Mexico City, Mexico
Wetin dey happen? La Selección Mexicana don enter Copa Oro Semifinal as dem dey shine like star! Dem dey carry una solid record, no be small, as dem never lose for this tournament. Na dem be reigning champions, plus dem don hold the title pass other teams for Concacaf history. You go sabi say dem dey carry vibe and pressure for this game.
But no go underestimate Honduras o! Dem no just waka come make numbers, dem don shock everybody by knocking out Panamá. Na Reinaldo Rueda, their coach, sabi wetin e dey do, and him don give Mexico wahala before. Him experience no be play play, e don face Mexico since 2007, and him don collect 5 wins from 9 matches. E be like say dem get Mexico gene for their family jare!
Make we take am back to 2007 Golden Cup, na there Honduras start to jam Mexico for phase of groups. Wetin happen? Dem carry 2-1 victory with Carlo Costly shining like diamond, and Cuauhtémoc Blanco just wan use him head scratch e yinmu. Na that match make Mexican fans dey feel wetin dem no too like since.
The next time na for qualifiers for World Cup 2010, November 19, 2008. Wetin happen? Honduras again push Mexico to corner, with a lone own goal wey show Ricardo Osorio say e no fit ball for dia house. How that one no hug dem fans? Even as rain dey fall for San Pedro Sula, no be gree gree?
Fast-forward to April 1, 2009, another Hexagonal Final, and Carlo Costly and Carlos Pavón Plumer dey dance around Mexico goal, whilst Nery Castillo just dey watch as dem dey collect wahala. That match be the last straw wey make dem fire Sven Goran Eriksson. Na so Aguirre gree come back to the hot seat for Mexico.
Since then, Rueda and Aguirre don meet again three times, with Aguirre dey hold the vibe with 2 wins. But wait, make I troway this one: Rueda finally break hin losing spell against Aguirre on November 17, 2023, as e lead hin team to a 2-0 victory for Copa Oro.
Fast forward to November 15, 2024, history repeat itself as Rueda again take victory from Aguirre with a double from Luis Palma. But this match no just be about the win, na for wetin happen as Aguirre take cut from a fan. Wetin be dat? Rueda quickly come out to apologize, making every media carry am. Na wah o!
So, as dem dey prepare for dis semifinal, Honduras no dey come just sit down gree treatment for Mexico. E go make sense as dem dey plan to show dem pepper for dis match. Who sabi, maybe dis time na dem go carry the trophy home!
