Futbol Americas: CONCACAF Champions Cup Recap + Herc's USMNT Striker Picks + Is FIFA Scamming the Fans? + Marcel Ruiz Health Doubts + Drippin or Trippin
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What were the highlights of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals?
Nothing like hearing an LAFC goal in Korean. And I never knew that I wanted to know how Cruz Azul was spelled in Korean.
Well, I agree with the commentator. He's absolutely right. You've got to cut that angle right there.
Yeah, absolutely. This is a new skill that our Hercules Gomez... What are you laughing at? Nothing, nothing. Happy Thursday. It's Business Casual back in business here. Shaka Hizmet, Hercules Gomez. What about you? What do you mean?
This is business casual YouTube. I'm going to a sporting event here.
It's business casual business. It doesn't make sense. I like to make this my thing, okay? Don't take it away. Nice Dina Mokiev jersey, though, Herc?
Yes. Yeah. It could be a little bigger, but I like it.
That's her.
Notes.
Notes for the next one. Coming up, Herc will break down a little bit what he's expecting with the U.S. Men's National Team striker depth chart with the unfortunate Patrick Agimang news. Also... It seemed unfortunate, but is Marcel Ruiz gearing up for a comeback in just a short amount of time? We will get into that. But first, let's take it back to the CONCACAF quarterfinals. Leg 1 LAFC hosting Cruz Azul. We're going to take it into the ninth minute. Gabriel Fernandez's header saved Herc.
Yeah, Hugo Lloris doing very well to get down low. It's a good ball. You know that Fernandes is very good in the air. He gets down low and he keeps it 0-0.
Yeah, it's a great save. Let's take it into the 30th minute. Mathieu Chouinard with the cross. Heung-Min Son scores, Shaq.
Chouinard finds a lot of space on his right-hand side. Huge pocket that he just sits in, exposes. It's a really nice ball to Heung-Min Son to tap in.
Hey, goal's so nice, we gotta see it twice. David Martinez, sprinting pass, taking care of business hurt.
Mink, Mink, this is just terrible defending from Eric Lira. I know he doesn't play there, he's not a center back, but you can't get burned for pace when you got the sideline to your advantage. He gets burned for pace, and it's 2-0. Got scorched for pace.
What? How about that? 43rd minute, Denny Buonga with the fancy footwork, Shaq.
This loses his defender. Little cut back. Little nutmeg.
Bye-bye, hips.
That's Lida again, too. And then throws it across, but nobody there to finish it off.
Yeah, no one had a rougher night than Eric Lida. And Cruz Azul down 3-0 now, Herc.
Who will be on the USMNT striker depth chart for the World Cup?
David Martinez and LAFC fans have been waiting for him to explode. This may be his coming out party to the world. He's already had a good season. He's doing well under Mark Dos Santos. That's three.
I mean, in that celebration, too, just putting the bow on. Cruz Azul trying to get one back in the 82nd minute, but nothing for Paradella.
Long way out. Hugo Lloris sees it coming all the way. He gets a little touch just to make sure.
Yep, so LAFC takes this one 3-0 with Sun. It's now 12 goal contributions. That's two goals and 10 assists this season in all competitions, extending his lead among MLS players. 20-year-old David Martinez becomes the youngest LAFC player with a multi-goal game in CONCACAF Champions Cup. The team made a competition debut in 2013. 2020 Cruz Azul's first shutout defeated CONCACAF Champions Cup since the 2021 semifinals against Monterrey and LAFC. That's their biggest margin of victory against a Mexican team since a 3-0 win against Tijuana in the 2024 League's Cup. So a lot to break down here. But Herc, it's hard to say that the star of the night wasn't David Martinez. He pretty much took all the opportunities and turned them into gold for LAFC.
A great player, great night, scoring two goals, and yet you're still overshadowed by Hong-Chung Ming-Sung, who got himself, yes, second goal of the season, but he's got 12 assists in the season now, or excuse me, 10 assists in the season now, and who I think just keeps being a Mexican killer, Mexican club killer, and Danny Bawanga. So I'm going to sit here and talk about David Martinez because I think he deserves it, but you could easily be overshadowed by those two in a night where maybe for 15 minutes, Cruz Azul was in this game, but then it was just LAFC, and it could have been a lot worse.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What were the highlights of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals?
0:08–2:38
2
Who will be on the USMNT striker depth chart for the World Cup?
2:38–11:58
3
What are the implications of FIFA's ticketing issues for fans?
11:58–15:46
4
How is Marcel Ruiz's injury affecting his World Cup chances?
15:46–16:10
5
What are the latest updates on FIFA's handling of ticket sales?
16:10–19:19
6
What is the significance of Katia Itzel Garcia's selection for the World Cup?
19:19–57:32
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