Men's National Teams

Acosta Told Guardado That He’s ‘Retired’ And ‘Going To Let Country Down’ Ahead Of PK Fail

It’s almost been 90 days since the raucous CONCACAF Nations League final in Denver between the USMNT and Mexico, but still just thinking about the atmosphere, the back-and-forth scoreline and the improbable ending is enough to give you chills.

The match was perfectly poised throughout, beginning with Tecatito Corona’s early opener and Gio Reyna’s first-half response, and continuing into the second half with Diego Lainez’s impressive strike cancelled out by Weston McKennie’s late towering header.

Seguro Los Vas A Extrañar: México Inicia El Camino A Catar 2022 Sin Su Dupla Soñada

Con tres partidos en siete días, México comienza este jueves su camino al Mundial de Catar 2022.

El primer rival en las eliminatorias será la selección de Jamaica, en el Estadio Azteca. Los Reggae Boyz obviamente plantean desafíos, pero el Tri en la búsqueda de la victoria también debe lidiar con sus propios fantasmas. 

De partida, la confianza en el proceso del Tata Martino viene a la baja, sobre todo después de las dos finales que el Tri perdió ante Estados Unidos en el último verano. Nations League y Copa Oro, por si necesitabas un refresh.

Drone Delays Kickoff In Austria’s World Cup Qualifier

Concacaf may be home to the most unusual of shenanigans in World Cup qualifying, but it definitely doesn’t have a monopoly. On Wednesday, the kickoff of a UEFA World Cup qualifier was delayed because of a drone buzzing around above the pitch.

Austria’s visit to Moldova began about 15 minutes late because of the drone, but it didn’t stop the Austrians from securing a 2-0 victory over one of two Group F minnows. 

Ronaldo Breaks Men’s International Goals Record With 2 Impossibly Clutch Headers

It’s been a particularly hellish period for supporters of Ireland. The search for a more progressive style of football yielded one goal in eight matches throughout 2020, and then Luxembourg recorded a famous 1-0 World Cup qualifying win in Dublin back in March.

I Know What You Did This Summer: Tata Martino Needs Wins To Avoid Slash

After a summer spent playing the role of bridesmaid, Tata Martino’s Mexico begins World Cup qualifying by putting on a brave face and getting back out there, but September’s trifecta of matches each pose their own particular challenges for El Tri.

A couple big names miss out entirely through injury — Chucky Lozano, Héctor Herrera, Diego Lainez and Héctor Moreno — although Andrés Guardado returns after recovering from his own ailments. Meanwhile Covid continues to change, disrupt and alter plans by the minute, so don't be surprised if this preview is already entirely worthless.

USMNT Striker Hoppe Completes Move To Steve Nash’s LaLiga Club

You had to feel a bit bad for ESPN. The Worldwide Leader shelled out a significant fee to obtain the U.S. TV rights to LaLiga, only for the league’s best player to leave soon thereafter. Fortunately, a Matthew Hoppe transfer is here to save the day.

Predicting USMNT’s Starting XI For Upcoming World Cup Qualifiers

After two Gold Cups and one Nations League, now is when the USMNT finally gets to show where it’s at and how it’s grown over the last four years. Now is when World Cup qualifying begins. Now is when the matches really count. Now is when we try to figure out what in the heck Gregg Berhalter is going to do with this team, and for us to predict a USMNT potential starting 11 for World Cup qualifiers. 

There’s No Spectacle In Sports Quite Like Players Fighting Their Own Fans

One of the greatest stories in sports right now belongs to Major League Baseball, where the New York Mets have collapsed throughout August to piss away a spot in the playoffs. The fans at Citi Field in Queens have voiced their displeasure by booing the players, but players have responded by jeering their own fans.

After hitting a home run last Sunday, Javier Báez gave the fans a double thumbs-down gesture when crossing the plate — an action that was repeated by teammates Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar.

"¡Mírelo a él, mírelo a él!": Fans Mexicanos Piden Castigos Para El Barcelona Por Gritos Contra El PSG

Los fanáticos del Barcelona aún estén de duelo por la partida de Lionel Messi. Y si seguimos el proceso de aceptación de ese duelo, según la teoría de la doctora Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, los culé hoy se encuentran viviendo la etapa de la ira.

O al menos eso es lo que parece tras las escenas vividas ayer en el partido que enfrentó a los catalanes con el Getafe, actual equipo de José Juan Macías.

Win At Home And Draw Away: First 3 WCQ Opponents Will Push USMNT To Edge

As the holder of the Nations League, Gold Cup and a new world ranking of 10th, the USMNT approaches World Cup qualifying at its highest level of confidence in five years — since John Brooks destroyed the house that Ecuador built at the Copa América.

But the formula for success in CONCACAF never changes: try to win at home, try to draw away. Get that done and you’re going to Qatar; experiment with the formula like Jürgen Klinsmann and you’ll kill Taylor Twellman.

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