El 18 de junio de 2016 es un día que el fútbol mexicano desea que nunca hubiera existido. Esa noche, en el Levi’s Stadium, el Tri fue goleado 0-7 por un Chile inmisericorde, en los cuartos de final de la Copa América Centenario y enfrente de más de 70 mil atónitos aficionados en las tribunas.
México aplicó modo remontada en el triunfo por 3-2 sobre Australia, en el cierre de su gira europea y de preparación para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020. El Tri tuvo un duelo áspero y debió reponerse primero a una imprudencia de José Juan Macías y un osote del portero Luis Malagón para poder quedarse con la victoria.
La selección dirigida por Jaime Lozano comenzó dominando el partido jugado en el Estadio Municipal de Marbella, España. Pronto, eso sí, el duelo se volvió físico y cortado.
Si esta tarde hubiera estado en Marbella y hubiera tenido que decidir entre ir a la playa o ver el amistoso entre México y Arabia Saudita Sub 23, el fútbol salía a pérdida. 25ºC frente al mar, en cualquier escenario, son superiores a lo que mostraron ambas selecciones. Sin embargo, como uno está en medio de la semana laboral, no había mucho donde elegir.
The U.S. men's national team defeated Mexico in a highly contested match on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Nations League, marking the country’s first competitive victory over its rivals since September 10th, 2013.
The fruitless streak continued so long that I personally graduated middle school, high school and was just one year away from graduating college before the U.S. was victorious again. Christian Pulisic, the American captain who scored the go-ahead goal, was just 14 years old when the U.S. last claimed victory.
A fan who threw an object on to the field and injured United States men's soccer player Giovanni Reyna has been arrested and banned for life from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, the scene of Sunday's CONCACAF Nations League final between the U.S. and Mexico.
Stadium Management Co., which operates the venue, made the announcement Monday night. The U.S. won Sunday's game 3-2 in extra time.
If there's one takeaway from last night's CONCACAF Nations League final, it's that the USMNT vs. Mexico rivalry is alive and well.
The first competitive match between the North American rivals since the 2019 Gold Cup Final had everything: late equalizers, abundant yellow cards, penalties, missed penalties, VAR controversy, on-field scuffles and inexplicably long periods of injury.
Sunday night’s Concacaf Nations League final between the United States and Mexico was the craziest game I have ever seen. Period.
The game had everything on and off the field, including a fan parkouring off the Paramount+ set to evade security. The fact that a fan taking a plunge into the stands from the broadcast booth isn’t big news goes to show how nutty this Concacaf classic was.
Estados Unidos se coronó campeón de la Nations League de la Concacaf, luego de vencer a México por 3-2, en un partido que fue un verdadero remolino de emociones.
Hubo goles, múltiples llegadas a los pórticos, amagues de batallas campales, VAR, prórroga y hasta un penal perdido en el minuto 123.
A sensational, helter skelter Concacaf Nations League final between the USMNT and Mexico in Denver, Colorado, was ultimately won 3-2 by the home nation after a 120-minute match that included sensational moments of play, godawful refereeing, raucous fan behavior, five goals and a backup goalkeeper making a decisive penalty save at the death.
The story of the Reyna family is well-known on the pitch. Claudio excelled for the USMNT, winning 112 caps and playing at three World Cups, and his 18-year-old son Gio has already shown early signs of usurping his genius.
On Sunday evening, Gio scored his third senior U.S. goal in only his seventh appearance. It was his first competitive goal for the USMNT, serving as a 27th minute equalizer against Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League final.