Poland and Mexico played out a goalless World Cup draw at a stadium that was filled with fervent fans.
After a tame effort was kept out by Mexico's veteran goalkeeper, Poland's Robert Lewandowski has yet to score in the tournament.
The 40,000-capacity venue was filled mostly by Mexico supporters and they cheered when the shot stayed out.
The only shot on target in the first half was pushed away by Wojciech Szczesny, who was the only one who could see the ball.
The curling effort from range was straight at the Poland goalkeeper, before the game finally started to get going in the second half.
Both sides had to settle for a draw after the referee watched a replay on the pitchside monitor and awarded a penalty to the visitors.
One of the biggest shocks in World Cup history took place earlier in the day when Saudi Arabia beat Argentina.
With Saudi Arabia's stunning victory, this group is wide open and all four sides have a chance of reaching the last 16.
There was a poor spectacle on the pitch that let down the atmosphere at Stadium 974.
The Mexican fans jeered the Barcelona player throughout the game and had a chance to silence him.
Chris Beath awarded a penalty after the video assistant referee told him to look at the incident.
Poland's last five World Cup goals have all been via set pieces so you would have banked on the usually reliable Lewandowski to hit the net.
Four years ago, he failed to score in the three games he played, but this time he missed the penalty.
Poland have won just one of their last nine opening World Cup games and the miss could be crucial as they aim to make it out of the group for the first time in 26 years.
Mexico have made it to the knockout stage at the last eight World Cup but may see this as a missed opportunity against a Poland side that offered very little in attack.
A strike from range and a headed goal were both kept out by Szczesny, while Uriel Antuna had a shot saved by the goalkeeper.
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