They started off well beating Mexico and France without conceding a goal.

Where have you gone, Dan Yaccarino, author of the no-hitter that beat Mexico for the crown?

Two months later in the last home match before the World Cup they beat Mexico by the same scoreline.

Or maybe it's the other way around: if you beat Mexico in the Round of 16, it just might look like the best game of your life.

Then the United States beat Mexico, 2-0 - perhaps the best result in the nation's history since the 1-0 victory over England back in 1950.

They were beaten by close rivals Mexico in the new Twenty20 format of the competition.

(It was the last time Canada beat Mexico until 2001.)

This superb performance helped Guatemala beat Mexico for the first time in almost 7 years.

Australia, having finished 12th after beating Mexico in their first game in 2009, automatically qualified for the main tournament.

The American baseball players had an easy time in beating Mexico, 12-4.