According to Sky, Mexico have only ever lost twice at the Azteca stadium. It’s going to be a massive ask for England to progress given they will not have been able to acclimatise to the higher altitude.
The altitude is the combined height of Ben Nevis and Snowdon eeeek !!
Which begs the question why the fuck do FIFA keep giving them Wotld cups? - this is their third.
They gave them their second because Colombia withdrew at the last second (if only Donald Trump's dad... etc). They gave them their third because it was North America's turn to host (no continent other than Oceania has waited longer) and the US realised that a mainly-US bid with a few games in Canada and Mexico would be more popular than a standalone bid.
If this makes you angry, well, it will almost certainly be back in North America (probably including Mexico) in 2038 as, again, Oceania is the only other continent that is eligible to host and it isn't really feasible for New Zealand to host a 48-team World Cup, even if they rope in powerhouses like Nauru and Palau to assist.
There should just be two entities in the rotation, Europe and Rest of the World.
Rest of the World's turn should be a 50/50 spit between South America and the Rest of the Rest of the World.
ie World Cups should be 50% in Europe, 25% in South America and 25% in the Rest of the World.
Never happen of course, due to FIFA's money-grabbing thinly disguised as spreading the word of football around the globe.
Surpised China didn't get one during that period they were chucking money at football.
