Mexico lost 1-2 to Ecuador and was eliminated with 2 out of 9 possible points. Their coach, Miguel Herrera, was ejected in the second half and, at the end of the match, he criticized the refereeing team. He also stated that losing to Bolivia was decisive for this early elimination.

Defeat against a superior Ecuador: "Ecuador is a strong team that plays good football, but we gave them the initiative. We have to accept the failure. We knew it wasn't an easy match. We lacked more determination."

"We ended up scoring their goals, we can't have a match with so little effectiveness and attitude."

Expulsion and questioned refereeing: "The referee should be more attentive to what happens on the field than outside. The referees are throwing us out of a tournament where they don't do their job well."

Refereeing in general: "They don't call fouls here, the referees allow many things and we never got into that rhythm. The refereeing in this Copa has been a disaster. You can't talk about a single referee who left calmly."

Mexico's failure in the Copa: "We failed in our attempt to achieve the goal we set ourselves, that's the reality, we have to face it. We did badly, we have nothing else to accept."

Taking the blame: "I am responsible for the national team. I understand people's annoyance. I take responsibility for this failure."

Not starting on the right foot: "We played very poorly against Bolivia, that's the one that really takes us out."

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