PHOTO:Last time Olympic Gold medalist winners,Mexico kicked out of the Rio Olympic soccer tournament after loss

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Defending Olympic men’s soccer champion Mexico was bounced from the 2016 tournament in the group stage after a 1-0 loss to South Korea Wednesday. Kwon Chang-Hoon got the goal for Korea that sent Mexico crashing out.
The defeat left Mexico on four points, in third place behind South Korea and Germany in Group C. The Koreans won the group on seven points, and the Germans finished second on five points.
Mexico came into the game knowing it would likely need a win to advance, essentially because it only beat Fiji 5-1. Korea, meanwhile, beat the minnows from the Oceania Confederation 8-0 on the first matchday, and Germany demolished them 10-0 on Wednesday. So even with a draw, Mexico would have gone out on goal differential.

Mexico tied Germany 2-2 in its opener — a game in which it held a 1-0 lead and then a 2-1 lead in the second half — then beat Fiji, but is now headed home.
The Mexicans upset Brazil 2-1 in the final four years ago in London on two goals from striker Oribe Peralta. At that tournament, they won their group ahead of South Korea.
Peralta was also included on a 2016 roster that was expected to compete for the title. Another rising star, 21-year-old winger Hirving Lozano, was also expected to star in Rio, but didn’t even start Wednesday’s game against Korea. 
He came on as a second-half sub, and was sent off for a straight red card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Mexico isn’t the only pre-tournament favorite to be knocked out after three games. Argentina drew 1-1 with Honduras earlier in the day, and finished in third place in Group D, behind the Hondurans on goal difference.
Brazil, meanwhile, has disappointed through two games, and needs a win over Denmark later on Wednesday to ensure its tournament doesn’t end early too.
South Korea plays Honduras in the knockout round on Saturday, while Germany plays Portugal


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