Mexico was expected to get a good test against Serbia, but the Europeans showed why they could not qualify for the World Cup as they lost 5-1 in a poor performance.
In the first half, it was a good start for Mexico, who dominated possession and created goal-scoring chances, but they were ineffective until a fortunate play gave Serbia the lead through Stanić. However, Mexico stayed on track and tied it with a goal from Vásquez. Just before halftime, a very obvious mistake by Serbia on a back pass ended in an own goal.
It was a different story in the second half, as Mexico pulled away from a very young opponent that struggled throughout the match. Jiménez got what he wanted with the third goal, before another own goal and a goal from Chávez put the game away with a 5-1 final score.