Rio Olympics 2016 football: Defending champions Mexico and crisis-hit Argentina both crash out at group stage

London 2012 gold medallists lost 1-0 to South Korea while Copa America finalists held 1-1 by Honduras

Posted Thursday, August 11, 2016 by Thesun.co.uk

LONDON 2012 gold medallists Mexico crashed out of Rio 2016 at the group stage and so did crisis-hit Argentina.

In truth, Mexico were the better side against South Korea but couldn’t find a way through.

Rio Olympics 2016 football: Defending champions Mexico and crisis-hit Argentina both crash out at group stage
Mexico players react after they were dumped out of the Rio 2016 Games

That allowed K League Classic star Kwon Chang-Hoon to strike in the 77th minute for a 1-0 win.

He found an easy passage through Mexico’s practically non-existent back line and netted what was his country’s first shot on target.

A Lionel Messi-less Argentina needed to win against Honduras to advance to the quarter-finals but could manage only a 1-1 draw.

Rio Olympics 2016 football: Defending champions Mexico and crisis-hit Argentina both crash out at group stage
Kwon Chang-Hoon celebrates his goal against Mexico that gave South Korea a 1-0 win

Rio Olympics 2016 football: Defending champions Mexico and crisis-hit Argentina both crash out at group stage
Argentina’s Jonathan Calleri sums up his country’s frustrations

Rio Olympics 2016 football: Defending champions Mexico and crisis-hit Argentina both crash out at group stage
Argentina players look completely dejected after exiting the Rio Games

Honduras players react after reaching the Olympics quarter-finals

The Central Americans went ahead through Antony Lorenzo’s penalty 15 minutes in.

Argentina’s Mauricio Martinez equalised in stoppage time but there wasn’t enough left on the clock for a winner.

Freiburg striker Nils Petersen scored five times and Arsenal’s Serge Gnabry bagged a brace as world champions Germany smashed Pacific islanders Fiji 10-0 to seal their place in the last eight.

Rio Olympics 2016 football: Defending champions Mexico and crisis-hit Argentina both crash out at group stage
Arsenal star Serge Gnabry scored a double against Fiji

Portugal secured top spot in Group D with a 1-1 draw against Algeria in Belo Horizonte.

Japan beat Sweden 1-0 courtesy of Shinya Yajima’s 65th-minute strike while Colombia saw off Nigeria 2-0 thanks to goals from Teofilo Gutierrez and Dorlan Pabon.

Hosts Brazil face Denmark needing a win to advance from the group stage and it’s likewise for South Africa, who take on Iraq.