[107009] Summary of the night's games: France and Mexico qualify for the next stages of the tournament
France dominates and Mexico continues momentum
A stormy night of games in the international soccer tournament ended with impressive qualifications of the French and Mexican teams for the knockout stages.
According to the update on 📣 Crazy for Soccer - Yossi Adani, the French national team achieved a crushing 3:0 victory over Sweden. The channel notes that this is a direct continuation of the impressive offensive ability of the French, who scored 13 goals in just 4 games. The big star of the evening was Michael Olise, who assisted twice for Kylian Mbappé, who reached 6 personal goals in the tournament and equaled Lionel Messi at the top of the scorers' table. Also, Barcola added a goal for the Tricolores.
At the same time, Kaduregeland reports on an impressive achievement for the Mexican national team, which defeated Ecuador 2:0. According to the channel, the Mexicans displayed "good and purposeful" soccer as reported in Kaduregeland, with Julián Quiñones standing out with a goal and an assist. The victory concludes a "perfect" group stage for the Mexicans without conceding, a significant advantage achieved also thanks to "the push from the home crowd at the Azteca" according to an early update from Kaduregeland.
On the losing side, Ecuador parted ways with the tournament after a symbolic change of the guard in leadership, when Enner Valencia passed the captain's armband to Moisés Caicedo. Now, Mexico turns to the round of 16, where it will await the winner of the meeting between England and Congo.