Mexico–United States association football rivalry
| Locale | North America (CONCACAF) |
|---|---|
| Teams |
 Mexico USA
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| First meeting | May 24, 1934 Stadio Nazionale Rome, Italy (MEX 2–4 USA) |
| Latest meeting | November 11, 2016 MAPFRE Stadium Columbus, Ohio, USA (MEX 2-1 USA) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 66 |
| Most wins | Mexico (34) |
| All-time series | 34–18–14 (Mexico) |
| Largest victory | September 4, 1949 (MEX 6–0 USA) |
A sports rivalry exists between the national soccer teams of Mexico and the United States, widely considered the two major powers of CONCACAF. The first match was played in 1934, and the teams have met 66 times, with Mexico leading the overall series 34–18–14 (W–L–D), outscoring the U.S. 136–77. However, since the 1990s, tides began to change due to a rapid growth of soccer in the United States. During this decade, Mexico continued to hold an edge over their arch-rivals but since the 2000s the series has favored the U.S. 13–7–5 (W–L–D).
Matches between the two nations often attract much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries. The US-Mexico matches are widely attended; several matches at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico have drawn over 100,000 fans, and several matches at the Rose Bowl in the United States have drawn over 90,000 fans.
The most important matchups take place in quadrennial FIFA World Cup qualification matches and major tournaments such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The rivalry plays out often in annual friendlies scheduled during the early months in U.S. cities with large Mexican American populations such as Los Angeles, Houston, and Phoenix.
The first match between the two sides was a qualifying match in Italy for the final ticket to the 1934 World Cup. Where soccer was seen as a foreign sport in the United States, in Mexico, like many Latin American nations, it was embraced from the start as part of their culture. The U.S. had established a professional league in 1921, but it had folded in 1933. The final score was United States 4–2 Mexico. Three years later, Mexico began a winning streak over the U.S. in friendlies 7–2, 7–3, and 5–1 in Mexico City.
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