England Got Booed at Their Hotel. Now Come the Azteca.
England's hotel was serenaded with drums and fireworks by Mexico fans. Tonight: the Azteca, 7,352 feet, 87,000 hostile fans, and 40 years of Maradona's ghost.
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Mexico has never won when they open the World Cup — 0-5-2 in seven tries. South Africa just arrived days late after a visa nightmare. Neither team is walking into Thursday's opener clean.