Paul Aguilar’s extra-time goal puts Mexico past United States 3-2

That’s hardly consolation for the United States. Both teams have two matches left. The U.S. came from behind twice to draw level, including in extra time, but Paul Aguilar’s remarkable finish in the 118th minute sealed the win for Mexico.

That north america appeared to be remaining the domino at that stage was in fact credit score in to Klinsmann’s replacements. The victory will take Mexico to the Confederations Cup in Russian Federation while the United States stays home. This being U.S.-Mexico, the pair became entangled on the ground, Guzan taking offense to something Peralta said or did and charged the El Tri forward touching off an NHL-style scrum on the endline.

Only by firing Klinsmann can U.S. Soccer graduate into the adult world of worldwide soccer.

Jurgen Klinsmann isn’t getting fired for losing to Mexico.

Four years is a long time to listen to a coach lie.

No matter what happens next, the coach will continue to be a lightning rod among fans and the media.

It was their first victory against the US since they clinched the 2011 Gold Cup final played at the same venue, and earned them bragging rights in what has become an intense soccer rivalry over the past two decades.

Oribe Peralta eventually restored El Tri’s lead in the 96-minute but substitute Bobby Wood gave the U.S. a second equaliser 12 minutes later when he finished DeAndre Yedlin’s through ball to set up a tense finish in front of the pro-Mexico crowd of 93,723. Whatever your opinion of Klinsmann was heading into this one (I’ve made mine obvious) that shouldn’t change because of this match.

Following a hard period, in which Mexico barely squeaked into the World Cup and cycled through five managers in just two years, its crisis is now over.

There is an entire generation of USA fans who weren’t even following the national team the last time the US was so clearly inferior to Mexico, so it’s easy to see why there’s a level of irrationality going on right now, and why the easy answer has been to place all the blame for the US being second fiddle again on Klinsmann’s doorstep.

“You make maybe one in your life like he did it today”, US midfielder Jermaine Jones said.

A properly organized coach would have had a “What if?” strategy in the event of an injury to Altidore. And he took the job only because he was promised it was an interim position.

“Our responsibility is to give fresh blood more opportunities”, Klinsmann said.

On the other side of the field, DaMarcus Beasley did well to block a Chicarito attempt, then a major fracas occurred when Oribe Peralta slid into Brad Guzan after the play had been ruled offsides and a shoving match between both team ensued. Klinsmann himself has done this in the past, but this year Gyasi Zardes was the only “breakthrough” player (and his real impact is debatable).

In between those misses, the Mexicans were involved in a controversial play in the 34th minute, when they were called for an offside while Peralta slammed into Guzan after the play.

Last week, Klinsmann seemed to be everywhere. That may be the case, but coming up with ideas and implementing them are two different skill sets. Players with no realistic shot at being serviceable players in 2018 need to be sent packing in favor of younger players who are already in the pool or pushing for a spot.

It’s been a while since I can rememeber a match where a stadium swelled with feeling from start to finish, hitting every note of the emotional register on the way. Amongst a veteran quartet that was also first-choice at the 2014 World Cup, Geoff Cameron in particular stood out on the occasion as a man possessed, intervening with nearly inhumanly-cool nerves on more that one desperate occasion.