MEXICO CITY - The historic 100th post in IMOTGP is the first from outside the United States. And the blog has stumbled back to our hotel after watching a CONCACAF power do what it is supposed to do on the road - cruise past one of the hapless teams in the region.
Of course, the match we watched here was Chicharito Hernandez and company strolling past useless Canada to make it a maximum nine points in its group. There really isn't any excuse to drop too many points in this semifinal stage.
Which brings us to the match we didn't see, the horrifying and historic United States loss to Guatemala. If you are wondering how big a deal that is over here, it's not. The top three stories on SportsCenter were Mexico's win, the Brazil-Uruguay match and the Golden State Warriors winning. The blog had to wait halfway through SC to see the lowlights, though goalkeeper Paolo Motta did make some amazing saves.
There is nothing this blog needs to say that Matthew Doyle already hasn't in his piece. We encourage you to watch the YouTube video in his post to see what kind of coaching our team is getting. If you want more, read what Ives Galarcep had to say.
All we can say at this blog is that we were at a bar full of joyous Mexicans following the US match by phone while commiserating with two kind Australians whose football team also is terrible. Even a drink laced with cachaca couldn't lift the IMOTGP spirits.
The United States should pick up the final nine points in this group. But does it really matter now? It is this blog's position that we are more concerned that John Brooks take the field against Monchengladbach next Sunday. And what kind of practicing allows him to get hurt in Guatemala? How does that happen? It's just one of many questions that need to be asked.
Here in Mexico, there are no questions after a beatdown that can no longer be expected by its 'rival' up north. They have been hailed for producing a master class. At least someone has class in this region.
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