If you weren’t one of the lucky ones from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. to get tickets to the U.S. Men’s National Team’s game against Mexico, you can still enjoy the match.
Join FC Cincinnati at The Banks on Friday, Nov. 12 to cheer on the the Team USA in this 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match/ The party starts at 7 p.m., with the match kick off at 9 p.m.
Enjoy music from DJ Prymtime and activations from the U.S. Army and TQL. Stop by the FC Cincinnati table for free giveaways and register to win a jersey signed by former USMNT player Geoff Cameron.
The most anticipated game in the region every four years, this is the sixth-consecutive time the state of Ohio has hosted the USA-Mexico qualifier. These meetings have produced some of the most significant moments in U.S. Soccer history in a rivalry that dates back to 1934.
While Mexico had historically led the series, competition between the teams has grown into a proper rivalry since 2000 during which time the U.S. has held the edge, amassing a record of 15-9-6 against its neighbors to the south. The most important meeting in the modern era came at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan in the Round of 16.
The epic encounters continued last summer when the USMNT was crowned champion of the inaugural Concacaf Nations League after twice coming from behind to defeat Mexico 3-2 in a match that required 30 minutes of overtime to determine a winner. Nearly two months later and with a roster that included 19 changes from the Nations League, the USMNT once again stood atop the winner’s stage after Miles Robinson headed home the game-winner in the 117th minute of a 1-0 shutout of Mexico before a sold-out crowd of 61,514 fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Since 2000, the series is an even 4-4-2 in World Cup Qualifying contests.
Check out food and drinks at 18 Banks establishments, walk throughout the DORA and watch the match on the big screen hanging from the Red’s Hall of Fame Museum.
As part of their end of season awards, The FC Cincinnati Foundation will also present the P&G Humanitarian Award to Nick Hagglund and the TQL Cares award to The Children’s Home.