Javier Hernandez stars in Mexico's consolation win at Confederations Cup

Hernandez took his tally for the tournament to three as Mexico registered their first victory.u00a0The win, however, came in a ‘dead' game after Brazil and Italy had already made sure of their places in the semi-finals as Group ‘A' qualifiers.

Hernandez, who had scored his team's only goal of the competition in the 2-1 loss to Italy, opened the scoring in the 54th minute.u00a0He timed a run perfectly to meet a cross from Andres Guardado before heading the ball past Eiji Kawashima in the Japan goal.u00a0Twelve minutes later, Hernandez made it 2-0.

Javier Hernandez during the match against Japan on Saturday. PIC/Getty Images