LAS VEGAS — Of all the locations for a United States-Mexico men’s soccer clash, where things are bound to go haywire and sport mutates into theater, this sleepless city of shows, sin and second chances is perfect.
Matches between these teams, particularly when a trophy or a World Cup berth is at stake, are sure-bet epics — fueled by a rivalry that percolated for decades before boiling over the past 20 years.
In anticipation of another riveting conflict Sunday in the Concacaf Gold Cup final, some 60,000 tickets for entry to Allegiant Stadium — the year-old domed home to the NFL’s Raiders — sold out in 90 minutes back in June.