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And two of the three games are at Estadio Azteca.

They've lost twice in the modern era in Estadio Azteca in competitive matches.

They've only lost seven times in their history, I believe.

I mentioned this during the draw.

An eventual meetup for a place in the quarterfinals in the round of 16, if Mexico goes to their trajectory and England goes through their trajectory, would be in Mexico City.

They would play in Atlanta three days before and then have to travel to Mexico City.

And I recall Shaq saying that the Azteca, with the daylight, with the smog and the altitude, I said,

That is a crazy combo, and Shaq said it best, the ultimate leveler.

Forget about England.

They're gonna give that to South Africa, and then they're gonna give that to Czechia.

This is a team that just came off, they suffered in this game, but they came off an impressive result.

Maybe not the way the fans or pundits would have liked, but an impressive result against Portugal.

And the Portuguese players talked about how impressive

the atmosphere was.

They talked about the air, how difficult it is to breathe.

They talked about the smog.

This is going to be something that affects all teams.

And if it does not affect the Mexican national team, everything that encompasses Azteca, the fan base, and the climate, it's going to be a massive advantage to them and one that's going to lead them into the second round.

It could still be doom and gloom.

Mexico wins the group.