European rivalries don't have this problem... everyone already respects European football, so they can cheer for their rivals' opposition every time...
I bet it was an easier choice for you when MEX were playing IRN :0)
I'm in the same boat regarding rooting for Mexico in World Cup, but I probably will. I had mixed feelings yesterday during the England/Trinidad match. I want England to advance, but I find myself liking the Trinidad team. Can anyone tell me if Trinidad still has a chance to advance??? It would seem like if Sweden loses to England and Trinidad beats Paraguay and gets more goals than Sweden then they should advance. Oh, yeah. Go Ghana!!!!! (at least tommorrow)...........
You should hope they lose to Angola. Do you think any Mexican fans are rooting for America?
College Football Theory applies.
Mexico is our Prison Girlfriend at games played at sea level. So when they win, our ranking goes up.
"do I cheer them on to show that CONCACAF is an up-and-coming region?"
I will cheer for ANY CONCACAF team except for Mexico. They are dirty players who have even worse fans. Throwing a bag of piss at U.S players and chanting Osama bin laden at matches goes far beyond nationalistic pride. It illustrates how degenerate their (soccer) culture really is.
I don't have to tell you how happy I was to see Angola tie them yesterday.
-Roscommon