# Mexican soccer team fires coach in the middle of the night. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 7, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-soccer-team-fires-coach-in-the-middle-of-the-night/668272 "2013-09-07T19:54:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-soccer-team-fires-coach-in-the-middle-of-the-night/668272/1 "2013-09-07T19:54:15Z")
I love it! [Hasta la vista!](http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1546652/mexico-part-company-coach-jose-manuel-chepo-de-la-torre?cc=5901) Mexico is going to get spanked like an unruly child when they travel to Columbus to play the US National team. I only wish the game was in February:p ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-soccer-team-fires-coach-in-the-middle-of-the-night/668272/2 "2013-09-07T22:26:38Z")
No surprise there: after winning the Olympic competition many in Mexico unrealistically saw Mexico as contenders for the World Cup 2014, instead there in a position where there currently in the play-off spot with their two hardest games ahead of them (USA and Costa Rica away). Right now I would say missing out on the World Cup, despite being in CONCACAF, is a realistic (though still fairly remote) possibility. However the USA, despite having a long run of wins going into the game, sucked against Costa Rica and might find a very motivated Mexico tough competition on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-soccer-team-fires-coach-in-the-middle-of-the-night/668272/3 "2013-09-07T22:30:57Z")
BTW I do hope USA does spank Mexico though