August 1: Mexico Defeat U.S. in Confederations Cup

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Mexico scored their biggest victory over the United States on this day in soccer history in 1999 with their 1-0 win in the Confederations Cup in Mexico. Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored a golden goal for El Tri Colores.

Mexico took the win for granted at the time as they still held the upper hand in the border rivalry.

Kasey Keller kept the Red, White and Blue in the match with a stellar game. "Their goalie played very well. It was a tough game," Mexican coach Manuel Lapuente said of the performance.

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Mexico went on to lose to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final while the U.S. finished third after defeating Saudi Arabia in the third place match.

Soccer Birthdays

1947 – Chris L. Barnard, Welsh footballer
1970 – David James, English footballer
1973 – Gregg Berhalter, American footballer
1976 – Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian footballer
1976 – Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer
1976 – Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer
1979 – Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer
1980 – Mancini, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer
1984 – Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
1986 – Andrew Taylor, English footballer
1987 – Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer

Soccer Deaths

2003 – Guy Thys, Belgian football coach (b. 1922)