Did everyone else fail to realize one thing: Mexico played with only 3 players (Arrellano, Carmona, O. Sanchez) that were on its 23-man World Cup Roster, whereas the US played with 8 (Beasley, Donovan, Hejduk, Mastroeni, Mathis, McBride, Pope, including substitute Jones) plus Chris Armas who would've been a shoe-in had he not gotten injured. While the US was also missing players (O'Brien, Reyna, Keller & Friedel), they were not missing nearly as critical a part of their World Cup nucleus as Mexico was (Palencia, Borgetti, Blanco, Torrado, Marquez, Ramon Morales, Luna, & 'Conejo' Perez, in addition to other players of lower calibre). This match was clearly a match of mostly Mexico's young, unproven players versus some of the US's most experienced and top quality talent.
Old News Newbie. This info had allready been posted in the Mex vs U.S (R) thread including the list of players from the World Cup. Next time check to see if the topic has been discussed before starting a new thread. Thanks