Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach World Cup last 16 and end knockout hoodoo

Quinones and Jimenez score in first half as Mexico end four decades of World Cup knockout frustration and advance to the last 16.

Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout victory as first-half goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez secured a 2-0 win over Ecuador on Tuesday, sending the co-hosts into the last 16 amid euphoric scenes at a rocking Azteca Stadium.