The sought-after coach who led Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool with great success, Jürgen Klopp, disagreed with the performance of the Mexican team, describing the tactical level as very low and ensuring that neither of the two national teams played well.

The German coach was clear and emphatic: "It was simply bad on a tactical level. Neither team played well" and also explained that the expulsion of Mexican defender César Montes reflected the lack of football quality on the field.

"You are playing eleven against nine and they surprise you on the counterattack. Why? Because the last line was too low; it was a general problem throughout the game, but South Africa did not know how to take advantage of it," he added.

The Mexican victory was built with goals from Julián Quiñones in the 9th minute and Raúl Jiménez in the 66th minute, in a match that brought together more than 80 thousand fans at the Banorte Stadium. Despite the numerical superiority after the expulsions of Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane, El Tri did not capitalize with more goals.

Klopp agreed with Mexico coach Javier Aguirre, who said in the post-game press conference that: "We didn't play well in the first half; we could have gone up 3-0 and no one would have said anything. We were much superior, but the scoreboard didn't reflect that."

Vasco also admitted that the atmosphere affected several players: "There was a drop in the game in the second half and that was due to the setting. It is a very strong atmosphere and some of their legs shook."

Not only did the German coach disapprove of the Tricolor's actions, but the majority of soccer experts questioned the soccer contribution of the team led by Javier Aguirre, such as Jorge Valdano, Fernando Morientes and Luis Roberto Alves, who pointed out that Mexico was petty and miserly in its performance on the field.

Zaguinho, a former World Cup player from Mexico in 1994, said that: “Mexico had everything to go for the rival, but they settled too much and that could cost them dearly against South Korea, with whom they will play for first place in group A.”