The United States and Mexico will begin 2010 World Cup qualifying in June after the draw was announced.
The U.S. will play the winner of Barbados and Dominica while Mexico will take on either Belize or St. Kitts and Nevis.
The United States could get a game against Cuba which the press would salivate over.
The fact is this could be a very exciting time for both the U.S. and Mexico at the international level with many veterans now moving on and coaches building their clubs for a new World Cup cycle.
Where will players like Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore fit in come 2010? Nery Castillo has clearly become in a short amount of time Mexico’s top attacking player. Andres Guardado will now come back to the “tricolore” with international experience.
How will U.S. coach Bob Bradley fare in the future? Mexican coach Hugo Sanchez has survived an early scare based on a solid Copa America win over Brazil.
How great is it that we have the opportunity to see Concacaf’s best compete against each other at Reliant Stadium come February.
It’s not bad being a soccer fan in Houston now is it?