mexican football team, without its star cast, will receive this Wednesday Guatemalafriendly preparatory match Nations League semi-finals wherein The Tricolor will face the USA on June 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The fight will be the debut of the representative of Mexico in Kraken Stadium, home ground of Mazatlán football club from Liga MH, and it will match 37 between both countries, rivalry that dominates the national team with 23 wins, four losses and nine draws.
This will be the fourth game in the career of the Argentine coach. Diego Cocca (1 win, 2 draws) who became the coach of the national team in February last year, replacing his compatriot Gerardo Martino, after failing in World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
At the last World Cup Mexico relegated to the group stage and ended a streak of seven consecutive World Championships by reaching the second round.
The result prompted changes in local football, including the departure of the president of the federation, John de Louiseand change of coach; however, none of these actions ended in criticism from fans and the media.
🇲🇽 #Nothing presented tonight @VisaMX.
✌️ days left until our preparatory game in Mazatlán against 🇬🇹. #TheSelectionIsOfEveryone pic.twitter.com/QNxSImw4E4
– National Team (@miseleccionmx) June 6, 2023
Thus, Cocchi has his first two opportunities to pay tribute to his management this summer. because he will not only seek League of Nations titleand from June 25 will play Golden Cup.
⚽️🔥 Last training in CAR before going to Mazatlán for the match against 🇬🇹. #TheSelectionIsOfEveryone pic.twitter.com/e297ZmhV8Q
– National Team (@miseleccionmx) June 6, 2023
The Argentine coach will play his penultimate summer test against Guatemala, duel that will collide without much of its main draw, but in which he will test elements such as goalkeepers Luis Angel Malagonfrom America and Carlos Acevedo, from Santos Laguna who are fighting to be holders of their scheme along with Guillermo Ochoafrom the Italian Salernitana, who will join the roster in the League of Nations.
🇲🇽🧤 @AcevedoCarlos9 🔥#TheSelectionIsOfEveryone pic.twitter.com/yWai7hMwjW
– National Team (@miseleccionmx) June 5, 2023
Also, look for a new pair of centre-backs. Israel Reyes, America and Viktor Guzman, from Monterrey, they will use the Guatemalan showcase to win this position. The player with the highest hierarchy who will be against the Central Americans, Raul Jimenez, English striker for Wolverhampton.
Bye Guatemala will use Mexico to prepare for golden cup, in which they will Group D which they share with Canada, Cuba and the selection that will come to the preliminary rounds.
SELE’S LAST WORKOUT IN GUATE! 💙🇬🇹⚽️#SeleMajor finished the day of training before the international friendly match against Mexico. #VamosGwate #SelectMode pic.twitter.com/chHRQkS4rvU
— FEDEFUT GUATEMALA (@fedefut_oficial) June 6, 2023
The Guatemalans started a new project in 2021 led by a Mexican coach. Luis Fernando Tena, which in 2012 helped Mexico get gold medal at the London Olympics.
Tena project received his first income, having received direct qualification for the Gold Cup and now he seems to be fighting for a ticket to World Cup 2026 which will be hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States.
FOCUS ON AGAINST MEXICO!#SeleMajor He spent his first day of training at the -CAR- High Performance Center to finalize the final details before traveling to Mexico where he will face the Aztec national team. 💪🇬🇹💙⚽️#VamosGwate #Vamossele pic.twitter.com/gA1pvP6X7n
— FEDEFUT GUATEMALA (@fedefut_oficial) June 5, 2023
Tena brand. with Guatemala nine wins, two draws and five losses.
#SeleMajor 🎙 Esteban Garcia “We have to show the best of us, our best version” 💪⚽️🇬🇹💙 #VamosGwate #SelectMode pic.twitter.com/1xxG7ZfSVG
— FEDEFUT GUATEMALA (@fedefut_oficial) June 5, 2023
before Mexico, Skinny Tena has a roster with most elements from the local league and some from abroad such as Nicholas Hagen, Norwegian goalkeeper of Hamarkkameratene and one of the team leaders.
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Friendly
Mexico vs. Guatemala
Stadium: Kraken
Headquarters: Mazatlán
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras).
Opening hours: 20:00 Central Mexican time.
Possible compositions:
Mexico
Luis Angel Malagon
Jesus Gallardo
Israel Reyes
Victor Gusman
Kevin Alvarez
Luis Chavez
Eric Sanchez
Robert Alvarado
Uriel Antuna
Raul Jimenez
Diego Lines
DT: Diego Cocca
Guatemala
Nicholas Hagen
Jose Morales
Jose Carlos Pinto
Nicholas Samayoa
Jose Augustin Ardon
Oscar Castellanos
Rodrigo Saravia
Alexander Galindo
Caesar Archila
Oscar Santis
Jose Franco
DT: Luis Fernando Tena
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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