Mexico needs Gold Cup win against Haiti to avoid missing World Cup qualifier

Mexico’s Aguirre to watch Gold Cup from stands

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mexico’s biggest supporter this weekend in its CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Haiti will be coach Javier Aguirre — who won’t be on the sideline.

Aguirre, serving the second of a three-game suspension for an in-game altercation with Panama’s Ricardo Phillips during group play last week, needs Mexico to win Sunday in the quarterfinals.

Otherwise, he still will be out during a World Cup qualifier against archrival United States next month.

Aguirre said all he wanted to in a statement of apology last week posted on the Mexican Football Federation’s Web site. He declined to elaborate about his suspension Wednesday during a news conference at the new Cowboys Stadium.

The Gold Cup games will be the first sporting events at the $1.15 billion stadium.