It was a nightmare game for El Tri on Tuesday at AT&T Stadium as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Croatia. Here are three quick takeaways from Mexico’s defeat to the Croatians.
Araujo injury scare ruins game for Mexico
Nestor Araujo was stretchered off with a suspected knee injury as Mexico’s chances of winning the match banished after just 15 minutes. Araujo’s injury was the start of a nightmare evening for El Tri, who seemed to have lost all focus after his injury. The match took a very different feel, and there were even more injury worries for Mexico when Carlos Salcedo had to be replaced with a shoulder injury.