When the United States last faced Mexico at this venue, Jimmy Conrad and Landon Donovan scored in one of the Americans’ many 2-0 victories. Eight members of Saturday’s US squad had not even been born at the time of that match. This youthful American side surpassed that earlier result, quieting a large pro-Mexico crowd with […]
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England’s triumph marked only the third occasion Mexico had lost at the venue across 90 competitive fixtures. Tuchel called it one of the campaign’s standout moments and praised the “strong connection” among the squad, particularly their response when Jordan Henderson suffered a tournament-ending injury after tumbling over an advertising board during the celebrations at the […]
Continue ReadingWest Ham midfielder Edson Alvarez has rejected claims linking him to the reported abduction of a film producer in Mexico. Juan Jose Lopez Ordonez told Mexican outlet TV Notas, external that relatives of Jonathan Toache Bedolla, Alvarez’s former father-in-law, allegedly forced him into a vehicle at gunpoint in Mexico City’s Polanco district in 2024. Ordonez […]
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It was 6pm on 5 July in Mexico City, and Alireza Faghani, a 48-year-old Australian-Iranian referee, was sleeping and snoring in the changing room. His assistants had lowered the music. Without the distant sound of almost 90,000 supporters filtering through the concrete walls of the Estadio Azteca, he might have remained asleep until morning. Faghani […]
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Nevertheless, Conmebol said it was troubled by recurring unilateral decisions made without dialogue or the use of established institutional procedures for resolving such matters. Argentina’s football association, whose national team finished second at the 2026 World Cup, welcomed Infantino’s acknowledgement of his mistakes and subsequent apology. It said his 10 years as Fifa president had […]
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The US men’s national team will begin its preparations for the next World Cup cycle by playing four home matches in an 11-day span. The friendly schedule features Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada, with every match taking place in a US city that did not stage World Cup games this summer. The US will meet […]
Continue ReadingOur illustrator examines the key events from the World Cup as England advance to the quarter-finals while the United States are eliminated Purchase David’s illustrations | A selection of his most popular pieces And his newest title, Chaos in the Box: order your copy Continue reading…
Continue ReadingWe have outlined the finest victories on foreign ground up to this point – yet that list omits several of England’s most remarkable achievements, including the undisputed greatest of them all. This is, of course, England’s World Cup victory in 1966, when they overcame West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley. Geoff Hurst struck […]
Continue ReadingThe World Cup knockout match between England and Mexico might be rescheduled to an earlier time on Sunday due to possible severe weather. Football’s governing body is looking into the possibility of starting the fixture at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City sooner than planned; it is currently set for 01:00 BST on Monday. Weather […]
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The earliest known reference to a football team in Pachuca dates from 1892, when a local newspaper reported that the side was being reorganised following a “split”. “A disagreement had developed between the people based in Pachuca and the group known as ‘the mountain men’ from Real del Monte. “Reading that made me laugh because […]
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