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Watch - Russia 2018, Round of 16: Brazil vs Mexico match highlights

Monday, 2 July 2018, 17:59 Last update: about 7 years ago

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Mexican soccer fans hung their heads and sang sadly after their national team was eliminated from the World Cup in a 2-0 loss to five-time champion Brazil.

Fans clustered together around a big screen TV on Mexico City's main avenue singing a melancholy rendition of the Mexican folk song Cielito Lindo.

Jhakelyn Becerril, a 17-year-old fan, says "Going into the game everybody was afraid because Brazil is so good, but then they played well and I thought we had a chance."

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Gerardo Hernandez said he was disappointed but hadn't given up on Mexico eventually breaking a streak a drought. El Tri has not been able to get past the round-of-16 for the last six tournaments.

Hernandez says, "We'll just have to wait another four years, then we'll all be out here again to support them." Thousands of Mexico fans traveled to Russia and were a dominant presence in the stadium when El Tri played.

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