Portugal makes it 3 out of 3
Portugal made it three wins out of three in Group D as they defeated Mexico 2-1 in Gelsenkirchen through goals from Maniche and Simao Sabrosa on Wednesday, 21 June 2006.
While Portugal advanced as group winners to face the second-placed team in Group C - either Argentina or the Netherlands - in a Round of 16 tie in Nuremberg on Sunday, Mexico joined them there after finishing second with four points. El Tri will take on the Group C winners on Saturday in Leipzig.They narrowly edged into the last 16 of the World Cup despite losing 2-1 to Group D winners Portugal.
Angola were close to sneaking into the next phase of the competition at Mexico's expense, but they conceded a late equaliser against Iran to draw their game 1-1 - a result which ended the Africans' dreams.
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