Javier Hernandez scored a milestone 50th international goal to enhance Mexico’s bid for a place in the knockout rounds of the World Cup.
Hernandez, Mexico’s record goalscorer, finished well with a near-post shot to add to a Carlos Vela penalty scored in the first half to ensure that Mexico remain one of five teams to have a perfect record after two matches at Russia 2018, at par with Uruguay and hosts Russia from Group A, Group B’s France and Croatia from Group C on maximum points.
Interestingly, Chicharito also scored for Mexico on June 23 at the last World Cup, netting in a 3-1 defeat of Croatia, making him unofficially the first player to score on the same day in two different World Cups.