Mexico's 3-0 win over Costa Rica hailed

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's Sunday media cheered the national soccer team for their 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in the World Cup qualifier.

Excelsior called the game "the three G" for goal scorers Guillermo Franco, Giovani dos Santos and Andres Guardado, headlining the match "Una cosa rica" (a delicious thing).

"Mexico is close" headlined newspaper El Sol de Mexico, reporting that Mexico is now in third place in the qualifying tour. The top three will go through automatically.

Mexico City daily Milenio led with a photograph of dos Santos, praising him for a goal to two assists, in the Saprissa Stadium, in Costa Rica capital San Jose.

Reforma headlined the news "Se crece el tri" (the Tri keeps growing), a reference to the national teams nickname "El Tricolor"(the team with three colors). The newspaper's sports section Cancha, described the match as the Tri's best in the whole qualification competition.