USA @ Mexico: June 11

Discussion in 'USA Men: Fans & Travel' started by gveli001, Mar 14, 2017.

  1. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was in line for maybe 30 minutes but the chaos I think really hit right when I got to the front. The taps blew up, they ran out of pitchers and frankly I mean they only had like six people trying to serve drinks. I even asked the guy there and he said "we weren't prepared for this"
     
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  2. gveli001

    gveli001 Member

    LA Galaxy
    Jul 9, 2009
    Fullerton
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hilton bar is small and kinda lame.
    Right next door to the Hilton is 'la cerverceria de barrio'

    I'll be here until 2:45 if anyone wants to join. and then go next door back to Hilton
     
  3. El Chuma

    El Chuma BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 17, 2005
    San Diego
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The plan is just to leave Hilton and go toward the stadium
     
  4. aimorris

    aimorris Member

    May 2, 2007
    Orlando, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We meeting at 3 or leaving at 3?
     
  5. gveli001

    gveli001 Member

    LA Galaxy
    Jul 9, 2009
    Fullerton
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think leaving.
     
  6. Vahldoh

    Vahldoh Member

    Jun 30, 2013
    Texas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A few of us are here
     
  7. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well that was fun
     
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  8. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I need a snack and a drink after sobering up.
     
  9. CrewDust

    CrewDust Member

    May 6, 1999
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Props to the away support!
     
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  10. Eddie Stiel

    Eddie Stiel Member

    Sep 27, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Great game. Awesome away support. Time for a new belt.

    Public transit from Azteca was a breeze. Busted the police line right at the bottom. So many people were sheltering from the rain that there was no wait getting to the light rail station. Easy on first train. A long, unusual 15 minute wait for the metro at Taxquena. No worries. Back to Centro Historico in about an hour.
     
  11. schrutebuck

    schrutebuck Member+

    Jul 26, 2007
    That was phenomenal. Metro is fine for any person who has ever visited a major city. Props to the fans of Mexico, who made the tailgate at the stadium a fantastic experience. I'd love to return to Mexico City.

    The only real downside was Azteca not selling beer or water to the US section, which was bullshit.

    The rain ruined any post-match atmosphere, unfortunately. Just a sprint to try to stow away on some other US group's bus.
     
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  12. PabloSanDiego

    PabloSanDiego Member+

    West Ham United
    United States
    Jan 18, 2014
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well I was wrong about that! A lot of my friends got their normal belts taken away. Along with scarves, bandanas, and other stuff. We got a lot of our stuff back at the hotel later, but that was total bullshit by the Mexicans.
     
  13. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yea they were ********ed up. No water ? At a public event ?
     
  14. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah clearly different rules for the away section than general. Fortunately they told us before we got off the bus about it.
     
  15. lilgump

    lilgump New Member

    Seattle Sounders
    United States
    Jun 8, 2017
    Seattle
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #gringometro2017 if you took the metro in. I know someone has the group shot of all of us!
     
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  16. gveli001

    gveli001 Member

    LA Galaxy
    Jul 9, 2009
    Fullerton
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just made a Google album. Anyone can add photos to it.

    https://goo.gl/photos/ewW53PqkBMG5xGbHA
     
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  17. wixson7

    wixson7 Member+

    May 12, 2009
    boulder
    Best away support ive witnessed, twice the amount of people from last time and we were in incredible spirit from an hour before the game to final whistle.

    Unbelievable atmosphere, such a great time!

    Good seeing you guys again.
     
  18. shinpath

    shinpath Member

    Feb 14, 2003
    Shanghai, PR China
    Club:
    --other--
    C'mon, people, more pics & stories. I'm an August 12 2009 WCQ veteran of Azteca, want to compare notes. I plan to be back in 2021 with my son.
     
  19. El Chuma

    El Chuma BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 17, 2005
    San Diego
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Got kicked out of Azteca for sneaking in airport minis, finished them up with fellow US fans and made my way back in. The Mexican policeman was giving me a mean look after finding so many...
     
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  20. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Two things to note if you go again. Drink plenty of water before the game as apparently nowhere in the stadium do they serve it. Pregame outside the stadium is prettty fun. I wouldn't go into the away section until the last minute as then you are kinda in prison. The USA section security will be more strict about everything but our section was bigger than many domestic game support sections pre 2012. It was nuts.
     
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  21. Eddie Stiel

    Eddie Stiel Member

    Sep 27, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Don't wear a belt.

    The upper deck is reserved seating; not general admission by area as in the past. We easily moved to the US supporters' area once we got to the checkpoint on the alto mezzanine and asked to pass through por nuestra seguridad after a guided detour to our assigned seats (2nd to top row) with an usher who told us we couldn't go to Alto Sur.

    Estadio Azteca is great.
     
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  22. hoys

    hoys Member

    Jan 2, 2017
    Virginia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well done. Thanks for sharing your beer at our impromptu tailgate (and thanks to whoever posted here about the convenience store just past under the bridge... much appreciated). It was a pleasure riding the metro with you, lilgump, shrutebuck, gveli001, vahldoh and several others. Props to the nearly 7 ft Gigante Americano lilgump for posing in I'd say at least a hundred pics with adoring Mexican fans. What a night. Let's do it again in 4 years.
     
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  23. Joe Kurr

    Joe Kurr Member

    Sporting Kansas City
    United States
    Mar 21, 2017
    Wow, what an incredible experience. I've been to World Cup games, USA Qualifiers, and many other soccer games, but can hands down say this was the best atmosphere I've ever watched a soccer game in. Being led in by the Police was certainly memorable, as chants of Estados Unidos echoed throughout our group and were meet with middle fingers, and chants of Mexico from their supporters.

    Apart from exchanging middle fingers with the Mexican fans throughout the game, I only saw 2-3 cups of beer being thrown near my area. Can anyone else confirm if they were pelted with beer, batteries etc? Micheal Bradley scoring and hearing the stadium fall silent is something I will never forget. Reports by Ives Twitter suggest that our chants were audible throughout the stadium, at least until they were drowned out by the Mexican fans.

    As other posters have said, they did not sell our section water or beer. As I was marched in with the Sammer's group, I was fortunate enough to find a vendor with 1 12oz bottle of water left right by the women's bathroom. Was it poor communication on Azteca's part, or part of a plan? Because the cokes, apple juices, Dominoes pizza (which were decent), hot dogs, and ice pop vendors just kept coming.

    With the rain, I think that might have soured any post-game atmosphere. No issues for me getting back to the bus, just completely soaked once I made it.

    With that being said, I'd highly recommend this trip. Skip out on the AO package and plan it for yourself, you'll save a ton of money, and you'll probably have a better time. Can't say enough about how nice the Mexican people were on the duration of my stay. Mexico City is such an underrated destination.
     
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  24. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I definitely entered at the same gate at lilgump as I could see him a full two feet taller than just about anybody in the crowd of a thousand
     
  25. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I never saw anything thrown even remotely in my direction. I also wandered around the general section looking for drinks and had a brief chat with a few Mexican fans waiting to get a beer.
     
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