With all due respect to the nations in the other three quarter-finals at the Copa America Centenario, Mexico against Chile is the tie of the round.
Saturday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, is a clash worthy of being the final.
In one corner stands Mexico, a nation on a 22-match unbeaten run who, while not quite playing on home soil, will have the majority of support inside the venue (which is sold out, according to Jon Arnold of Goal).
In the other corner is Chile, the reigning Copa champions who, after scoring a combined tally of six goals in their last two outings, could be coming back into form at just the right time.