--- description: Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo 'Memo' Ochoa played perhaps the game of his life during the team's World Cup match against Brazil on June 17 title: Photos: Mexico Goalie Guillermo Ochoa's Wild Saves Against Brazil image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfe9741500b21a5d/6986981606f2c1776332f84c/ts-dv1770464.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [World Cup](/tag/world-cup/) ## World Cup Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Photos: Mexico Goalie Guillermo Ochoa's Incredible Saves Against Brazil by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 18, 2014 5:40 PM CUT  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (L) clears an attempt at goal by Brazil's defender Thiago Silva (C) during a Group A match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (L) clears an attempt at goal by Brazil's defender Thiago Silva (C) during a Group A match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014.Fabrrice Coffrin—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 18, 2014 5:40 PM CUT The Mexico-Brazil match in Fortaleza on Tuesday [ended](http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=ochoa-excels-as-mexico-hold-brazil-2374543.html "undefined") in a 0-0 tie, but the performance by Mexican goalie Guillermo ‘Memo’ Ochoa made it all worth it. Throughout the game, which went a few minutes past the standard 45-minute halves, Ochoa made remarkable save after remarkable save. He blocked two shots from Brazilian star Neymar, one from Paulinho and a close-range header from Thiago Silva with just a few minutes left. The no-score draw left both squads each with four points after two games ahead of their final Group A matches.  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (L) clears an attempt at goal by Brazil's defender Thiago Silva (C) during a Group A match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. Fabrrice Coffrin—AFP/Getty Images  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa in the air to defend a ball during the group A 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico, in Castelao Stadium in Forlateza, Brazil, on June 17, 2014. Caetano Barreira—Fotoarena/ZUMA Press  Paulinho of Brazil shoots against Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico as David Luiz runs on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao on June 17, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Francois Xavier Marit—Getty Images  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa in the air to defend a ball during the group A 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico, in Castelao Stadium in Forlateza, Brazil, on June 17, 2014. Gustavo Magnusson—Fotoarena/Sipa USA  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa makes a save off Brazil's Joao Silva. Mexico and Brazil played to a 0-0 draw during World Cup group play at Estádio Castelão on June 17, 2014. Roberto Maya—MexSport/isiphotos.com/Polaris  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa grabs the ball during the group A 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico, in Castelao Stadium in Forlateza, Brazil, on June 17, 2014. Osvaldo Aguilar— Mexsport/ Fotoarena/Sipa USA  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, center, makes a save during the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil on June 17, 2014. Andre Penner—AP  Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico dives to make a save during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao on June 17, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Robert Cianflone—Getty Images  Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa clears the ball during the match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. BPI—isiphotos.com/ Polaris  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa makes a save during the group A 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico, in Castelao Stadium in Forlateza, Brazil, on June 17, 2014. Osvaldo Aguilar—Mexsport/ Fotoarena/Sipa USA  Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa kicks the ball during a Group A football match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. Odd Andersen—AFP/Getty Images  Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico makes a save after a header by Thiago Silva of Brazil (R) during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao on June 17, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Buda Mendes—Getty Images  Guillermo Ochoa salutes the crowd at the end of the match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. Osvaldo Aguilar—Mexsport/ Fotoarena/Sipa USA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2894310/photos-mexico-goalie-guillermo-ochoas-incredible-saves-against-brazil/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2894310/photos-mexico-goalie-guillermo-ochoas-incredible-saves-against-brazil/"},"headline":"Photos: Mexico Goalie Guillermo Ochoa's Incredible Saves Against Brazil","datePublished":"2014-06-18T17:40:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:15.044Z","description":"Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo 'Memo' Ochoa played perhaps the game of his life during the team's World Cup match against Brazil on June 17","url":"https://time.com/2894310/photos-mexico-goalie-guillermo-ochoas-incredible-saves-against-brazil/","keywords":["World Cup","Mexico","brazil"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfe9741500b21a5d/6986981606f2c1776332f84c/ts-dv1770464.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfe9741500b21a5d/6986981606f2c1776332f84c/ts-dv1770464.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TOPSHOTS-FBL-WC-2014-MATCH17-BRA-MEX","caption":"TOPSHOTS-FBL-WC-2014-MATCH17-BRA-MEX","creditText":"Fabrrice Coffrin—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/world-cup/","name":"World Cup"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2894310/photos-mexico-goalie-guillermo-ochoas-incredible-saves-against-brazil/","name":"Photos: Mexico Goalie Guillermo Ochoa's Incredible Saves Against Brazil"}}]}] ```