De sågs bara som ett nödvändigt ont i Brasiliens väg mot VM-guldet, ännu en nation att malas sönder likt köttfärsen till tacon. Så blev det inte.
Nederlagstippade Mexico klarade 0-0 mot hemmanationen och storfavoriten Brasilien. Det kan de tacka Guillermo Ochoa för.
Målvakten radade upp jätteräddning efter jätteräddning framför förbryllade, allt mer desperata stjärnbrassar. Nu hyllas hans insats på sociala medier med kreativa bilder.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>Memo Ochoa had a message for Brazil today: <a href="http://t.co/C8lUdHJznw">pic.twitter.com/C8lUdHJznw</a></p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/statuses/479004917420785664">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>BREAKING: Live pictures of Mexican keeper Guillermo Ochoa. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#WorldCup&src=hash">#WorldCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/wrightthompson">@wrightthompson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell">@darrenrovell</a> <a href="http://t.co/FdgZ7maMUe">pic.twitter.com/FdgZ7maMUe</a></p>— Matt Kick (@MatthewKick) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewKick/statuses/479004617057910784">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>OCHOA <a href="http://t.co/XxDm2XmsWh">pic.twitter.com/XxDm2XmsWh</a></p>— Good Bull Hunting (@GBHunting) <a href="https://twitter.com/GBHunting/statuses/479003487783899140">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>No, No No, Not today. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#Ochoa&src=hash">#Ochoa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#BrazilvsMexico&src=hash">#BrazilvsMexico</a> <a href="http://t.co/yUlcIp2mIC">pic.twitter.com/yUlcIp2mIC</a></p>— Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bballforeverfb/statuses/479003615990804480">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>Saving <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#MEX&src=hash">#MEX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yosoy8a">@yosoy8a</a> <a href="http://t.co/DGTdHWS40s">pic.twitter.com/DGTdHWS40s</a></p>— Mafer Santana. (@unatalmafer) <a href="https://twitter.com/unatalmafer/statuses/479003110099009537">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>This has to be Guillermo Ochoa's best save v Brazil! <a href="http://t.co/b0bsm2cFXw">pic.twitter.com/b0bsm2cFXw</a></p>— 101 Great Goals (@102greatgoals) <a href="https://twitter.com/102greatgoals/statuses/479004465945526273">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>SUPER <a href="https://twitter.com/yosoy8a">@yosoy8a</a> <a href="http://t.co/TP3XHmAlb6">pic.twitter.com/TP3XHmAlb6</a></p>— Pablo Carrillo (@CarrilloPablo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarrilloPablo/statuses/479005162929782785">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>Ochoa right now <a href="http://t.co/2vreH3uE3q">pic.twitter.com/2vreH3uE3q</a></p>— World Cup 2014 (@WorIdCupp) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorIdCupp/statuses/479009061262733313">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#Ochoa&src=hash">#Ochoa</a> Be Like <a href="http://t.co/ZHnEqSuXMb">pic.twitter.com/ZHnEqSuXMb</a></p>— Juan Agudelo (@JuanAgudelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuanAgudelo/statuses/479009410610520064">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="sv"><p>When a girl asks if you have protection <a href="http://t.co/6BGz1a7BBQ">pic.twitter.com/6BGz1a7BBQ</a></p>— Juan Agudelo (@JuanAgudelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuanAgudelo/statuses/479005683027685376">17 juni 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>