Guillermo Ochoa saved a penalty kick from Robert Lewandowski as Mexico and Poland played to a scoreless draw in their WorldCup group stage opener.
The draw comes hours after Saudi Arabia delivered one of the biggesin World Cup history, coming from behind to beat Argentina 2-1, and Tunisia drew with Denmark for the first 0-0 game of the tournament in a Group D fixture.
In a twist that no one saw coming, Saudi Arabia now leads Argentina, Poland and Mexico in Group C with three points. Poland and Mexico have one, and Argentina is blank. El Tri controlled the game from the opening kickoff, accounting for 63% of possession in the first half. Their offensive unit put pressure on the Polish defense with a barrage of crosses but weren’t able to close the deal in the first half. Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
Returning from the break, Poland’s star striker Robert Lewandowski had a chance to break through on a penalty kick in the 58th minute. The 34-year-old stepped up to the line with a perfect 10-for-10 penalty kick record with Poland on the line, but was stopped by the heroics of Gulliermo “Memo” Ochoa. The Mexican goalkeeper dove low left to block Lewandowski’s shot before popping up in anticipation of the ricochet.
The 37-year-old goalie is appearing in his fifth World Cup and has cemented his status as a national legend over the years.
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