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When Guillermo Ochoa stepped onto the pitch in the 78th minute of Mexico\u2019s match with Czechia on Wednesday night, the stadium let out a roar that seemed to reverberate across the country and beyond. <\/p>\n

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Clad in a purple jersey and shorts, a misty-eyed Ochoa made the sign of the cross and high-fived a handful of teammates. Edson \u00c1lvarez gave him the captain\u2019s armband and then \u201cMemo,\u201d as the legendary goalkeeper is affectionately nicknamed, jogged over to the goal in Estadio Azteca, his signature curls bouncing with him. <\/p>\n

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Ochoa\u2019s jersey was branded with a commemorative patch marking his sixth World Cup, an exclusive club with just two other members: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. He had already indicated he\u2019d retire after this one.<\/p>\n

Ochoa, who turns 41 next month, is hanging up his gloves after six World Cup selections, more than 150 national team games, six CONCACAF Gold Cup titles and an Olympic bronze medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt that Memo had to play. For how long? I didn\u2019t know,\u201d Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre told reporters post-match. \u201cBut I knew it was a night for Mexico to enjoy its legend that is Memo Ochoa.\u201d<\/p>\n

And he had his moment: A long goal kick from Ochoa began a play that ended with teammate Alvaro Fidalgo scoring. Mexico, which has never lost a World Cup game on that sacred pitch, won 3-0 in front of a crowd of nearly 81,000.<\/p>\n

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It was a poetic return to the stadium where Ochoa kicked off his career at Club Am\u00e9rica as a fresh-faced 19-year-old before he left Mexico for Europe and went on to establish himself as an undisputed starter in front of his national team\u2019s goal. <\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to close it out here at Estadio Azteca \u2014 with my people, with my family, a World Cup \u2014 was the cherry on top,\u201d he told Telemundo Deportes after the final whistle. \u201cI\u2019m happy, I\u2019m grateful, empty \u2014 I\u2019ve given it all. I left everything.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Mart\u00ednez, a 35-year-old lifelong Mexico fan who lives in Birmingham, Alabama, watched the match at a bar in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, Mexico, and likened it to \u201ca fairy tale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything just played out the right way for Mexico. When the crowd started chanting \u2018Memo, Memo,\u2019 you could hear it on the broadcast. People at the bar where I was at, we all started chanting it, as well, and then when he came in everyone was clapping and cheering,\u201d he told NBC News.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a little sad,\u201d to see Ochoa go, Mart\u00ednez said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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