Mexico pull off Copa upset

Premier League / Editor / 28 June 2007 / Leave a Comment

Betfair punters appear to have lost confidence in Brazil's chances of winning the Copa America after an opening defeat to Mexico.

Having traded as low as 2.12, Dunga's men are currently on offer at 3.85 to win the tournament following a shock 2-0 defeat in Puerto Ordaz on Wednesday night.

Mexico, 9.2 third favourites for the tournament, scored both goals in the first half. Nery Castillo broke the deadlock on 21 minutes with a spectacular individual goal and a superb free-kick from Ramon Morales doubled their advantage just before the half hour.

Holders Brazil, who have won the tournament on seven occasions, fought back in the second half but couldn't break through a stubborn Mexican backline. Robinho came the closest to scoring, but the Real Madrid star's fierce shot struck the crossbar.

Under pressure coach Dunga bemoaned his side's luck in front of goal, saying: "We lost concentration and conceded the goals.
"We recovered and showed our quality but the ball would not go in."

In the other game in Group B, Chile beat Ecuador 3-2. Punters now see Mexico as the 1.61 favourites to win the group, while Chile are on offer at 3.6 and Brazil can be backed at 4.1. Ecuador are the outsiders and are available to back at 21.