Brilliant Mexico, but a massive match awaits Tuesday

Although on this blog there have been queries about manager Javier Aguirre's team selection, most notably for leaving out Chicharito and Andres Guardado, "El Vasco" deserves a lot of credit for yesterday.

The first half passed as so many other recent games have for Mexico: playing well, nice movement, good to watch, but, no goals.

France hardly looked good but as opposed to Uruguay who took the draw against France, Aguirre went for the win aggressively. On came Chicharito for Efrain Juarez, followed by Cuauhtemoc Blanco for Guillermo Franco.

Mexico grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and had a forward line of Giovani Dos Santos, Chicharito, Franco/Blanco and Barrera for the last 35 minutes.

The result means that in their last three games Mexico have beaten the two finalists from the last World Cup; no mean feat.

But although celebrations were massive yesterday throughout the country and in South Africa (where the Mexican fans are one of the few you can hear singing above the drone of the vuvuzelas), Aguirre has been right today to come out and say Uruguay is the focus and that Mexico aren't yet even in the Round of 16.

"I hope that we can impose our style against Uruguay," Aguirre told the press. "If we draw, of course Uruguay are the beneficiaries."

The second-placed team from Group A will likely face Argentina, an altogether different prospect than France or Italy. The top team from Group A gets South Korea or Greece and Mexico would be favourites.

That means the game against Uruguay is massive and it is unlikely Mexico will settle for the draw even if it could mean going out.