Snow shoes. Check. Team of huskies. Check. Klinsi-tinted goggles.
Check. NOBODY is going to say the Guardian came to the Azteca
unprepared...
As we’ve heard from numerous sources over the last few days, part of
THE GRIND™ of Concacaf qualifying is the hugely varied obstacle course
conditions games can be played in, in a region that can be, shall we
say, “meteorologically diverse”. So no sooner had the US and Costa Rican
teams finished up their hot chocolates/complaints to FIFA, then the
hosts were on their way to Mexico for the heat, altitude, smog and
generally hostile welcome of a World Cup qualifier at the Azteca
Stadium.
The US arrive in second place in their group, after their 1-0 win
over Costa Rica had the added bonus of being accompanied by ties in the
two other games in the Hexagonal that day — including Mexico letting a
2-0 lead drop in their last game. The Mexicans are in something of a
slump by their standards - having won just two of their last five games
at the Azteca, and of course the last time the two sides played here....
Sumber Tulisan
