When the Mexican national soccer team plays in the United States, it's essentially a home game. That's certainly the case in Houston, where tens of thousands of Mexican Americans and Mexican nationals will fill the stands of NRG Stadium to root for El Tri as it faces against Costa Rica in the quarterfinals of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
That de facto home field advantage this side of the border is aided in no small part by supporter groups like Los Angeles-based Pasión 1927, which organized a tailgate for Mexico's June 15 Gold Cup opener at the Rose Bowl and took over an entire section of the stadium to cheer and sing for 90 minutes.