Last night’s result for México was both expected and a shock, familiar and unfamiliar. There’s nothing shocking about losing to the defending World Cup champions, but it was shocking in some manner because of how México had held their own against them even after going down a player. It was shocking that a goal that looked offside wasn’t even reviewed.
It was shocking because after six years of hard work, México still isn’t going to the World Cup.
It’s a bitter pill to swallow. After all, this was supposed to be México’s coming out party. A new generation of players, some of whom have been playing professional soccer in the domestic league since their mid-teens.