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Jesus Corona: Mexico players thought about retiring after Chile defeat

The goalkeeper said players were pondering the end of their Mexico careers after falling to Chile by an embarrassing 7-0 margin in the Copa America Centenario.

Maybe Lionel Messi's decision to announce his international retirement after a painful Copa America Centenario loss wasn't entirely original.

In the wake of the Barcelona star's plan to stop representing Argentina after a shootout defeat in the tournament's final against Chile, Mexico goalkeeper Jesus Corona says some of his Mexico teammates had the same thought after losing 7-0 to La Roja in the quarterfinals of the competition.

"Some teammates thought about it.