The Clash of the National Football Teams of the USA and Mexico for Qualification to the Athens Olympics

The U-23 national team of the USA will attempt to prevent Mexico from qualifying for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday night. Mexico will host the USA in Guadalajara in the semifinal round of the North American, Central American, and Caribbean region. The winner of this match will qualify for the Olympics, while the loser will be eliminated. In another semifinal match on Tuesday night, the U-23 national team of Honduras will face Costa Rica, also in Guadalajara. The U-23 national team of the USA has won all its preliminary matches in Group A, earning a maximum of 9 points from 3 games. Their most recent victory was on Saturday when the USA defeated Honduras 4-3. In that match, Alko Eskandarian, an American-Iranian forward for the U-23 team, scored 3 goals, leading the team to victory. The United States finished first in Group A and is now set to face Mexico, which finished second in Group B. Costa Rica was the top team in Group B and will compete against Honduras, the second team from Group A. The last time the U-23 national team of the USA played on Mexican soil was in March, where they won 3-1. Following that match, Mexican fans displayed unsportsmanlike behavior by throwing bottles onto the field and insulting American players. It is expected that up to 65,000 spectators will watch the match between the USA and the host team in the Guadalajara stadium on Tuesday night.