CONCACAF – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:39:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 El Tri: Julián Quiñones summoned for Nations League series https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/11/el-tri-quinones-nations-league/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/11/el-tri-quinones-nations-league/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:39:11 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500604 As soon as Liga MX wraps up the final weekend of the regular season, soccer fans in Mexico will turn their attention to El Tri and their Nations League quarterfinals match-up against Honduras. The two Concacaf rivals will square off in a home-and-home series that will not only offers a spot in the Nations League […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/11/11/el-tri-quinones-nations-league/feed/ 0 Antuna stars as Mexico does just enough to earn draw vs Germany https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/17/el-tri-germany-draw/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/17/el-tri-germany-draw/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:52:01 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500256 Cruz Azul’s Uriel Antuna scored for the third straight game and added an assist to help El Tri earn a 2-2 draw against Germany in an international friendly played in Philadelphia. Mexico fell behind in minute 25 when Luis Romo failed to stick with Antonio Rüdiger on a corner kick and the Real Madrid defender […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/17/el-tri-germany-draw/feed/ 0 Team Mexico Notebook: Whither goest the youth movement? https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/17/mexico-youngsters-ochoa/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/17/mexico-youngsters-ochoa/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:19:16 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500250 As El Tri prepares to take on Germany in Philadelphia tonight, pundits are wondering when the much-needed rejuvenation of the Team Mexico roster will begin. The debate has a name and it is Guillermo Ochoa. The 38-year-old goalie has started each of the past 12 Mexico games, including the three most recent friendlies. While pundits […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/17/mexico-youngsters-ochoa/feed/ 0 Looks like Jimmy has Team Mexico headed in right direction after all https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/15/el-tri-beats-ghana/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/15/el-tri-beats-ghana/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 04:35:36 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500221 Aztec Nation after El Tri victory: ‘That’s what I’m talkin’ about!’ Second-half goals from “Chucky” Lozano and sub Uriel Antuna guided a sturdy Mexico to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ghana as El Tri moved to 5-2-1 under coach Jimmy Lozano. After a jittery start featuring forced passes and a few slack turnovers, Team Mexico […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/15/el-tri-beats-ghana/feed/ 0 Jaime Lozano, El Tri will get progress report from Ghana, Germany https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/14/el-tri-ghana-germany/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/14/el-tri-ghana-germany/#respond Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:14:46 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500215 El Tri and coach Jaime Lozano face a critical two-game stretch that could set the stage for a resurgence – or a relapse – heading into next year. On Saturday, World No. 13 Mexico takes on Ghana (No. 60) and then faces 15th-ranked Germany on Tuesday in a pair of intriguing clashes. This is just […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/14/el-tri-ghana-germany/feed/ 0 Team Mexico Notebook: El Tri could face Brazil, Uruguay in ’24 https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/13/mexico-brazil-uruguay-2024/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/13/mexico-brazil-uruguay-2024/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:16:07 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500198 Team Mexico has two friendlies coming up and two important Nations League matches in November, but in the meantime the Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) is busy trying to schedule games for next year. While El Tri coach Jaime Lozano is busy prepping his team for games against Ghana (Oct. 14) and Germany (Oct. 17), the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/13/mexico-brazil-uruguay-2024/feed/ 0 Who owns ‘El Tri’ anyway? Meanwhile, U-23’s and U-17’s are busy https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/13/el-tri-mexico-alex-lora/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/13/el-tri-mexico-alex-lora/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:35:30 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500186 Alex Lora, Charley Hauptvogel and “El Zita” Flores might not be confused with the attacking trident of Santi Giménez, “Chucky” Lozano and César Huerta but they can officially call themselves El Tri. Making headlines this week, rock-and-roller Lora won a court battle confirming his commercial rights to the catchphrase and preventing the Televisa network from […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/13/el-tri-mexico-alex-lora/feed/ 0 Lozano names roster for El Tri fixtures against Ghana, Germany https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/06/el-tri-october-roster/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/06/el-tri-october-roster/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:56:10 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500139 Mexico manager Jaime Lozano will have 11 Europe-based players on hand when El Tri takes on Ghana and Germany during the upcoming October FIFA break. Lozano presented his roster of 26 on Thursday night, a list that includes three first-timers and four goalies (even though it is a foregone conclusion that Memo Ochoa will start […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/10/06/el-tri-october-roster/feed/ 0 Tigres overcome lethargy, LAFC to claim second Campeones Cup https://playingfor90.com/2023/09/28/tigres-campeones-cup/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/09/28/tigres-campeones-cup/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:20:43 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=500019 Tigres became the first two-time winner of the Campeones Cup with a  4-2 shootout win over LAFC after a scoreless 90 minutes at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Nahuel Guzmán stopped two penalty kicks and when fourth Tigres shooter Jesús Angulo converted his spot kick, the reigning Liga MX champions had put an end to […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/09/28/tigres-campeones-cup/feed/ 0 Team Mexico player evaluations from Aussie, Uzbek matches https://playingfor90.com/2023/09/15/el-tri-player-evaluations/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/09/15/el-tri-player-evaluations/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 05:29:45 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=499820 With the Liga MX season set to resume on Friday, we’ll take one final look back at El Tri and the September FIFA break. In this installment of As Team Mexico Turns, individual performances will be the topic. Four players started both games – Guillermo Ochoa, Johan Vásquez, Edson Álvarez and Orbelín Pineda – suggesting […]

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