Gerardo Martino confirmed his reign as Mexico head coach was over following their World Cup exit.Mexico's 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia was not enough to secure a round-of-16 spot as Poland finished second behind Argentina in Group C on goal difference.After the game, former Barcelona boss Martino – who has been in charge of Mexico since January 2019 – said: "The contract expired with the final whistle and there is nothing else to do."I am the man responsible for the frustration and disappointment."It is real sadness and I assume all the responsibility for this huge failure."Mexico opened their World Cup campaign with a goalless draw against Poland before losing 2-0 to Argentina.Poland’s 2-0 defeat to Argentina on Wednesday night gave Mexico an opportunity to climb into second place.But, with all tie-breakers level before Poland had an advantage over Mexico with fewer yellow cards, El Tri knew they needed to add to the two-goal lead provided against Saudi Arabia by Henry Martin and Luis Chavez.We need your consent to load this comcast-player contentWe use comcast-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.
Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage PreferencesMexico had two goals disallowed in the second half before Saudi Arabia secured Poland’s progress via goal difference with a stoppage-time strike from Salem Al Dawsari.Martino said: "We outplayed the opponent and created more chances and we could have scored as many goals as needed."That is why we went for the third goal and we added two centre-forwards together."We knew that Poland had fewer yellows and we were going out, so it was necessary in that moment."But we failed and I don’t