and i laughed when i read this
“2) In the US soccer moms pick their children up from soccer practice in a mini-van. In Mexico, you run home. Better conditioning.”
Have you been to mexico?
The kids play with other kids from their pueblo so naturally where they are playing is closer to their homes….
unlike in the US the teams are actually organized and automobile transportation is necessary..

but i guess another reason they would run home is because their parents cant afford a mini van..

But the fact of the matter is that not only is the U.S. team better when it matters, when the games are played, this is happening in a time when the sports’ popularity is constantly growing. Unless Mexico wins some big significant matches against the U.S. soon, you’re going to have a whole generation of fans that hasn’t experienced any of Mexico’s greatness when it’s played on American soil.

So for your sake, Mexico had BETTER win, otherwise, the hole is just gonna keep getting deeper.

But here’s a fact that Mexico soccer fans have to deal with:

Right now, the best of the U.S. is better than the best of Mexico.

The trend began in 1990, a year that marked a significant turning point for both Mexico and the US. Mexico was disqualified from the World Cup while the U.S. qualified for the first time since 1950. Ever since then, the U.S. is 13-7-6 against Mexico. Although, everyone points to 2000. In this decade, Mexico is just 2-9-1 against the U.S.A. And both of those wins were at home.

In fact, Mexico hasn’t beaten the U.S. on American soil since 1999, which is also the last year that Mexico has beaten the U.S. in consecutive matches.

But wait…. THERE’S MORE!

These two teams have only played once in futbol’s biggest and brightest stage: the World Cup.

And the United States DOMINATED that game to the tune of a 2-0 score and advanced to the quarterfinal against Germany where Landon Donovan played the game of his life and yet didn’t score because of a bogus no-call on a clear hand-ball.

That was the greatest U.S. soccer team in history and it’s probably the best I’ve ever seen a team play not just without winning, but without scoring.

But I’ll wrap it up by saying this: The United States will beat Mexico on February 7th at Reliant Stadium. I’m not expecting it, but I’m pretty confident.