I know I've gone to this well frequently in recent days, but using Google Translate to scan the Spanish-language media never fails to amuse. Today will more than likely be the final installment until things ramp up again in August for the American visit to Azteca.

Nothing warms the cockles of American soccer fan hearts like an unexpected Mexican loss. Last night was no exception, and the fall of El Tri in El Salvador capped off a fine evening for USMNT fans.

A scan of the news today reveals more than a few stories on Mexico's failure:

The fist highlight is great, if only because Google's translator turns a Mexican idiom (I'm assuming), used by manager Javier Aguirre, into one of the four-letter variety in English. Funny, and accurate. Ouch. There's more from Aguirre as well, though it's almost impossible to tell exactly what he was saying with the convoluted translation.

From the other side of the battle is a story from Honduran site Diez.hn, praising the historical nature of El Salvador's win. The gem of the translation is the smirk-inducing phrase "a criminal who became the legendary Cuauhtemoc Blanco".

I'm not usually looking for anything of import when I do these translation posts, and I'm not sure if I've found something interesting here or not; if any of you speak Spanish and would like to provide a better translation of this story about Blanco having a run in with a photographer after the match. There seems to be something there about a "referee" saying to Blanco that Mexico will not go to the World Cup, but I'm assuming that isn't right. Let me know if you are aware of what actually happened.

This story is notable for the player ratings provided; it doesn't get more simple than "stiff".

Let's finish up with a story about the consternation that comes from being fifth in the six team hexgonal. Also mentioned, and you have to give the Mexicans credit for not whining, is acknowledgement from national officials that the referee wasn't the reason for the loss.

It's hard not to revel in the Mexican loss and the resulting press, and although they are far from done in their qualification efforts, time is getting short for El Tri to turn things around.