Mexico comes from behind late to qualify for 2024 Copa America
Edson Alvarez saved Mexico from elimination with a aim within the eleventh minute of second-half stoppage time and El Tri beat Honduras 4-2 on penalty kicks Tuesday night time to qualify for subsequent 12 months’s Copa America together with Jamaica, which rallied previous Canada.
Mexico’s Cesar Huerta was twice allowed to retake his penalty kick within the shootout after two saves by Edrick Menjivar when Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton dominated the goalkeeper moved too early. Huerta scored on his third try for the 4-2 lead and Andy Najar, who spurned the U.S. nationwide staff to play for Honduras, put his shot huge as Mexican gamers celebrated.
Honduras led 2-0 from Saturday’s win in Tegucigalpa however Mexico tied the mixture rating 2-2 within the home-and-home, total-goals collection on targets by Luis Chavez within the forty third minute and by Alvarez, who scored 1 1/2 minutes after the 9 minutes of stoppage time that was signaled.
Jamaica rebounded from a 2-1 dwelling loss within the first leg and a one-goal halftime deficit for a 3-2 win at Toronto. That left the mixture 4-4, and the Reggae Boyz superior on 3-2 away targets.
Argentina will defend its Copa America title when the match is performed within the U.S. from June 20 to July 14. The draw is Dec. 7. The 10 South American nations obtained automated berths.
The U.S., Mexico, Jamaica and Panama additionally superior to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League, to be performed on March 21 at Arlington, Texas. The U.S. is prone to play Jamaica, and Panama to face Mexico.
At Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, Chavez scored o n a free kick from about 30 yards that bounced previous Menjivar. Mexico nonetheless wanted a aim when 9 minutes of second-half stoppage time was signaled.
Cesar Montes lofted the ball into the penalty space, and Denil Maldonado’s headed clearance try was headed again in entrance by Santiago Gimenez. Alvarez reacted because the ball fell at his proper foot and whereas falling poked the ball previous Menjivar for his fourth worldwide aim.
Maldonado was given a yellow card within the a hundred and fifteenth minute for knocking down Cesar Huerta with a slide sort out from behind as Huerta broke in on aim.
Mexico went first within the shootout and Santiago Gimenez, Johan Vasquez and Orbelin Pineda transformed. Bryan Rochez was saved by Luis Malagon, whereas Bryan Acosta and Alberth Elis transformed.
Menjivar jumped proper after which left to cease Huerta, whose third try was outdoors the fingers of the goalkeeper, who leapt to the precise.
At Toronto, Alphonso Davies put Canada forward within the twenty fifth minute for a 3-1 combination lead, however Shamar Nicholson scored within the 63rd and 66th minutes for Jamaica. Ismael Kone’s 69th-minute aim moved Canada again forward, however Bobby Decordova-Reid transformed a penalty kick for the Reggae Boyz’s decisive aim within the 78th after Mexican referee Cesar Ramos referred to as a hand ball on Stephen Eustaquio.
Jamaica completed a person quick after Demarai Gray was given his second yellow card within the 84th.
