The United States U-23 side will square off against Mexico in the Concacaf Olympic qualifiers on Wednesday night.
Mexico vs USA: Olympic Qualifying| Game| History
Olympic Qualifying:
Both teams have already clinched a spot in the semifinal after picking up wins against Dominican Republic and Costa Rica in group A competition.
Athletes must have been born between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 2002 to take part. Football: It has been confirmed that athletes who were entitled to compete in July 2020 will remain eligible in July 2021. The maximum age for the men’s event was 23, but for Tokyo 2020 this will be 24.
| Men’s Standard | Men’s Field Size & Rounds | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Standard10.05* # | Men’s Field Size & Rounds(32-3) | Event100m |
| Men’s Standard20.24* # | Men’s Field Size & Rounds(30-3) | Event200m |
| Men’s Standard45.20* # | Men’s Field Size & Rounds(28-3) | Event400m |
| Men’s Standard1:46.25 | Men’s Field Size & Rounds(32-3) | Event800m |
| Locale | North America |
|---|---|
| Teams | Mexico United States |
| First meeting | 24 May 1934 Stadio Nazionale Rome, Italy (MEX 2–4 USA) |
| Latest meeting | 6 September 2019 Friendly MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey United States (USA 0–3 MEX) |
| Next meeting | TBA |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 70 |
| Most wins | Mexico (36) |
| All-time series | 36–15–19 (W–D–L) (Mexico)[1] |
| Largest victory | 12 September 1937 (MEX 7–2 USA) |
|
W |
D | L | GD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| USA | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Game
Mexico 1-0 USA
With this victory, the Mexicans close the group stage as leaders of Group A with 9 points, while the Americans are in second place with 6.
Both qualified for the semifinals, and tomorrow they will know their rivals, where they will compete for their ticket to the Olympic Games.
History
Mexico: Playing qualifiers at home, head coach Jamie Lozano has Mexico dominating their opposition. They outscored first two Group A matches 8-1, topping Dominican Republic 4-1 in its opener and Costa Rica 4-0 on Sunday. After an even first half against Dominican Republic, Sebastian Cordova netted a hat trick in the second to put things out of reach. Cordova added another against Costa Rica, as the hosts recorded another Olympic qualifying victory and clinched its spot in the semifinals.
United States: The team got off to a rocky start against Costa Rica as they defeated the Ticos by a narrow 1-0 margin. A slow start against the Dominican Republic, however, gave way to a goal scoring display in the second half and an eventual 4-0 victory. The two wins mean head coach Jason Kreis and the team have already advanced into the Olympic qualifying semifinal, and the finally group match against Mexico is largely for regional pride. The U.S. is 2-0-1 vs. Mexico at Olympic qualifying since it became an Under-23 competition in 1992.
