Rivalries in national team football can be fierce, with near neighbours usually being at loggerheads on the field of play, as well as in the stands, and for that reason, interest in United States vs Mexico tickets is always high.
Both teams have enjoyed relative success since being among those invited to join the festival of football that is the Copa America.
The South American Football Championship, as it was originally called, first started in 1916, and at that time, only four nations took part. This rather modest event was increased to eight teams in 1947 and again expanded to ten nations in 1975.
In 1993, the move was made by CONMEBOL, the South American football governing body, to expand even further by inviting two nations from North and Central America (CONCACAF), and in that edition of the competition, that meant both Mexico and the United States were involved.
As of 2023, the number of non-South American nations to have been involved in Copa America is nine, this also included nations as far away as Japan and Qatar.
These moves have helped to build exposure for the tournament, but in all honesty, Copa America had already started to attract a great deal of attention long before this change in their qualification guidelines.
Fans from around the world are now looking to attend the finals, and millions do so, with the level of interest greatly impacted by which nation hosts the tournament.
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USA vs Mexico Copa America Tournament Record
In their first four campaigns in the Copa America, the United States Men’s national team have had an up and down time of it.
In both 1993 and 2007, they crashed out at the group phase without making an impact.
In 1995, fresh from hosting a successful FIFA World Cup campaign in 1994, the US marched through the group stage, even managing to thump Argentina 3-0 and then defeat Mexico in the Quarter-Finals.
In the Semi-Finals, they were edged out by Brazil, with AS Roma defender Aldair scoring the game’s only goal.
At the 2016 Copa America, hosted in the US, another run to the Quarter-Finals ensued, this time culminating in a heavy Semi-Final loss to Argentina, with The Stars and Stripes being defeated 4-0 in Houston.
Of all the sides from outside South America to have appeared in the Copa America, Mexico are by some distance the most successful. El Tri made an instant impact on the competition, reaching the final in their first campaign in 1993.
Miguel Mejia Baron’s squad edged through their group with two draws and a defeat and then upped their game to beat Peru 4-2 in the Quarter-Finals, with celebrated midfielder Alberto Garcia Aspe scoring twice.
Real Madrid legend Hugo Sanchez scored in their Semi-Final win over Ecuador, which set up a clash with Argentina.
In a tightly-fought Copa America Final in Guayaquil Fiorentina and AS Roma goal machine Gabriel Batistuta scored twice to clinch a title for Argentina in a 2-1 success that showed just how capable Mexico were of impressing in the tournament.
Runs to the Semi-Finals came in both 1997 and 1999, and another appearance in the Copa America Final was achieved in 2001 in Colombia.
Having defeated Chile and Uruguay in the knockout phase, they faced hosts Colombia in Bogota. It took a second-half goal from Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba to settle the game at the Mexicans' expense.
USA vs Mexico Head-to-Head
Though the American and Mexicans have faced each other in countless matches over the years, they have only once previously battled in the Copa America.
In 1995, in the Quarter-Finals, the two sides played out a tough goalless draw, which sent the game to penalties with all four of the United States penalty takers converting while both Carlos Hermosilio and Hector Coyote failed to do so for Mexico, costing them a place in the Semi-Finals.
