The fatal incident happened when control of the helicopter was lost at low altitude during a sixth practice autorotation.

Mexico soaked up some early, if largely unthreatening, pressure after the break and struck with two goals in six minutes before the hour.

Adam Hlozek raced on to a throw-in down the right and cut the ball back to the edge of box where Alexandr Sojka fed Michal Sadilek to clip his finish past South Africa keeper Ronwen Williams for the quickest goal of the tournament so far.

The Republic of Ireland team missed out on the 2026 World Cup after losing 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic playoff against the Czech Republic.

Harsh end for the team as Azaz and Browne miss. They hit the post twice in normal time, fine margins.