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SBI World Cup Man of the Match: Guillermo Ochoa

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By DAN KARELL

The fact that Mexico has four points from their first two World Cup games is due in no small part to one player: Guillermo Ochoa.

After not knowing whether he’d even be a starter at the World Cup until just before El Tri’s opening match, Ochoa has put together two impressive performances, especially in Mexico’s scoreless draw with Brazil on Tuesday. Ochoa made a number of saves, including a couple from close range, and was an easy choice for SBI World Cup Man of the Match.

Ochoa beat out teammates Rafa Marquez, Neymar, and Julio Cesar for the honors.

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What did you think of Ochoa’s performance? Which player stood out the most to you?

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  1. Ochoa was really great in goal today. Some top notch stops. Definitely MoM performance and one of the best individual performances of the tourney so
    far.

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    • +1. I had not been sold on Ochoa so much before today… but that was a big boy performance. Early though it is, no doubt he is the clubhouse leader for the GK spot in the all all-WC first team. Mexico still have work to do against Croatia, but they will have run quite a guantlet if they find their way through to the knockout stage. Panama would probably not have fared so well out there today.

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  2. Neymar, neytierra, neygol.
    (neymar is pronounced in spanish “Ni Mar” meaning not by sea, so:
    Neymar, neytierra (tierra is land) neygol and you know what “gol” is.

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  3. So well deserved……playing offensively, being aggressive and having a quality shot stopper like Ochoa. Hats off to Mexico…..

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  4. CONCACAF 3-1-1 so far this world cup. We are representing well. There’s a chance we could get three teams through to the knockout!

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