Javier Aguirre praises Mexico's character after dominant win over the Czech Republic

[p]With the victory, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] advance to the ‌knockout phase as group ⁠winners.[/p][p][b]"I didn't ‌like the first 20 minutes, but ​then we settled down, the team recovered, and ​that's where we showed the power of mental strength,"[/b] he ⁠said at ​a press conference.[/p][image alt="Final group standings" id="cad14a1d-3745-4cf3-9f4e-6a67305ee290" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="53bd3c55-c09d-4060-a71d-e6b16748f1da" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The Mexican coach, who led the side at the 2002 and 2010 ‌World Cups, said that while the performance was good "we always have a few things to work on".[/p][p]Aguirre, 67, said his team's mentality is essential to keep progressing at the World Cup, where they ‌will look to move beyond ​the quarter-finals for the ‌first time.[/p][p][b]"I think we've improved in that area, that mentality of 'Well, that's it,[/b][b] we've done our part.' This group ⁠has character,"[/b] ⁠he said.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/mexico-O6iHcNkd/?mid=GCoIA5bf"]Catch up on the match here.[/a][/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]