You say "football", I say "fútbol"

Guatemala is awash in sea of azure blue and white... the colors of the Guatemalan flag.

Tonight the national team goes head-to-head against Mexico in a World Cup (that's soccer, folks) qualifying match!

So far, after three matches, Mexico leads the six-nation CONCACAF region with seven points followed by the U.S. (6), Guatemala (4), Costa Rica (4), Panama (2) and Trinidad and Tobago (1). The top three nations automatically qualify for Germany 2006.

Unfortunately, Guatemala is the underdog of all underdogs in this fútbol face-off. In the past 17 encounters between these two teams, 11 were won by Mexico, 5 were tie games, and only once was Guatemala victorious.

I'll be watching the game tonight with some friends and will give you the full report tomorrow. (Unless, of course, Guatemala loses, in which case I won't want to talk about it.)