Juan Carlos Osorio's best players made sure the coach didn't have to make any excuses as they moved into the knockout stage of the tournament
Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio walked into the stadium in Kazan ahead of his team's meeting with Russia wearing a t-shirt that said "zero excuses." And indeed there would've been none had El Tri fallen to the host nation and crashed out of the Confederations Cup.
Instead, thanks to standout performance from some of his best players, Osorio and Mexico are into the next round after a 2-1 victory.
After a heavy overhaul for a group game against New Zealand, most of El Tri's stars were back on the pitch and helped the team find a victory when just a point would've been enough to advance to the next round.