Mexico had one of their worst performances in the Juan Carlos Osorio era as they barely held on to defeat New Zealand 2-1. Osorio totally underestimated New Zealand and made eight changes to the starting lineup that faced Portugal. The moves totally backfired as Mexico had a horrid first half, in which they got scored and were losing 1-0 at halftime. In the second half, Osorio sent Hector Herrera on and Mexico took control of the game, although New Zealand still looked dangerous. Eventually, Raul Jimenez and Oribe Peralta, after a great play by Javier Aquino, were able to score and Mexico were able to hold on for a somewhat undeserved result.
Mexico narrowly avoid disastrous result against New Zealand
