Border War Tonight
By: John | February 7th, 2007Looking around the world, it is hard to find a international derby that matches the intensity of the US-Mexico rivalry. George Allen, the venerable Washington Redskins coach, always said that a rivalry isn’t a rivalry until the other team starts winning. The series that was dominated by Mexico in its infancy has been completely turned around by the US. Ladies and Gentlemen, we’ve got a rivalry.
I’d thought about giving a game preview today, but as both teams debut new coaches, chances are the action will be mostly disjointed with fleeting moments of brilliance. I smell a draw.
But the whole rivalry thing made wonder about what bodering country rivalries are truly the nastiest. So I have listed them here:
El Salvador – Honduras. It may not register today as a heated rivalry, but back in 1969, an el salvador victory over the catrachos led to a 3 day military battle.
England – Scotland. How hard was it for rangers fans to stomach Paul Gascoigne scoring the goal of his life for England vs Scotland in Euro 96?
Germany – France. I still can’t beleive France lost a 3-1 lead in Sevilla.
Brazil – Argentina. The best rivalry in the world game.
US-Mexico. dos a zero are three little words that salt the Mexican soccer fan’s deepest wound.
Let’s hope we see the beautiful game tonight. Enjoy the game.
Category: Mexico Football League
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I’ll be rooting for the USA, and hopefully not in vain.
It looks like Mexico has brought a stronger team to this match, and I’m sure there will be more [i]El Tri[/i] supporters in the stands, as well.
Here’s hoping for an upset by the ‘Nats!
Good luck!
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I got an idea for Mexico! BURN THOSE JERSEYS! Those dang green unis are “Salado” bad luck for the team. Those and last years!
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Does this blog still exist? It sucks that the least active offside offspring is about the league I care the most about. Not one single post in over a month, and there have been fairly important and/or juicy news on the Mexican League. Shame.
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