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Mexico's controversial Gold Cup win resurrects #NoEraPenal

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 1:29 p.m. ET

Alberto Moreno

What goes around, comes around.

After Mexico's polemic 1-0 victory against Costa Rica in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, in which El Tri was awarded a questionable penalty in the final minutes of extra time, Twitter exploded with reactions about Mexican striker Oribe Peralta's dive.

These posts give new life and meaning to #NoEraPenal, which made the rounds when Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben was awarded a penalty that would consequently eliminate El Tri from the 2014 World Cup.

Oh, the irony.

Here are some of these hilariously creative memes:

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