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Mexico knock out Confederations Cup hosts Russia

Soccer Football - Mexico v Russia - FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Group A - Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia - June 24, 2017 Mexico's Hirving Lozano scores their second goal REUTERS

Mexico winger Hirving Lozano took advantage of an awful mix-up in the Russian defence to score an extraordinary goal which gave his side a 2-1 win and knocked the Confederations Cup hosts out of the tournament on Saturday.

Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev completely mis-read the situation after Hector Herrera sent a looping clearance 80 metres downfield from the edge of the Mexican area seven minutes into the second half.

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