It was a sendoff meant for a hero and in Mexico there are few bigger than Cuauhtémoc Blanco. With the game ball tucked under his arm, the Chicago Fire midfielder was carried off the field at Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna in Tuxtla Gutierrez by his teammates on the Mexican national team following Mexico's 2-1 win against Canada in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night.

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