Great news for U.S. men's national team fans: it was just announced that they will face Mexico on August 10 at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.
These two bitter rivals are just coming off a Gold Cup Final meeting back in June at the Rose Bowl. The U.S. went up 2-0 in the first half before quickly choking it away and going down 4-2.
That crowd in Pasadena, California was very pro-Mexico but I know the U.S. fans will turn out in full force at the home of the Philadelphia Eagles.
“We’re thrilled that fans in Philadelphia will have a chance to witness this special rivalry,” said U.S. head coach Bob Bradley. “A match between the United States and Mexico inspires a lot of passion from both sides and creates an outstanding atmosphere in the stadium. These types of games are great experiences for our players, and we look forward to the challenge.”
The match on Aug. 10 will mark the 59th meeting between the USA and Mexico. The U.S. has a lifetime record of 15-32-11 against Mexico in a series that dates to 1934, but the U.S. has a 13-8-9 advantage in home matches since 1957. Since the rivalry between these two teams began in earnest in 1990, the sides have played 31 times, with the U.S. holding a 13-10-8 advantage. In the teams’ most significant matchup, the United States defeated Mexico 2-0 in the Round of 16 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, advancing the U.S. to the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time in 72 years.
The U.S. National Team will return to Philadelphia for only the third time since 1992, with Lincoln Financial Field serving as a magnificent host on two occasions. Most recently, the USA came from behind to snatch a 2-1 victory against Turkey in front of a raucous crowd of 55,407 fans who witnessed the team’s final match before departing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. A year earlier, the U.S. sealed a 2-1 overtime victory against Panama in the quarterfinals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in front of another heavily partisan U.S. crowd.
Coming off the Gold Cup and ahead of some interesting friendlies in September (vs. Costa Rica in Carson, CA and at Belgium), what better way to get back on the field than against Mexico. Should be an awesome game, wish I could go! Crossing my fingers that my buddies from One Goal can go (and we can link some of their footage) and possibly some of my other friends that live in or around the City of Brotherly Love will attend and write something for us.
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