El Vasco Aguirre is back but this march to the World Cup will be different than he has experienced before. With Mexico being a host, there wont be any World Cup Qualifiers and it will be tough to find high quality opponents who wont be busy with their own qualifiers.
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Mexico capped off their 5th consecutive CONCACAF U17 Tournament win against the USMNT, winning 3-1 in Guatemala this past weekend. The streak started back in 2015 and will continue until the 2025 tournament. Sounds great but as with all things Mexican Soccer, its more complicated once you start digging.
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Posted in 2022 World Cup, Mexico National Team, Youth
The road to the 2026 won’t be easy for Mexico but at least we know what FIFA ranking they will start it with.
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Posted in 2026 World Cup, Mexico National Team, Rankings
In my last blog post, I focused on how things are never as good or bad as many fans think they are for El Tri. While I still subscribe to that thinking, the future is very cloudy for the National team. Unless the FMF start planning with an eye towards 2026, Mexico will be embarrassed on home soil. Not sure players want 90k at the Azteca booing them. How can the FMF avoid that? I have some ideas ….
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Posted in 2018 World Cup, 2022 World Cup, 2026 World Cup, Feature, Mexico National Team
For a team short on creativity, losing Jesus Corona is definitely a blow for Mexico. The Sevilla winger suffered a fractured fibula earlier this week and reports point to a recovery time of 4-5 months. Seeing as Mexico opens their World Cup against Poland in 3 months, Tata will need to find a replacement to start.
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Being the manager of the Mexican National Team is a thankless job with immense pressure. The media scrutiny is intense and you are expected to win everything in CONCACAF but at the same time, rarely given credit for doing so because CONCACAF is no CONMEBOL or UEFA. Add in a fanbase that expects you to win every game in an enjoyable fashion and it is easy to see why there are few takers every time the position is open. I take all of this into account when I try to keep a level head after a rough Mexico game when El Tri twitter wants to fire Tata. My friends/followers think I’m a “Tata Apologist” but I just never saw the benefit in making a coaching switch. Until now…
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Posted in 2022 World Cup, Mexico National Team
Tagged chicharito, CONCACAF, mexico, MLS, Soccer, tata martino, USMNT, world cup
Mexico kicked off their World Cup Qualifying campaign against a depleted Jamaican side. While a win was expected, Jamaica made Mexico work and took advantage of Mexico’s mistakes. This is a microcosm of the World Cup Qualifying experience. Strap in for a bumpy ride.
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Posted in 2022 World Cup, Mexico National Team, Recap
Tagged CONCACAF, jamaica, mexico, World Cup Qualifying
Mexico has basically sent their A-team to the Gold Cup and are in a group where the other 3 countries are ranked by FIFA as 127th, 103rd, and 69th in the world. It has cake walk written all over it. But as Mexico fans, you all know its never that easy in CONCACAF…
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Posted in Mexico National Team, Podcast, Recap
Tagged chicharito, CONCACAF, Gold Cup, Hector Herrera, hirving lozano, mexico
This summer is going to be packed full of CONCACAF matches. Starting with the Nations League, followed by the Gold Cup and ending with the opening matches of World Cup Qualifying. With all of that in mind, I knew Jon Arnold was the guy to talk to.
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Posted in LigaMX, Mexicans Abroad, MLS, Podcast
Tagged chicharito, CONCACAF, el tri, FC Dallas, LigaMX, MLS, World Cup Qualifying
Expected but the nature of CONCACAF’s Olympic Qualifying lends itself to upsets. Just ask the USMNT how it went for them…again. Mexico were able to avoid those pitfalls and clinch their spot in Tokyo.
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