Mexico Downs Bolivia 1-0 in World Cup Tuneup
May 18, 2002 - 0:0
SAN JOSE, California Replacement Francisco Palencia scored to open the second half and lift Mexico to a 1-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup warmup on Thursday. Coming off a 2-1 win over Colombia on Sunday, Mexico continued to build momentum ahead of their departure for Japan and South Korea when Palencia found the net in the 47th minute to claim the game's only goal, Reuters reported. Mexico, who are in Group G with Ecuador, Italy and Croatia for the finals that begin on May 31, have never done better than reaching the quarterfinals in the two World Cups they hosted in 1970 and 1986.