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USA v Mexico: Concacaf Cup – live! USA v Mexico: Concacaf Cup – live!
(35 minutes later)
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The US team have retreated to the locker room. Nineteen minutes until kickoff.
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Is tonight’s match a must-win affair for Klinsmann? Perhaps not. But our Terrance F Ross argues that a loss could have long-term repercussions on US soccer.
(And the under-23 national team’s loss to Honduras earlier today in the semi-finals of the Concacaf qualifying tournament for the Olympics isn’t exactly a morale booster.)
FINAL: U-23 #USMNT 0, HON 2. The USA will play in the 3rd place match on Oct. 13 at 5pm MT against loser of CAN/MEX.
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The USA team has taken the field for pre-match warm-ups. No sign of Mexico yet. Kickoff is just under 45 minutes away.
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Hello and welcome to tonight’s play-off between the United States and Mexico. Plenty to discuss given the uncertainty surrounding both sides and the Confederations Cup berth on the line, but for starters here’s a look at tonight’s teams.Hello and welcome to tonight’s play-off between the United States and Mexico. Plenty to discuss given the uncertainty surrounding both sides and the Confederations Cup berth on the line, but for starters here’s a look at tonight’s teams.
United StatesUnited States
XI (4-4-2): Guzan; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Jones, Beckerman, Bradley, Zardes; Dempsey, AltidoreXI (4-4-2): Guzan; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Jones, Beckerman, Bradley, Zardes; Dempsey, Altidore
Subs: Yedlin, Evans, Ream, Williams, Wood, Howard, Alvarado, Orozco, Wondolowski, Zusi, Spector, RimandoSubs: Yedlin, Evans, Ream, Williams, Wood, Howard, Alvarado, Orozco, Wondolowski, Zusi, Spector, Rimando
MexicoMexico
XI (4-3-3): Muñoz; Aguilar, Reyes, Moreno, Layún; Herrera, Márquez, Guardado; Chicharito, Peralta, JimenezXI (4-3-3): Muñoz; Aguilar, Reyes, Moreno, Layún; Herrera, Márquez, Guardado; Chicharito, Peralta, Jimenez
Subs: Orozco, Talavera, I. Jimenez, Rivas, Torres Nilo, Aquino, Corona, Dos Santos, Duneas, Esquivel, Guemez, Elias Hernandez, VelaSubs: Orozco, Talavera, I. Jimenez, Rivas, Torres Nilo, Aquino, Corona, Dos Santos, Duneas, Esquivel, Guemez, Elias Hernandez, Vela
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Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime why not read Graham Parker’s preview of tonight’s showdown.Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime why not read Graham Parker’s preview of tonight’s showdown.
Trying to predict how Saturday evening’s clash between USA and Mexico is going to go might be a fool’s errand – if these two teams were more predictable, there’s a fair chance this game wouldn’t be being played in the first place.Trying to predict how Saturday evening’s clash between USA and Mexico is going to go might be a fool’s errand – if these two teams were more predictable, there’s a fair chance this game wouldn’t be being played in the first place.
Mexico, having won the Gold Cup with several strokes of refereeing fortune along the way, but a strong performance in the final, might well have been a Miguel Herrera punch from stability right now, but instead they go into this game under Ricardo ‘Tuca’ Ferretti, knowing that Juan Carlos Osorio waits in the wings as their 16th coach in as many seasons, and with a variety of ego-driven subplots as additional distractions.Mexico, having won the Gold Cup with several strokes of refereeing fortune along the way, but a strong performance in the final, might well have been a Miguel Herrera punch from stability right now, but instead they go into this game under Ricardo ‘Tuca’ Ferretti, knowing that Juan Carlos Osorio waits in the wings as their 16th coach in as many seasons, and with a variety of ego-driven subplots as additional distractions.
The USA, having crashed out of the same Gold Cup tournament in the semi-finals, are coming into this game after more than a year of seemingly endless experimentation after the World Cup, during which the only discernible narrative was a rash of goals conceded late in games, then a sudden burst of goals late in them, and then the disappointment of a flat Gold Cup, where a win would have rubber-stamped their participation in the 2017 Confederations Cup.The USA, having crashed out of the same Gold Cup tournament in the semi-finals, are coming into this game after more than a year of seemingly endless experimentation after the World Cup, during which the only discernible narrative was a rash of goals conceded late in games, then a sudden burst of goals late in them, and then the disappointment of a flat Gold Cup, where a win would have rubber-stamped their participation in the 2017 Confederations Cup.
Faced with their own mutual tendencies towards unpredictability, both teams have reverted to some familiar faces to anchor them tonight – Rafa Marquez, on his 12th Mexican coach, will be the key to Mexico’s 5-3-2 working at the Rose Bowl, while Jürgen Klinsmann has gone back to the core of the 2014 World Cup team, with a few notable exceptions, in his bid to make at least one part of an increasingly murky path to the 2018 World Cup knowable.Faced with their own mutual tendencies towards unpredictability, both teams have reverted to some familiar faces to anchor them tonight – Rafa Marquez, on his 12th Mexican coach, will be the key to Mexico’s 5-3-2 working at the Rose Bowl, while Jürgen Klinsmann has gone back to the core of the 2014 World Cup team, with a few notable exceptions, in his bid to make at least one part of an increasingly murky path to the 2018 World Cup knowable.