The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), together with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), today announced that the Mexican National Team under new head coach Sven-Göran Eriksson will close its 2008 U.S Tour against Ecuador on Wednesday, November 12 at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ at 8:00 p.m. (local time). Presented by VISA, this will be the fifth and final match of 2008 for the national team in its annual U.S. Tour

Tickets, starting as low as $30, can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444 or (520) 321-1000 and by visiting Ticketmaster.com or any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets also will be available at the Chase Field Box Office starting November 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol encourages fans to use their VISA cards.

Futbol Fiesta begins at 4:00 p.m. on game day on East Jackson Street, adjacent to Chase Field.

“El Tri” returns to the Phoenix area for the first time since February 7, 2007 when it fell to the United States national team by a score of 2-0.  Mexico and Ecuador last met on July 1, 2007 at the Copa America in Maturín, Venezuela in a match that ended with a 2-0 victory for Mexico.  The last time the two teams played on American soil, Mexico defeated Ecuador 4-2 on March 28, 2007 in Oakland, Calif.

After defeating the Canadian National Team 2-1 on September 10, Mexico leads Group 2 with nine points in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. Mexico will face Jamaica in Kingston on October 11 before traveling to face Canada three days later.

Following the 8th round of the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying, Ecuador is in seventh place in the South American standings with a record of 2-3-4.  “La Tricolor” will face Chile in Quito and Venezuela in Puerto La Cruz on October 12 and 15 respectively, as part of the next rounds of qualifying.  

The fifth annual U.S. Tour of the Mexican National Team kicked off on April 16 at Seattle’s Qwest Field against China with a 1-0 win for Mexico.  On June 4, Mexico was defeated 4-1 at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium by a full-strength Argentina side in front of a sold out crowd. Four days later on June 8, Mexico visited Chicago’s Soldier Field and rebounded with a 4-0 win over Peru.   On September 24, Mexico was defeated 1-0 by Chile in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Returning for the Mexican National Team’s 2008 U.S. Tour are the following sponsors: adidas, Allstate, Bud Light, Chase, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Jose Cuervo, Makita, McDonald’s, NAPA, The Home Depot and VISA. The tour sponsors will again make the national team’s matches an all-day event with their participation in Fútbol Fiesta, an interactive zone that spans more than 100,000 square feet at every game and includes live music, games, celebrities and thousands of promotional items.

Mexican National Team – 2008 U.S. Tour Results

Date                             Opponent             City                      Stadium                          Score                Attendance
April 16                         China                Seattle, WA          Qwest Field                        1-0                    56, 416
June 4                           Argentina          San Diego, CA      Qualcomm Stadium             1-4                    68, 498
June 8                           Peru                 Chicago, IL           Soldier Field                        4-0                    33, 608
September 24                Chile                 Los Angeles, CA      Los Angeles Coliseum         0-1                    32, 924  
November 12                  Ecuador            Phoenix, AZ         Chase Field

About Soccer United Marketing

Founded in 2002, Soccer United Marketing (SUM) is the preeminent soccer company in North America. SUM holds the exclusive rights to the most important soccer properties in the region, including: all commercial rights to Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation; promotional and marketing rights to all Mexican National Team games played in the United States; the marketing and promotion of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, the region's premier soccer tournament for national teams; and marketing, promotional and broadcast rights to the prestigious eight-team Mexican club qualifier tournament, InterLiga™.

SUM manages promotional and marketing rights in the United States for two world-renown sports teams, Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas) of Mexico and FCBarcelona of Spain. In addition, SUM has created two innovative, international club competitions in SuperLiga, an annual tournament between MLS and Mexico's First Division, and the Pan-Pacific Championship, event that crowns the top club from the Pan-Pacific region.  These global properties are represented by SUM's slogan: One Sport. One Company.™ For more information, please visit www.SUMworld.com

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