Why is Mexico vs United States the Concacaf Classic?

Throughout history, the Mexican team has formed rivalries with various groups of the concaveas it is quite common for the tricolor to reach the last instances and meet the highest opponents.

Mexican football is not highly regarded in Central America, and with the rise in the level of its teams, some matches can already be regarded as classics write interesting pages that can be considered historical.

Thinking about the showdown between Mexico and the US, at GOAL we present the most rivalry duels for those in green, white and red.

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The clash par excellence, the game you never want to miss. The geographical, political and historical situation that the two countries are going through has been transferred to football and has increased in the last 25 years with the creation of the MLS, the painful elimination in Korea-Japan 2002, the 2-0 and the pass to the Cup Confederations 2017. Against the United States, the parties take on a different meaning.

The Aztecazo inflicted in 2002, the complicated visits in the World Cup qualifiers and the constant clashes in the Gold Cup have given this union a special touch. Costa Rica secured the much-anticipated fifth game, which has been denied to the Tri for the past 32 years.

Honduras established itself as the perfect executioner for the Tricolores coaches, with José Manuel de la Torre, Sven Goran Eriksson and Enrique Meza losing their jobs after losing to the Catrachos. It is the most hostile area for the Tricolor to visit, as San Pedro Sula becomes a fortress where, sportingly, anything that smells Mexican has been unwelcome for the past week.