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How Guillermo Ochoa Tricked Robert Lewandowski With Clever Leg Movement

Iconic World Cup goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa saved a Robert Lewandowski penalty to help Mexico draw 0-0 with Poland. Ochoa tricked Lewandowski with his legs.

Robert Summerscales

How Guillermo Ochoa Tricked Robert Lewandowski With Clever Leg Movement
How Guillermo Ochoa Tricked Robert Lewandowski With Clever Leg Movement /

Guillermo Ochoa produced another moment of World Cup magic to help Mexico to a 0-0 draw against Poland in Group C.

Ochoa, 37, is a World Cup icon and, at his fifth finals tournament, he saved a Robert Lewandowski penalty kick during the second half of Tuesday's game.

That was the only save Ochoa had to make all night at Stadium 974 but it was a goodie.

Ochoa used the agility of his 37-year-old knees to deceive Lewandowski by faking to dive to his right before getting down quickly to his left after the Barcelona striker had taken the bait.

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Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa pictured diving to save a penalty kick from Poland's Robert Lewandowski at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Guillermo Ochoa saved a penalty kick from Robert Lewandowski after deceiving him with his movement :: IMAGO/Action Plus/John Patrick Fletcher

This was the 17th penalty save of Ochoa's career and his fourth in a Mexico jersey.

But it was his first at a World Cup.

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.