Reza Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 2-0 Mexico over Costa Rica..So the final is Mexico versus Brazil. Reza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Organizers got what they wanted. Had the match been scheduled to be played in Southern California or anywhere else in the States I would have expected that the US v. Mexico would have been the "dream final". However, since it will be in Azteca cannot do much better than Mexico-Brazil. Not sure too many "gringos" would have ventured south to Mexico City. Bob Mac Edmonton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Organizers got what they wanted. Had the match been scheduled to be played in Southern California or anywhere else in the States I would have expected that the US v. Mexico would have been the "dream final". However, since it will be in Azteca cannot do much better than Mexico-Brazil. Not sure too many "gringos" would have ventured south to Mexico City. Bob Mac Edmonton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 quote:Originally posted by bmac Organizers got what they wanted. Had the match been scheduled to be played in Southern California or anywhere else in the States I would have expected that the US v. Mexico would have been the "dream final". However, since it will be in Azteca cannot do much better than Mexico-Brazil. Not sure too many "gringos" would have ventured south to Mexico City. Bob Mac Edmonton I don't know about that. I imagine a lot of Mexicans were looking for some pay back for a 2-0 drubbing seen around the world last June. Pardon the banana cream 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 quote:Originally posted by bmac Organizers got what they wanted. Had the match been scheduled to be played in Southern California or anywhere else in the States I would have expected that the US v. Mexico would have been the "dream final". However, since it will be in Azteca cannot do much better than Mexico-Brazil. Not sure too many "gringos" would have ventured south to Mexico City. Bob Mac Edmonton I don't know about that. I imagine a lot of Mexicans were looking for some pay back for a 2-0 drubbing seen around the world last June. Pardon the banana cream 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 It turns out that our role at the Gold Cup may still be worth something. From CONCACAF: "However, regulations for the tournament have always stated that an invited team, in this case Brazil, can not be official champions and thus: the USA still have a chance of winning within the following scenarios: 1) Mexico will be champions if they defeat Brazil 2) Mexico will be champions if they lose to Brazil AND if Costa Rica defeats the USA Saturday's third-place game at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida at 20:00 3) However --- if Mexico loses to Brazil and the USA defeats Costa Rica, then a play-off would be needed between Mexico and the USA, at a date to be determined, in order to produce a champion Thus, not one but two games this week end will determine who plays in Germany in 2005." This means that our win over Costa Rica now means that they have no chance at winning the Gold Cup, whereas their opponent in the third place game, the USA, are not yet fully eliminated. It's hardly a reassuring note, but the fact that we robbed the Ticos puts a loss on their record that they could rue at the end of the tournament. Allez les rouges. ------- "Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights" (The Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 This whole scenario further demonstrates the farce that is having invited teams from other Confederations at OUR regional championship. Mimglow, Ottawa _________________________ You are the witness of change And to counteract We gotta take the power back Rage Against The Machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montry Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Mimglow This whole scenario further demonstrates the farce that is having invited teams from other Confederations at OUR regional championship. Mimglow, Ottawa _________________________ You are the witness of change And to counteract We gotta take the power back Rage Against The Machine This whole scenario demostrate that CONCACAF is a joke federation with a jerck as a president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Water This means that our win over Costa Rica now means that they have no chance at winning the Gold Cup, whereas their opponent in the third place game, the USA, are not yet fully eliminated. No, Costa Rica could still have won the Gold Cup had they managed to beat the US and also win in the final. 'Shawn' on the old board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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