For Akinfeev, his 100th worldwide appearance would not end in a win.
The clearly visible excitement, pride and sheer joy glittered in the eyes of Haeredinova as she headed the procession of 22 players onto the lush green surface of the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, holding the hand of the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year, Ronaldo.
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Mexico asserted its superiority in the second half against New Zealand to avoid a Confederations Cup embarrassment on Wednesday, coming from behind to win a fiery Group A encounter 2-1 that ended in a brawl.
Marco Monteiro with PortugalWith only a draw necessary to progress to the semi-finals, Fernando Santos has the luxury of being able to rest key players against New Zealand. "Late in the game, it was much better after Russia's substitutions, but Portugal never lost the control".
The 56-year-old had a heated argument with one of New Zealand's assistant coaches after Mexico's Carlos Salcedo went down with a shoulder injury in the first half.
Osario said the match turned when Porto midfielder Hector Herrera came on for the second half and Mexico's attacks started to flow.
"We were unlucky against them before so we'll be going for three points".
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Wood's superb strike was New Zealand's first goal in four matches and only the third time they have scored at a Confederations Cup in four campaigns.
"We were certainly not nervous", he said.
"We know how to adapt to different opponents".
New Zealand were then presented with another chance to take the lead in the 27th minute through Ben Woods, however Mexico's Alfredo Talavera produced a fine save to deny the striker. If Ronaldo is indeed rested, New Zealand are sure to breathe a massive sigh of relief. Stanislav Cherchesov's plan was not working, though it was a personal mistake that lead to a goal and Ronaldo's magic.
Javier Aquino dribbled in from the left and after an exchange of passes on the edge of the New Zealand box, Jimenez spun to fire high into the net.
The Confederations Cup heated up last night as tensions flared in Sochi as Mexico edged New Zealand 2-1.
But they finally got their noses in front with 18 minutes remaining when Peralta swept home Aquino's astute pull-back, although substitute Rafael Marquez was fortunate to escape a red card for an ugly challenge seconds later.
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