Mexico, World Cup and Achilles
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Mexico are Gold Cup champions for the second straight time. El Tri on Sunday came from behind to beat the U.S. men's national team 2-1 in the Gold Cup final in Houston, Texas, as Edson Alvarez scored the winner in the 77th minute. Stream Los Angeles News ...
With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Mexico is a country where soccer is linked to nostalgia. Fans tune in for the present, but conversation inevitably drifts to days gone by, of remembering some guys of the glory days. So, when Friday's World Cup draw produced an opening game against South ...
Safety questions linger since the country is set to host matches in the world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup.
El Tri aims to make it three straight wins to start 2026.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun granting visas to players from Iraq’s national team ahead of the World Cup intercontinental qualifier scheduled March 31 in Monterrey.
Mexico’s captain Edson Álvarez said that his team can go far in the World Cup. "I’m happy because we have faced those rivals before," Alvarez said to TUDN of his team’s group. The team will face South Korea, South Africa and one playoff winner.
The Portuguese soccer federation said Tuesday it was monitoring the situation in Mexico amid a surge in violence ahead of its friendly against the Mexican national team in March. The federation said it was "closely monitoring the delicate situation currently unfolding in Mexico” following the killing of the country’s most powerful drug lord by the Mexican army on Sunday.
Street soccer is regaining popularity, fueled by the excitement surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The sport is part of the country’s longstanding culture that originated mainly among children, but faded due to worries over street safety and video game popularity.