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Soccer-Brazil and Mexico goalless at halftime

FORTALEZA, Brazil, June 17 (Reuters) - Brazil were frustrated by a hard-working Mexico defence and the teams were locked at 0-0 at halftime in their World Cup Group A match on Tuesday. Hosts and five-times world champions Brazil went closest to scoring when Neymar's 26th-minute header was brilliantly saved by Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa at full stretch. (Reporting by Ed Osmond, editing by Ken Ferris)