The Mexico vs. United States game is scheduled for this Sunday night, 11:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

Where in Tijuana would it be good to watch the game? Where would it be crazy good to watch a game from? (Adelitas, sports bars, etc.?) Where would it be a bad idea (safety, otherwise) to watch a game from? What would you expect in terms of the crowds and behavior (especially toward U.S. citizens, and what would/could that behavior be if Mexico prevails, and especially, if Mexico loses)?

I've also thought of taking along a camcorder to capture the people watching the game and the excitement of the crowds. Is this a good idea/bad idea? Would this be a bad thing to do even if there weren't a game?

What about the mongering on this night? How is that affected?

Would hotels in Tijuana be booked? Would it be hard to get back across the border if I'm not staying overnight in T.J.?

Thank you in advance for your responses. Any advice/suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

I will be watching in Plaza Fiesta. I anticipate no problems anywhere if Mexico wins, if we win, the whore bars might get a little nasty.

Hi
I love it it will really be Kill whitey ~!!!!
I will be routing for Mexico !!!!
IF Usa wins , I will defiantely be Mexican that night for my own safety !!
i may join you Powerslave !
Most likely at Pauncho Villas .
Look for the Muy guapoest "mexican" in the whole place and that will be me
I will be with a hot chica with an ass that doesnt quit ~!!

Viva May-hee-ko !!!

Milkman

If I can find my confederate flag bandana, I will be wearing it...If not, maybe an Iron Maiden Tee-shirt.

The American Consulate in Tijuana is taking no chances. They've already announced they will open late on Monday morning

Beware the honking car horns. If Mexico wins, the game's final whistle will come some time between 1:30 am and 2:15 am, Pacific Time, on the 17th, and some time between 1:31 am and 2:16 am every two-bit 1974 Ford Galaxy and 1985 Toyota Corolla in the whole city of TJ will be toot-toot-tooting to celebrate. Plan on being awake ... you won't have any choice.

I have a distinct memory that makes me angry every time I think about it. I like to see as many competitive soccer games as possible. On two occassions I was able to see the U.S. play Mexico in Los Angeles. We lost in 98 but won in 2000.

In 98, there were 99,000 screaming fans (95,000 being of Mexican descent) and 4,000 of us lowly Americans behind the goal. They played the U.S. National anthem and they booed so loud that I could not hear the song...at all.

In 2000, the U.S. started mostly young players and won the game. This time there were about 66,000 fans (65,000 Mexican). The National anthem played and again the booing was so loud that the stadium was shaking. I left the building slightly drunk and telling everyone Mexican there how shitty their team is (in Spanish). I was lucky to leave there alive.

If Mexico wins, no big deal. Soccer is the only sport that they can compete with the U.S. If we beat Mexico, the entire country's nuts are completely cut off. Mexican men must look at themselves in the mirror and realize that the U.S. is now better than them in EVERYTHING. No amount of beers can ever wash that feeling down. The sad thing is that these are mostly people whom have benefitted from the opportunity the U.S. gives them yet they hate us and love a country whom gives them nothing.

It's the same old same old ... here's the classic example.

Somalia: oh please come help us get away from this horrible famine and dreadful warlord! Please big friendly USA, come help help help!

USA: OK, little pal, we'll do our best.

Marine Commander: Land on the Beach, Men!

Marines: Sir yes SIR. (swim swim swim march march march)

Somalia: get your stinking capitalist-pig imperialist asses out of our country. (shoot shoot shoot)

USA: what happened?

Somalia: Take THAT! (shoot shoot shoot bang bang) Boy, we showed THOSE assholes how great we are in Somalia.

I just don't get it. But evidently, it's very important to the rest of the world to know they can beat the USA at something.

The boo-ing during the national anthems was kind of bad during the Argentina-England match-up, in fact. I hadn't noticed (ABC / ESPN doing its best to minimize its coverage of all things interesting) but when I heard there'd been jeers, I re-watched the game later on Univision and heard them. They played the ARG anthem first, and the English (proud inheritors of the White Man's Burden of beer, no doubt) started the jeering. Then the Argentines felt they had to try to out-do the English, or at least match them, during "God Save the Queen" (a tune which they stole from us, by the way; don't let 'em tell ya otherwise!). Sad spectacle.

But Mexican-Americans IN THE USA booing the USA national anthem? That's pathetic. I'm not one for big flag-waving or symbol-protecting -- I would, for example, oppose a no-flag-burning amendment on several grounds -- but I do have to agree that there's a significant hypocrisy to moving north of the Rio Grande and then complaining while still staying.

Prediction: USA by 1. Ugly game. Lots of cards. Mexican defense is strong, Mexican attack keeps misfiring and hitting posts and not finishing chances. Mathis or Donovan or Beasley or Wolff (where has HE been?) scores on a break-away. 1-0 in regular time.

Prediction 2: Brazil by three over Belgium. Also lots of cards.

What's a card?

book guy are you a physic or what?? 1-0 USA early, on some quickness by Donavan, Wolff and Mcbride....... Mexico has had lots of possession time, but USA has defended very well. 1-0 , 14 minutes left in the first half...

Naw, not psychic. Just a good reader of the football "cards." I smelled something in the omens last night.

Tight Fit: yellow card is a warning for naughty play; two yellows in one game equals a red, or you can get a red in the first place for extremely naughty play. A red is an expulsion with no substitution, your team plays a man down. As Mexico did.