to a Mexico team that had hoped its full-backs would do something similar to the opposition.

But Chile's performance wasn't so much about individuals. As a team, they pressed the ball. And pressed. Then pressed a little more. They hunted as a pack and picked apart a below-par Mexico.



Goals in the 16th minute and at end of the first half put Chile into a deserved 2-0 lead at the interval, but few could have predicted what would unfold in the second 45 minutes.

Within 15 minutes of the restart, Chile had scored three more times to put the game well out of sight. It sparked a mass exodus of Mexico fans, who had turned up in an optimistic mood but filed out before full time in a state of shock.

Some of those who hung around couldn't contain their frustration. Javier Hernandez had to go over to appeal to one section of the crowd to stop throwing debris onto the field.

Head coach Juan Carlos Osorio suddenly ...
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