Mexico and Poland both finished group play with 4 points — so why is Poland moving on, while El Tri is going home? It all comes down to the tournament’s Fair Play Rule
And until a stoppage time goal by Saudi Arabia, it looked like their advancement was going to come down to
to qualify. Were it not for Mexico conceding a late goal, Poland -- who had five yellow cards -- still would have gotten the second spot in the knockout stage due to El Tri’s seven yellow cards.Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.
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