Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half, and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 to break a 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage and progress to the World Cup round of 16.Mexico also became the first CONCACAF side to eliminate a CONMEBOL side in a World Cup knockout match. Teams from South America won the previous five meetings. Ecuador was trying to advance to the round of 16 for the second time in their history and the first since Germany 2006.