The FIFA web site is reporting that Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as Mexico’s national team coach following a disappointing 3-1 loss to Honduras in a 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier Wednesday. Wednesday’s defeat was Mexico’s second loss in three matches in the final phase of qualifying in North, Central America and the Caribbean, […]
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Mexico ended a four-game winless streak in World Cup qualifying, easing pressure on coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Saturday night. Omar Bravo scored in the 19th minute after his initial shot off a cross from Matias Vuoso was deflected by goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez. Pavel Pardo converted a penalty kick […]
The Mexican national team will play Bolivia in a soccer friendly on March 11 at at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado at 7:00 p.m., MT. The match will be Mexico’s final tune up before its CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match on March 28 against Costa Rica in Mexico City. It will be […]
Mexico midfielder Antonio Naelson “Sinha” has no doubt about Mexican superiority over US and is convinced that they’ll prove it on the pitch next week in their World Cup qualifier. The game is set for February 11 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. “We can’t be afraid of playing soccer against a team that, from […]
Alexander Farnerud scored in the 57th minute to give Sweden a surprising 1-0 victory over Mexico in an international friendly on Wednesday night in Oakland. Farnerud, who set up both Swedish goals in a 3-2 loss to the U.S. on Saturday, connected on a long cross from Rasmus Elm, who was playing in his second match […]
The Sven-Goran Eriksson reign in Mexico almost came to an abrupt end last night as Mexico qualified for the final round of CONCACAF world cup qualifying on goal difference. Mexico lost 1-0 to Honduras and finished the game with only nine players after having having two players sent off in the last five minutes. Gerardo […]
Mexican Football Federation president Justino Compean confirmed Tuesday that Sven-Goran Eriksson is very close to taking over as the new national team coach. Speaking from Sydney, where he has been attending FIFA’s annual congress, Compean claimed the Manchester City boss is about to accept the offer from Mexico. “We only seriously considered (Luiz Felipe) Scolari […]
The Mexican national team began a massive player overhaul after the 2006 World Cup. Blanco, Borgetti, Bravo, and Marquez performed at a high level for years; it is now time for players such as Vela, Dos Santos, Castillo, and Mureno to compete on the international stage. FEMEXFUT’s decision to move forward with this new generation […]