The game vs. the United States could become a new nightmare for Mexican soccer in its war against the homophobic chant — "eeeh, puto!" — if local fans commit to social media campaigns calling to boycott the Mexican Football Federation.
This is it. This is the final Mexico vs USA soccer match in World Cup qualifying that will really matter. After this, the teams will (presumably) be given automatic berths to the 2026 World Cup as co-hosts before Concacaf qualifiers are be rendered largely meaningless when FIFA expands the field to 48 teams.
But now, this Mexico vs USA soccer match is the biggest sporting event in the world this month — or at least in North America.
I’m not going to lie. The USMNT’s final three World Cup qualifiers have me nervous.
I can’t recall a time I’ve been this anxious over a sporting event. Gregg Berhalter must get his injury-riddled team through the gauntlet of Mexico, Panama (the only home game) and Costa Rica.
TORONTO — Canada can complete phase one of a remarkable rebuild when they visit Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday knowing a victory would see the country secure a place at the global showcase for the second time.
Canada's World Cup history so far makes dreadful reading.
Only once have they qualified for the World Cup - in 1986 when they lost all three group games and failed to score.
The nearly four decades since have been filled with cringe-worthy displays and epic failures.
Tickets to the Qatar World Cup are now on sale. As with any major event, reserving a seat to one of the globe’s biggest shows is not quite as simple as just loading up your favorite ticket app and clicking a couple of buttons. Here’s everything you need to know about how to buy World Cup tickets for Qatar 2022, which start at just $11.
The three most important USMNT matches of the last half-decade are scheduled for March 24-30, seven days that will define whether the Americans qualify for the 2022 World Cup or watch from home. Nearly five years after the debacle in Trinidad and Tobago left the U.S. out of the 2018 World Cup, several USMNT injuries are threatening to derail the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign.
In an exclusive interview with The18, Landon Donovan and Jordan Morris share some of their passions and best memories of the sport. They talk about the small things that make pro players stand out, including how important belief, consistency, and a good diet are in their careers! We also had them try some interesting peanut butter snacks to see how they’d react.
El fin del camino está en el horizonte. Las eliminatorias de la Concacaf para Catar 2022 se acaban con la serie de tres partidos que se disputarán a partir de este jueves 24 de marzo. México aún no tiene los boletos en el bolsillo y tendrá que dar lo mejor que tiene ante Estados Unidos, Honduras y El Salvador para poder cumplir el sueño.
Para la misión, Gerardo Martino tiene un plantel casi completo, con la excepción de los lesionados Andrés Guardado, Julio César Domínguez y Rogelio Funes Mori.
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The Orlando Pride are, by their very name, a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community. Many of the Pride’s most prominent players have been gay, and Exploria Stadium includes 49 rainbow-colored seats as a memorial to the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub mass shooting. But apparently, the word “gay” is too political for the team.
The final major international window before the World Cup begins Monday and lasts through early next week with crucial matches being contested across UEFA, CONMEBOL, Concacaf, CAF, AFC and OFC. We'll know 29 of the 32 competing nations in Qatar after this period, with only the inter-confederation playoffs (two spots) and a delayed European playoff final (one spot) to go.