Tomorrow, there is an important football match. And, for once, it is happening in North America. And this isn't important in the way I'd say the MLS Cup is important, and perhaps someone reading in Europe would laugh and mutter "those crazy Americans" (or whatever that is in Finnish) ((yea, I see you Finnish guy that reads this shit)). This is some genuinely important shit. Mexico desperately needs a win to avoid some disastrous shit in their quest for World Cup qualification, the US needs some sort of a result as a benchmark for their growth as a team. Basically? Stakes is high.
Both sides enter the match happy with recent developments, in an odd sort of way. Clearly, the Americans' run at the Confederations Cup is seen as a potential turning point in their quest for...relevance. Mexico sees their 5-0 victory against the US as a huge confidence boost after a difficult year or two. So these are two teams that ought to be playing at something near their best after a summer where they both tinkered with things quite a bit, and seemed to somewhat find what the hell worked.
Of course, actual results from this qualifying cycle haven't left us with any real reason to believe this match will be much different than normal. Mexico's won their matches at home, and the US has been mediocre at best away. Pretty much same as always. So why think this match will be any different? Well, I don't know, really. It probably won't be. But, you know...huzzah for false hope.
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