Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Clasico possibilities

If the U.S. and Mexico both win their Gold Cup games on Thursday, they'll play on Sunday. That was pretty easy to figure out :D

But do they have a chance of meeting in Copa America? That one is not quite as straightforward as win-and-they-meet.

First place in Group B plays second place in Group C in a quarterfinal, so if Mexico wins its group and the U.S. finishes second, they'll play.

Also, second place in Group B plays the best third-place team, so if Mexico finishes in second place and the U.S. in third, there's a chance they'll meet as well.

So, in the span of two weeks, we could have two U.S.-Mexico elimination matches.

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