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For God and Life

Mexico is the country of all our futures. It is an over-rich culture ready to burst its piñata and spread delicious love juice all over us. Mexico possesses like El Dorado, the secret to enlightenment the Mayans discovered about 1300 years ago.

This is by way of saying, viva Mexico futbal. With an easy group and their typical commitment to goal scoring, Mexico might just go places this World Cup.

They give away something in the size department, especially against some of the more brutish European countries. But they pass well, play well as a team and in their blood is a need to score goals.

On the other side of the monkey barrel they will give up goals. Mexico in order to get to a quarterfinal or semifinal will have to win games 2-1 and 3-2. And we all know that scoring even two goals against say the Italians or the Germans can be a large-marge pain in el assos.

I believe that all patriotic Americans should root for Mexico (after the U.S. of course) this World Cup. They play soccer with the same vigor they use to come to America for a better life for their families. Not to turn a sports notion into a political one but my fellow crackers, please: insane immigrant impulses are what made America the wild and crazy superpower it is today. Let us welcome them, and cheer with them their country's soccer team (except when playing the U.S.)

Even for soccer aesthetes out there, Mexico is a team worth watching. Watching the Mexican soccer league on TV, one knows that Mexicans play with a passion and a vigor that always results in goal scoring opportunities (much better than blechy MLS.)

One can only imagine what would become of Mexico City and large swathes of LA and Chicago if Mexico conjures up some ancient Aztec magic and hoists the champions trophy in Triumphos los Incredibles.

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