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Historic World Cup exit would be harsh on Mexico

El Tri tops Group F but could become the first team in World Cup history to have six points and fail to make the knockout rounds

Mexico has had an excellent start to the 2018 World Cup but still has a chance to make history in an unwanted way.

No team whose World Cup campaign started off with six points has seen it end at the group stage. Yet, El Tri's could.

A loss to Sweden on Wednesday combined with a Germany win against Korea would put Mexico, Germany and Sweden all on six points.

The tiebreakers can get confusing, but let's imagine Germany wins 1-0 over Korea and Sweden tops Mexico, 1-0.