This match took place on the evening of June 18, Vietnam time at the Kazan Arena Stadium in Kazan city, Russia. The team in a misty position, despite taking a double lead after goals from Quaresma and Cedric, Chicharito and Hector Moreno helped the Spanish Open.
Fans voted Cristiano Ronaldo the best player of the match. However, he refused to attend the post-match press conference and only gave post-match statements on FIFA TV.
The captain of the Portuguese national team affirmed that there is no reason to worry about the result of this match. He said: "It's not the result we want, the team is close to victory. We lost this at the last minute, but that was football.
The team still believes in the chance to pass the group stage, we still have many opportunities because there are still two matches ahead. We have to stay calm and think about the next match. If we win, the team will take another step forward to reach the next round. There are no alarm bells here.
Meanwhile, the head coach of the Portuguese national team - Fernando Santos felt a bit regretful that his team had lost the victory. He said after the match: "We faced a team with many individuals with good techniques. At the beginning of the match, the team could not control the match well. After that, we tried to balance it.
It was necessary for Portugal to have won the final. However, the final result was fair as Mexico also had a good performance.
The 2-2 draw put Mexico and Portugal in second and third place respectively in Group A after the first round. The Russian team is currently at the top of the table with 3 points after a 2-0 victory over the New Zealand team. The representative of Ocean City ranked at the bottom of the table without any points.
