CONCACAF Nations League Finals 2023 - General Thread - June 15th & 18th

[Metro]

McKennie red.

Anyone else?

[DeRo_Is_King]

McKennie sent off, will miss Sunday's game. 

[maplebanana]

35 minutes ago, Kadenge said:

Sure didn't sound like it was their home country when the US squad entered the stadium.  I don't normally cheer for the USA but very disrespectful for the Mexican American fans to boo the US team. I hope they beat up on Mexico. And yes I too want to meet the US in the final.

At the stadium, I found it odd when the Mexican-Americans didn’t know the Mexican national anthem, sang loudly the American anthem, then proceeded to boo the US team. I’m sure this sort of thing happens in Canada too, but it was interesting to see with my own eyes. 

[Ansem]

Incoming Yanks blaming the red card for losing Sunday 🙄

[Kadenge]

1 minute ago, maplebanana said:

At the stadium, I found it odd when the Mexican-Americans didn’t know the Mexican national anthem, sang loudly the American anthem, then proceeded to boo the US team. I’m sure this sort of thing happens in Canada too, but it was interesting to see with my own eyes. 

That soo weird!

[DeRo_Is_King]

Dest is off now. Wild game. 

[Gian-Luca]

Now a red for Dest with his team up 3-0. What a fucking moron.

[Ansem]

Incoming Yanks blaming the red cards to McKennie & Dest for losing Sunday 🙄

[cornerkick]

might need to make the red cards smaller, the way this game is playing out

[maplebanana]

1 hour ago, maplebanana said:

With 4 red cards apiece. 

I was close!

[Gian-Luca]

I can understand the Mexican frustration since they are getting humiliated and are putting the most pathetic performance I have seen from them since they lost 6-0 to West Germany at the 1978 World Cup, but the Americans punching them or applying choke holds in them when they are up and dominating is just idiotic 

[DeRo_Is_King]

And again, play is stopped in a Mexico game because of homophobic chants. 

[Gian-Luca]

2 minutes ago, maplebanana said:

I was close!

There is still time…

[DeRo_Is_King]

6 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said:

And again, play is stopped in a Mexico game because of homophobic chants. 

That's the end. Match abandoned. 

[VinceA]

I love this region

[Kent]

The game was already 3-0 and essentially over, but I like that the fans with their inability to understand that actions have consequences made the official game losing play. Technically Mexico could have had a miracle comeback, but the game ended early because of stupid fans.

[Kent]

How much do you want to bet that this changes nothing and the Mexican fans will be allowed into the games on Sunday?

[GasPed]

Just now, Kent said:

How much do you want to bet that this changes nothing and the Mexican fans will be allowed into the games on Sunday?

But what are you supposed to do?  Deny them entry if they're wearing the tricolour or speaking Spanish?

[Neil R.]

Just from 1 match each today:

Canada: Zero cards
Panama: 1 red, 3 yellows
USA: 2 reds, 4 yellows
Mexico: 2 reds, 5 yellows

Is there a fair play points award among the final 4? 😂

[PiedPilko]

So with no Adams or McKennie, do we get like a Musah-LDLT double pivot? Very beatable imo.

[toontownman]

They should dump Mexico from the Gold Cup. This continues to happen despite multiple fines, multiple warnings and more. Absolute joke. 

Shame Pulisic and Balogun didn't get sent off too.

[sebdeserio]

No McKennie and Dest who's done pretty well against Davies is a very nice boost.

[Kent]

5 minutes ago, GasPed said:

But what are you supposed to do?  Deny them entry if they're wearing the tricolour or speaking Spanish?

Yeah, it's super complicated since they are actually Americans. Probably what needs to be done is all Mexican games in USA are played with no fans at all, as if it was a proper home game. If Mexico is playing USA, maybe they (I know this is unfair to American fans) limit the sales to only USA supporter group members or something.

But yeah, it's a crazy mess. The thing I would most like to see is USA losing their eternal hosting rights. Play the next Gold Cup (2025, obviously it's too late to change 2023) in Central America and the next Nations League finals in Canada.

[DrunkOffPunch]

12 minutes ago, sebdeserio said:

No McKennie and Dest who's done pretty well against Davies is a very nice boost.

McKennie is replaceable. He was playing horrible. Dest is a huge loss though.

[eramosat]

4 minutes ago, Kent said:

Yeah, it's super complicated since they are actually Americans. Probably what needs to be done is all Mexican games in USA are played with no fans at all, as if it was a proper home game. If Mexico is playing USA, maybe they (I know this is unfair to American fans) limit the sales to only USA supporter group members or something.

But yeah, it's a crazy mess. The thing I would most like to see is USA losing their eternal hosting rights. Play the next Gold Cup (2025, obviously it's too late to change 2023) in Central America and the next Nations League finals in Canada.

the chant by Mexican fans upsets me zero. both today and historically.

to me, it has nothing to do with red-zone homophobia concerns, and everything to do with a misguided but innocent tradition.  

and trying to turn it into a Canada advantage, by turning it into a USA disadvantage via Mexico fans in the USA?  Well, you might make a good lawyer, and a poor human being.