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Oakland Hosts Historic Japan vs. Mexico Friendly at Packed Coliseum
Japan and Mexico played a scoreless match with Japan's Wataru Endo seeing a Mexican player sent off; both teams tested their readiness for the 2026 World Cup, according to coaches.
- On Saturday in Oakland, Japan national football team and Mexico national football team drew 0-0 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California.
- The friendly served as preparation for the 2026 World Cup, with Mexico guaranteed a place and Japan using it as a rehearsal in Oakland, California.
- Several notable saves and missed chances punctuated the match, with Cesar Montes initially shown a yellow then sent off after a review for fouling Ayase Ueda, while Wataru Endo and Hajime Moriyasu praised Japan's performance.
- Despite late pressure from Mexico, neither side scored and fans voiced frustration as Mexico fans booed at the final whistle while Japan ended a four-game losing run in head-to-head record.
- Both teams have more tune-up matches this week, with Japan in Columbus, Ohio, facing the United States on Tuesday and Mexico playing South Korea in Nashville, Tennessee.
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All celebration, no trepidation for fans at Mexico friendly match in Oakland
OAKLAND — On Facebook and in group chats with fellow Mexican-American immigrants, Luis Ortega saw rumors and messages urging to exercise caution. He ignored them. Clearly, so did thousands of other festive soccer fans, dressed in a sea of red, green and white, who partied well into the night inside and out of the Oakland Coliseum. Amid a federal immigration crackdown, the Mexican national team’s tour stop in Oakland on Saturday — that ended in a…
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Mexico went through a lot of trouble with Japan, but at the end of the day it passed the test before a full stadium in Oakland
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