GUILLERMO OCHOA

If only for those darn yellow cards, things would have looked different. No wild late attack. Probably no Saudi goal. A potential last 16 showdown with France.

El Tri has advanced from the group stage in seven straight World Cups, but that streak is now in jeopardy after a 2-0 loss to Lionel Messi's Argentina.

Here's how to bet the Argentina-Mexico match, from the moneyline, draw, Over/Under total odds and expert pick from Jason McIntyre.

Robert Lewandowski didn't steal the show against Mexico after all. Here are three takeaways from Poland's scoreless draw.

Guillermo Ochoa turns into an entirely different player on the big stage, discovering a kind of cheat code that has made him a World Cup legend for Mexico.

Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa turns into an entirely different player on the big stage, discovering a kind of cheat code that has made him a World Cup legend.

The U.S. and Mexico finish in an intense scoreless draw played before a half-capacity stadium due to sanctions imposed over fans' anti-gay slurs.

The United States escaped a half-full Estadio Azteca with a gritty 0-0 draw against Mexico and moved into position to all but clinch a World Cup berth with a victory at home against Panama this weekend.

As much as American soccer players want wins, they crave respect.

As much as American soccer players want wins, they crave respect. During a climb from soccer obscurity that began four decades ago, the U.S. has achieved milestone after milestone but carries its poor pedigree like a millstone as it tries to force its way into the world’s elite. Jubilant fans chanted “Dos a Cero!” and American players raised their arms in triumph over and over after Friday night’s 2-0 win over Mexico in a World Cup qualifier.

Christian Pulisic scored on a glancing header with his first touch of the game in the 74th minute and Weston McKennie added a goal in the 85th to lift the United States over Mexico 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier.