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Tata Martino is out, but here is what else Mexico must fix after its World Cup collapse

Mexico's Argentinian coach Gerardo Martino gestures on the touchline during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group C football match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on Nov. 30, 2022.

DOHA, Qatar — No one on the Mexican team in Qatar was alive the last time El Tri went out of a World Cup in the first round. Even Yon de Luisa, the federation's personable president, was just 8 in 1978 when Mexico lost all three of its group games in Argentina and came home early.

That was the worst performance by a Mexican team until now, because at least the '78 team could score. In Qatar, Mexico went

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