Mexico hold on to defeat South Korea, earn Group A...

Tarik Skubal has made it clear as the Tigers continue to fall further out of contention as the clock ticks down to the trade deadline: "Play better baseball or else."

Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 on Thursday and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup.

Mexico still don't look like the finished product, but fine-tuning can wait for another day as the co-hosts punched their ticket to the round of 32.

U.S. Soccer has grown since that 1994 World Cup, but the opportunity that 2026 presents could be just what's needed to grow the game even more