Super-clásico derby
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This is a term used more significantly between the national football (soccer) teams of the United States Men's National Team and their rivals south of the border, the Mexican Men's National Team. Since the mid 1990's these two teams have become recognizable to the international football world as one of many coming rivalry matches because in the past, Mexico at one point were the only dominating football team in the CONCACAF (Confederation of North Central and Carribean Football) zone. Once the Americans step to the plate, the Mexican team have been stunned to realize that a new team wants to compete at the same level as they, which is why now to this day, whenever Teams USA and Mexico play, it is not really a friendly, per sé, but it is more of a game played with pride and glory and the loser walks out in shame while the other celebrates with all its glory. For a long time, the USA have never won against their southern rivals in mexican soil, but since 2000, the Mexican team have not won in American Soil, and the last time Mexico won was a 2-1 win in the 1998 Gold Cup Final in Los Angeles Olympic Stadium. Their most recent match to date is February 7, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, where the Americans defeat their bitter neighbours 2-0 in an exhibition match.
Mexico's most notable loss to the USA dates back to 17 June, 2002 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Jeonju, South Korea, where the USA beat Mexico 2-0 in the round of sixteen playoff match. The Americans went off to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history whilst the Mexicans had to suffer first round playoff loss, and their 3rd since USA 1994 against 4th placed Bulgaria (whom Mexico beat in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City) from a penalty shoot-out disaster.
