
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Mexico vs. Canada 2012 (en vivo hoy 9 pm EST) will renew an Olympic rivalry en today’s CONCACAF U23 soccer semifinals showdown. The Mexico vs. Canada 2012 soccer game’s start time is still a few hours away; but since the quarterfinals, these two talented teams have drawn international news coverage. Canada has a strong defense coming into tonight’s game. But Mexico has unmatched offensive team with Marco Fabián and Javier Aquino (fotos below). The ganador of Mexico vs. Canada 2012 en vivo futbol showdown will face the winner of El Salvador vs. Honduras 2012 next week. But who will win?
In tonight’s Mexico vs. Canada 2012, the key will be scoring. Throughout earlier rounds, Mexico’s key has been Pulido and Fabian. But if Mexico intends to beat the Canadians, the rest of their team needs to demonstrate scoring flexibility. And if Canada intends to win, they rely on one goal to defeat the Mexicans.
Throughout these Olympic qualifiers, Pulido has lead Mexico’s team scoring with four goals. He is followed by attacker Fabian with three. For the rest of the team, one four other players, however, have scored to date. Jimenez, Reyes, Cortes, and Torres each have one goal. But with Canada expected to increase defense against Pulido and Fabian tonight, Mexico will have to rely on the rest of its field, ready to score.
Marco Fabián, Javier Aquino Fotos Set 1
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Mexico’s scoreboard of games this decade is a sea of green images with green representing wins. The team hasn’t been defeated in four years since its March 2008 showdown against Guatemala. With a 1-2 loss, that game represented only one of of only two defeats for Mexico this decade. The other to make news was the 1-0 loss to the Korea Republic during the 2004 Olympics.
But Mexico news analysts remember one other notable game this decade. In 2008, Mexico had its other non-win against Canada. Tonight, Mexico faces the only country to earn a draw against them since 2004.
Marco Fabián, Javier Aquino Fotos Set 2
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The news for Canada is far more troubling. Canada hasn’t been scoring well in recent games. For 2012, the team has earned a mere three goals, total. That scoring difficulty has been led by Henry, Cavallini, and James. For Canada to defeat the Mexicans tonight, however, they need to be prepared to score more goals than they have been doing this year.
The field of games for Canada in the last four years has been far more problematic. Canada since 2004 has played twelve games and has only won three of them. Why has Canada been defeated so many times? A quick perusal of those games show that Canada has rarely, if ever, been able to score more than a single goal per game. In fact, of the two wins, one was a scoreless game won only on penalty kicks.
Marco Fabián, Javier Aquino Fotos Set 3
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News analysts predict Mexico to be the favorite for tonight’s game. If Mexico does win, fans will see either a Mexico vs. El Salvador 2012 or Mexico vs. Honduras 2012 game on April 2. The finals air en vivo at 8 pm EST. For updates on scoring, click HERE.