There’s an old saying that goes something like this: Soccer is a sport where two teams play for 90 minutes and Germany wins.
Well, someone forgot to tell that to Ecuador—the South American team humiliated the mighty German lineup by coming from behind and against all odds defeating the Teutonic powerhouse 2-1 in a World Cup match played on June 25 in New Jersey. Mexico is going to have to face the same lionhearted Ecuadorian squad who managed to achieve that miracle tonight in Mexico City (on Monday, June 29, Paraguay managed to defeat and eliminate Germany on penalties, knocking them out of the tournament).
If you can’t fly to Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, you can certainly watch Mexico battle Ecuador tonight, Tuesday, June 30 at a tailgate party at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex at 6pm. You will be surrounded, no doubt, by many rabid fans of Mexico who are pinning decades of hopes on “El Tri” to advance much further, instead of being eliminated in the early rounds of the World Cup like in previous years.
As everyone who will be attending the tailgate party knows, tonight is do or die for Mexico or Ecuador. Whoever loses, will have to bid farewell to the World Cup. The winner advances to the next round, where they may face teams of the likes of England, which is nothing to look forward to.
Mexico has been playing well recently. It won its first three games and looks like it can surprise just about anyone. But Ecuador defeated Germany and few teams in history can boast about that.
Mexico or Ecuador? Take your pick.

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