{"id":912225,"date":"2026-07-04T15:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/912225\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:20:34","slug":"heres-why-a-certain-small-blue-pill-could-help-englands-world-cup-team-in-its-match-against-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/912225\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s why a certain small, blue pill could help England’s World Cup team in its match against Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

England is gearing up for what is sure to be an incredibly tough match against Mexico<\/a> in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

And when the going gets tough, sometimes you need help from a little blue pill<\/a>, right, fellas?<\/p>\n

…Yes, that one.<\/p>\n

MEXICO FANS CELEBRATED A WORLD CUP GOAL SO WILDLY THEY TRIGGERED SPIKES ON LOCAL SEISMOGRAPHS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Viagra <\/p>\n

Some studies have found that Viagra can help with the effects of being at high altitudes. ((Photo by Peter Dazeley\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n

While you may think Viagra has only one, very specific use<\/a>, you’d be mistaken. The Sun pointed out that England’s players could take the drug to help deal with the altitude in Mexico City if they felt they needed it.<\/p>\n

Mexico City Stadium (which we all know outside of World Cup times as Azteca Stadium) is over 7,217 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n

For comparison, the Denver Broncos’ Empower Field at Mile High sits at \u2014 no prizes for this one \u2014 one mile or 5,280 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n

\"Mexico <\/p>\n

Mexico City Stadium (also known as Azteca Stadium) sits more than 7,000 feet above sea level. ((Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n

But Viagra \u2014 which is not on the World Anti-Doping Agency\u2019s list of banned substances \u2014 has been found in some studies to reduce feelings of fatigue and dizziness brought about by altitude by reducing blood pressure<\/a> in the lungs.<\/p>\n

It makes sense since it’s primarily used for moving blood to… other places.<\/p>\n

Something tells me this plan would be far from foolproof, but when you’re playing the Mexicans in Mexico, you need any edge you can get.<\/p>\n

HARRY KANE RESCUES ENGLAND FROM SHOCK WORLD CUP EXIT WITH TWO GOALS IN 11 MINUTES AGAINST DR CONGO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In fact, when England arrived in Mexico ahead of Sunday’s match, the location of the team’s hotel was kept secret.<\/p>\n

\"English <\/p>\n

England faces a tough match against Mexico in Mexico City on Sunday. (Photo by Europa Press Sports\/Europa Press via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

That’s because when Mexico took on Ecuador in the previous round, Mexican fans sat outside the hotel and did whatever they could to make sure they couldn’t get a good night’s sleep.<\/p>\n

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So, like I said, anything to get an edge, and if that means popping a pill that will improve your “performance,” maybe that’s just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n

Hey, it’s the World Cup<\/a>; you do what you’ve got to do.<\/p>\n

Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England is gearing up for what is sure to be an incredibly tough match against Mexico in Mexico…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":912226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[45],"tags":[1230,210,133892,306237,221,62,154669,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-912225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-drugs","tag-health","tag-location-mexico","tag-outkick-sports","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-the-world-cup","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116862388954881489","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/912226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}