U.S. men's national team

U.S. road trip to Azteca looms large

July 31, 2009

By Jeff Carlisle, ESPNsoccernet

After Mexico's 5-0 demolition of the United States in Sunday's Gold Cup final, Mexico manager Javier Aguirre reminded those assembled that "You can't carry history with you." The point being that there is danger in drawing too many conclusions from past results. With a World Cup qualifying rematch set to take place Aug. 12 in Mexico City, both sides would do well to heed Aguirre's sentiments.

In the case of Mexico, the conventional thinking is that El Tri's Gold Cup triumph has allowed ...

To comment, you must be a registered user. Please Sign In or Register

You are fully responsible for the content you post. Content that includes profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior (such as "spamming" or "trolling"), or other inappropriate content or material will be removed. We reserve the right to block any user who violates our terms of use, including removing all content posted by that user.

U.S. road trip to Azteca looms large

Related Teams

ESPN FC Top Headlines