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Fire's Sanchez: Mexico "definitely a contender" to make World Cup final run

ATLANTA – Chicago Fire goalkeeper Richard Sanchez thinks the Mexican national team has a chance to go deeper than ever before in the World Cup following their 1-0 upset victory over Germany in Moscow last Sunday.

“If they continue doing how they started off with the first match against Germany, I think they have the potential to go ever further than what is talked about in Mexico,” said the 24-year-old, a former Mexican youth international, speaking to MLSsoccer.com after the Fire’s 1-0 defeat of Atlanta United in the U.