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Mateo Chavez gave Mexico the lead in the 55th minute and Julian Quinones took advantage of disarray in the Czech defence six minutes later to extend the lead.
Alvaro Fidalgo completed a sparkling evening for the Mexicans as he smashed in a cross four minutes into added time.
The South American side came into this contest already certain of top spot in Group A and a place in the Round of 32, but Czechia needed a positive result in order to stand any chance of joining El Tri in the knockout stage.
As such it was Miroslav Koubek’s side who were the more aggressive in the opening exchanges, with Denis Visinsky especially lively and fizzing a low effort just past the post in the eighth minute.
Mexico gradually settled into their rhythm though, and ten minutes into the second half Mateo Chavez used his pace to break in behind before calmly slotting home and sparking bedlam inside Mexico City Stadium.
The massed ranks in the stands had barely regained their composure before they were sent into raptures again six minutes later, when Julian Quinones poked home from close range to make it 2-0.
The celebrations were ramped up even further with 12 minutes remaining when Javier Aguirre sent on 40-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, involved in his sixth edition of the FIFA World Cup, before Alvaro Fidalgo added the gloss with another goal in injury time.
Mexico move on to a last-32 match in the same stadium on Tuesday while the Czechs return home after finishing bottom of the group.
Sources: FIFA via Getty Images, FIFA, AFP
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