With the two adversaries preparing to meet, we look at half-a-dozen of the rivalry’s best moments, from the very first Dos A Cero to an upset at the Azteca
The game that kicked it all off. Back in 1934 you had to play a one-off game to qualify for the still-new World Cup, and Mexico and the United States were among the 32 nations sending teams. Mexico expected to win over a loose group of amateurs and semi-pros; the fact that they did not has never been forgotten south of the border. The result sent the USA to a meeting with Italy (they were hammered 7-1 by the eventual champs); and sent Mexico home to lick their wounds.
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