No importó que tuviera un 72 por ciento de la posesión del balón ni que generara 25 tiros al arco, porque al final del partido ante Costa Rica, México entregó otra frustrante performance en la era del Tata Martino.

El 0-0 ante los ticos en el Azteca, además, dejó la sensación de que el Tri desperdició una gran chance de asegurar sus chances de ir a Catar. México pudo robarle a Estados Unidos (que cayó 2 a 0 ante Canadá) el segundo lugar en la tabla de las eliminatorias Concacaf y haberse alejado de Panamá (su próximo rival) y de la misma Costa Rica, pero no fue capaz de hacerlo.

Hoping to build off Thursday's win over El Salvador with another three points in Canada on Sunday to all but book a ticket to the 2022 World Cup, the USMNT came undone in Ontario during a 2-0 defeat in which Gregg Berhalter's attackers were frozen to the artificial turf at Tim Hortons Field. 

El discurso en la selección de Costa Rica, en la previa de su duelo ante México, ha sido que el Estadio Azteca ya no pesa como antes, que la altura no es factor. Obviamente, todo es parte del juego mental típico de estas instancias y también una forma de los ticos de minimizar un hecho elocuente: el historial entre ambos equipos, en la búsqueda de un boleto mundialista, favorece ampliamente al Tri.

Egypt came from a goal down to defeat Morocco 2-1 in extra time and advance to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations — where host nation Cameroon awaits — with captain Mohamed Salah providing an inspirational goal and assist for the Pharaohs on Sunday.

Morocco's opening goal came early. If you want an example of why Kylian Mbappé thinks Achraf Hakimi is the best right back in the world, here's one. 

Australia head coach Tony Gustavsson said pressure will be mounting on him after the Matildas were knocked out of the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday following their shock quarterfinal defeat by South Korea.

Joint-favorites Australia crashed out of the continental tournament after Chelsea midfielder Ji So-yun scored with two minutes remaining to earn the Koreans a 1-0 victory in Pune.

Tim Weah started and played 73 minutes in the USMNT’s victory over El Salvador in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday. Now he’s been denied entry into Canada for the USMNT’s World Cup qualifier with the Canucks on Sunday, leading many to ask: Is Tim Weah vaccinated against Covid-19?

One of U.S. soccer’s greatest strikers is hanging up her boots to join the coaching ranks. Amy Rodriguez, who won at every level, retired from the NWSL on Friday to join her alma mater, USC, as an assistant coach.

A-Rod, as the 34-year-old is affectionately known, won an NCAA title with USC, two Olympic gold medals and the 2015 Women’s World Cup. She led FC Kansas City to back-to-back NWSL titles, scoring 64 goals in 160 matches in her professional career. 

Here it's a pill hard to swallow: Concacaf doesn't have the monopoly on absurdity. Sorry. Other confederations also have a fair share of the industry, and they are not shy when it is time to demonstrate it. 

And yes, we are looking at you, CONMEBOL.

Thursday night there were three games in the South American qualifiers, and all of them brought goals, emotions but also a good amount of WTF moments.

You don't have time; I don't have time, so let's go to the point.