Portugal goal against Mexico annulled after video review

“There is no reason to be concerned, we have to think about the next match“. At the beginning we couldn’t enjoy good control of the ball but then we managed to balance things out and could have won it in the end, ‘ he said.

“We know we didn’t play well”, he said. “People are very sad in Portugal and the players are thinking of all those who are suffering from what’s happened”. “It’s deserved and what Mexico have done deserves praise, to go toe-to-toe with the champions of Europe”, he said. But he seems to have won over Mexico’s players and what we saw on Sunday was the essence of Mexican football.

“The next match will be very tough because New Zealand will give it their all”.

But singling him out simply brought him into focus – where none more was really needed – and cast into fresh light the question that had hung over the build-up to one of the Confederations Cup’s more appealing fixtures: Is Ronaldo really about to leave Real Madrid?

The Real Madrid striker, whose club future has been the subject of media speculation after he was accused by Spanish prosecutors of committing tax fraud, which Ronaldo denies, set up Portugal’s opener.

Euro 2016 Champions Portugal face off against 2015 CONCAF Cup Winners Mexico in their opening match in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Group A.

He said: “It was not the result we wanted, the team had the game nearly won and we conceded a goal in the last minutes, but that is football”.

Ronaldo’s superb volley looked to have helped Portugal take the lead, but the video assistant referee came to Mexico’s rescue after Nani had put the ball in the net.

Ronaldo raced through and, although unable to get a shot away himself, picked out Quaresma at the far post, and the Besiktas winger wrong-footed Ochoa and slotted in from close range.

Mexico head into Sunday’s clash having drawn 1-1 with the United States of America in their latest World Cup qualifier, although prior to that they earned comfortable victories over Honduras in a qualifying game and Ireland in a friendly, winning 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. However, other than that he did not threaten Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Chile is ranked fourth, but lacks the same tradition as Portugal and Mexico and has struggled in South American qualifying.

Mexico beat the United States in the 2015 play-off match to join the party in Russian Federation but there seems to be no hard feelings from LA Galaxy’s Jermaine Jones, who has given his backing to Javier Hernandez.

The second started off much like the first, with the Mexicans seeing a lot of the possession.

It took about 30 seconds for the decision to be announced.

Mexico had a corner kick right at the death and Hector Moreno headed home the crucial equalizer to send the entire Kazan Arena into the wilds.