Mexico boss Miguel Herrera celebrates wildly on one of the happiest days of his life


Mexico coach Miguel Herrera will allow his players a small celebration after what he regarded as one of the best days of his life.
A 3-1 victory over Croatia courtesy of goals from captain Rafael Marquez, Andres Guardado and Javier Hernandez ensured Ivan Perisic’s well-taken consolation three minutes from time came too late to save the Europeans, who had Ante Rebic sent off even later.
The win puts Mexico into the last 16 to face Group B winners Holland but in the immediate aftermath of victory Herrera wanted to enjoy the experience.
Celebrations: Herrera reacts as Adres Guardado scores Mexico's second goal, securig their last 16 place
Celebrations: Herrera reacts as Adres Guardado scores Mexico's second goal, securig their last 16 place

Hero: Mexico fans hold up a cardboard cutout of the manager's face as they enjoy beating Croatia to qualify
Hero: Mexico fans hold up a cardboard cutout of the manager's face as they enjoy beating Croatia to qualify

Keeping up: Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa ran to his manager and leapt on him to celebrate
Keeping up: Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa ran to his manager and leapt on him to celebrate

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High jump: Marquez leaps into the air as he celebrates his opening goal with team-mate Javier Hernandez
High jump: Marquez leaps into the air as he celebrates his opening goal with team-mate Javier Hernandez
'We overcame the first hurdle. We’re happy,' he told his post-match press conference.
'That is one of the happiest days of my life. It was a hard fight, but my team pulled through. We felt as if we were playing at home in Mexico.
'We’re going to celebrate tonight but tomorrow we have to start thinking of our match with the Netherlands.'
While Croatia dominated possession in the first half they did little with it and Mexico came closest to scoring when Hector Herrera smashed a 25-yard left-foot effort against the angle of crossbar and post.
Poacher: Mexico's Javier Hernandez heads home his side's third goal, making sure of their progress
Poacher: Mexico's Javier Hernandez heads home his side's third goal, making sure of their progress
Jumping for joy: Herrera celebrates with Paul Aguilar after Hernandez scored the third goal for Mexico
Jumping for joy: Herrera celebrates with Paul Aguilar after Hernandez scored the third goal for Mexico
Congratulations: Croatia boss Niko Kovac acknowledges his opposite number after the game
Congratulations: Croatia boss Niko Kovac acknowledges his opposite number after the game

Despair: The defeat means Croatia are out of the World Cup, but Kovac accepted that Mexico deserved to win
Despair: The defeat means Croatia are out of the World Cup, but Kovac accepted that Mexico deserved to win

Joy: Herrera was left to celebrate 'one of the greatest days of my life' before he prepares to face Holland
Joy: Herrera was left to celebrate 'one of the greatest days of my life' before he prepares to face Holland

The match wore on the more it suited Mexico, who needed only a draw to progress, and when their opponents started to take risks they were clinically exploited with the North Americans scoring three times in 10 minutes late on.
'It’s a moot point whether we should have kept it 0-0 until the last 10 minutes and then go all-out on the attack,' said Croatia coach Niko Kovac.
'We decided to attack earlier but it wasn’t successful.
'We kept the game open for a long time, but two corners decided the game.
'We weren’t bad but the opponent was better.'

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