FRISCO, Tex. --- Janelly Farías and the Mexican national team fell short of its goal to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro following a 2-1 loss to Costa Rica in the group stage match Monday afternoon.
Mexico rallied late from a 2-0 deficit to score in the 79th minute, and a prime chance fell long in the closing minutes that would have tied the match, but in the end, the result stood 2-1 to Costa Rica leaving Mexico out of the knockout round stage in gut-wrenching fashion.
Farías and Mexico put up a solid 6-0 win over Puerto Rico to begin the tournament, and then gave the World Cup champion U.S. squad a fight led by great defending from Farías and the backline conceding just an 80th-minute goal off a rebound from a penalty kick.
CONCACAF Headquarters
| Group A |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
|
Group B |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| United States + |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Canada + |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Costa Rica + |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Guyana |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Mexico x |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Puerto Rico x |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Guatemala x |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Mexican Team coverage
Wed. Feb. 10 – 3:00 PM
Mexico 6-0 Puerto Rico
NBC Sports Live Extra
Sat. Feb. 13 – 1:00 PM
Mexico 0-1 United States
NBC Sports Live Extra
Mon. Feb. 15 – 3:00 PM
Mexico 1-2 Costa Rica
NBC Sports Live Extra
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