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Cake day: October 19th, 2023

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  • Not really, no. They mostly try to book matches in the Midwest to avoid the dominant Mexican support they’d get from the crowd in other areas - not that Mexican support isn’t rampant everywhere, just relatively less.

    Minnesota was the worst of it, but their most common home bookings against Mexico outside of the Western United States has been in Columbus and Chicago.


  • Hahaha yes! US Soccer saw Canada book their match in November in Edmonton, so decided to book their match against Honduras in Minnesota in FEBRUARY! Temperatures averaged -17° C before wind chill. Twice as cold as when Canada played Mexico in November.

    I like US Soccer trying to one up Canada, but it became an inhumane overreach. Two Honduran players were treated for hypothermia as their federation had limited experience and budget to accommodate their players upon arriving in Minneapolis.


  • Canadian here and CONCACAF lifer. While it may be stereotypical about Mexican players… THIS IS HOW THEY ARE!!! Lol could be angels with their club, but the NT calls for something different.

    I thought it was absolutely hilarious and a surprising representation in the show. There’s a drama to El Tri that’s difficult to describe to the uninitiated. It’s life or death, them versus the world, all ties are gone when with the team. If they lose the match, they’ll be sure you don’t leave unscathed. It’s unsportsmanlike, not good for the game, but a character to their squad that is unique and representative of them.

    If you watch how spicy things can get between Mexico and other CONCACAF nations, like USA and recently Canada, you’d better understand.

    I know it mostly sounds negative, but it was really funny, and it’s just the world of soccer.

    Now, here’s a link to Canada beating Mexico in a World Cup Qualifying game, which they booked in sub-freezing temperatures in Edmonton: https://youtu.be/NBb-_oas-yg?si=Nto75E_niuuKauLh

    CONCACAF shithouses are the best in the world. Van Damme shouldve known better lol.