Posted on 09/10/2013 4:41:45 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
The men’s national soccer teams of the United States and Mexico face each other in Columbus, OH, with much more than bragging rights at stake. Both CONCACAF giants are looking to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The U.S. will come within a point of sealing its place in Brazil with a victory. Mexico, needing a late charge up the hexagonal standings, will see Tuesday’s game as a perfect place to start its surge.
Both teams lost their previous game (the U.S. fell in Costa Rica, and Mexico lost at home to Honduras), but the results had dramatically different consequences. The Americans shook off their defeat in Costa Rica and looked ahead to the looming Mexican challenge. Mexico fired its coach, “Chepo” de la Torre and replaced him with Luis Fernando Tena — the man who led Mexico to Olympic Gold in 2012. “Stay the course” is the mantra coming out of the U.S. camp, while it’s the dawn of a new era for El Tri.
The U.S. will be without four starters. Midfield conductor Michael Bradley sprained his ankle during the warm-up before the Costa Rica game on Friday. Matt Besler, Jozy Altidore and Geoff Cameron are suspended. Meanwhile, Mexico will be without its midfield lynchpin Gerardo Torrado (suspension), but it’s likely that the change of leadership will have a rejuvenating effect on the rest of Tena’s group.
The U.S. will count on its vocal home support to help continue its impressive streak of not having lost a home World Cup qualifier in 12 years (a 25-game unbeaten run). In March, the U.S. and Mexico played a scoreless draw at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Should either team win on Tuesday, it can rightfully call itself the top team in the region less than a year before the World Cup.
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The Mexican soccer team and its fans deserve ignominious defeat.
Honduras up 2-1...The US is 20 minutes away.
The World Famous Spion Kop! I stood on the Kop back in the day when it was Sardine City, shoulder to shoulder. My buddy peed on my leg. We were Leeds United supporters and the only tix we could score were on the Kop. The air was electric. It’s been 40 years and I remember it like it was yesterday. I’m now a confirmed Liverpool supporter.
Liverpool looks good so far this year.
IT’S OFFICIAL!!!! WE’RE GOING TO BRAZIL!!!!
And as of now Mexico is 5th. And as it stands they would be out.
If you’re a kopite, you might like this......
http://www.redcafe.net/threads/liverpool-remember-9-11-thoughts-on-this.376882/
I’m an Everton supporter, welcome neighbor. ;)
Sorry we stole your coach, guv.
United forever!!
And Fellaini, as well.
We made a couple of trips to Goodison Park while we were stationed in Yorkshire, seeing Leeds Utd play Everton. A lady who sat near us (we had seasons tickets) told my late wife that everything in that stadium was painted blue, including the loos, so the wife Had to go there and see for herself. We didn’t get to see much of the city of Liverpool. What I did see was a typical northern England Industrial Revolution era city, just like Leeds and Manchester.
Good to know that we’ll “Never Walk Alone!”
Yeah... didn’t want to rub it in.
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