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Mexico snatch draw with Portugal in Confederations Cup

Portugal’s Pepe in action with Mexico’s Andres Guardado REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Mexico claimed a 2-2 draw with Portugal in their opener on Sunday with a last-gasp equaliser by Hector Moreno after Cedric seemed to have won the game for the European champions with a goal five minutes from time.

Portugal had an early effort controversially disallowed by the video referees but they eventually took the lead after 34 minutes through Ricardo Quaresma after a mistake by Carlos Salcedo let Cristiano Ronaldo through on goal.

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