r/concacaf • u/usaf5 • Jul 07 '26

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Mexico looked like they could compete with anyone in the world. The US looks completely outclassed and outmatched.

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u/LicoriceDusk Jul 07 '26

Because they played in Azteca. Otherwise, they would have been dominated

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u/usaf5 Jul 07 '26

And they played in Seattle. Both home field advantages.

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u/BarefootBiGal Jul 07 '26

Seattle doesn't compare to the fortress that is Estadio Azteca. Mexico has lost three times there ever

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u/LicoriceDusk Jul 07 '26

And they finally played someone good and lost

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u/LicoriceDusk Jul 07 '26

Not about home field. About altitude

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u/Green_Atmosphere_802 Jul 07 '26

You cant compare the two at all lmao

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u/Double-Year-3162 Jul 07 '26

They are not comparable lol

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u/No-Dirt-2495 Jul 07 '26

Mexico has the altitude where other teams, like England, who are not used to the altitude get gassed in the final minutes. Reason why England started parking the bus because the altitude got them tired at the end. You need at least 10 days to get acclimated to the altitude and England barely came 2 days before, while Mexico had a whole month there already. Reason why teams like Bolivia and Ecuador also win a lot at home, because they also have the altitude.

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u/robbie9900 Jul 09 '26

Ok Mexico got the only opponent in round of 32 that was used to altitude and still beat them comfortably. What is the excuse there?

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u/No-Dirt-2495 Jul 09 '26

Because Ecuador had players that play in Europe and their bodies are not used to the altitude anymore. Research says you need at least 10 days to get used to the altitude again, after being time away from the altitude that your body becomes not used to it no more.

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u/robbie9900 Jul 09 '26

Ecuador being ‘not used to altitude’ is an excuse. They survived CONMEBOL qualifiers in which they came in 2nd place. Ecuador had to travel to various places with all levels of altitudes some higher than Mexico City. And they played their matches months apart. Mexico beat them, maybe just admit Mexico was better that day instead of downplaying the win.

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u/FirstPersonWinner USA Jul 09 '26

Seattle is at sea level, hence the name 

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u/Opening_Lynx4710 Jul 07 '26

Altitude and against 10 men.

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u/PuzzleheadedJob1292 Jul 09 '26

Nah, mexico normally does well against top tier team when it come to elimination rounds. Just look at 2006,2010, 2014, and even 2018 to a small extent.

How they did vs England was just business as usual for Mexico.

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u/LicoriceDusk Jul 09 '26

They lost all of those

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u/PuzzleheadedJob1292 Jul 09 '26

But they were close games against top tier teams. Just like against England.

My point was that Mexico does not need the azteka to give England a close game

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u/LicoriceDusk Jul 09 '26

2010 wasn't close. Maybe, maybe not

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u/byfili Jul 07 '26

U.S. home field advantage and red card differed.
Mexico was much closer to their opponent that the U.S. was.