Rafael Márquez started and wore the captain’s armband for Mexico. Eric Abidal started and played the entire match in defense for France, and Thierry Henry started on the bench.Read some brief notes about the match after the jump, and add your own thoughts on the game.
Final result: Mexico 2-0 France
Blaugrana Notes: Assist by Rafa Márquez in the 64th minute. That’s a goal and an assist in two games. It was kind of a nice change of pace to hear the Mexican fans drowning out the vuvuzelas. This was Mexico’s first time to defeat France. Ever.
Eric Abidal made an ill-timed tackle in the box, receiving a yellow card and a penalty awarded to the Mexican side, which was slotted home by Cuauhtémoc Blanco in the 79th minute. Clearly Rafa will be by far the happier blaugrana after this match.
Thierry Henry spent the match wrapped in his winter coat on the bench.
The final games of group play (and quite likely the final game of the World Cup for Abidal and Henry) will be on June 22nd, Mexico vs. Uruguay and France vs. South Africa.
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