Mexico's newest hero Chicharito scores gamewinner against North Korea for fourth goal in three games
All of a sudden El Tri's World Cup hopes have a bright new spark - Chivas striker Javier Hernandez.
Javier Hernandez celebrates his game winner Wednesday against North Korea (AP Photo).
The nickname?
Chicharito, 21, is a third generation CD Guadalajara player following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
At the other end of the age spectrum, veteran Cuauhtemoc Blanco, 37, opened the scoring for Mexico in their 2-1 win.
Check out Chicharito's goal:
Incidentally, England will play their penultimate World Cup warm-up match May 24 against Mexico at Wembley Stadium, officials announced today.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
So, Nick, how many North Koreans defected? ;)