There are six games that both teams have starred in with a balance of two wins and four draws in favor of El Tri
Mexican National Team prior to the friendly match against Nigeria. Photo: @miseleccionmx
The Mexican National Team is already preparing to face the friendly match against Nigeria in US territory. With this, the summer activity of the national team begins with a view to making a good preparation for the Qatar World Cup 2022. Now that the main leagues are finished, Gerardo Martino’s Tri will be able to count on main elements that play in Europe and Liga MX.
“Regarding the match, first there is a question that has to do with us, to continue insisting on what is ours, regain the level of play that we have lost since the middle of last year, one cannot always manage to play with rivals that you want to simulate, such as the ones that we would like to face in each of the matches that we have between now and the World Cup.
“It is true that we did not play with any Africans, but Nigeria is still a great rival and we have many things that can be improvedr, regardless of the rival in turn”, said Tata at a press conference prior to the duel.
< b>When and what time? Saturday, May 28 at 7:08 p.m. Central Mexico time.
Where? At the AT&T stadium in Texas, United States.
Broadcasting: Through the signals of TV Azteca and TUDN.
File photo of Gerardo Martino directing the Mexican national team during a friendly match. Alamadome Stadium, San Antonio, Texas, USA. September 10, 2019. OBLIGATED CREDIT USA TODAY/Soobum Im
Prep Matches
Mexico has confirmed at least eight games before facing the World Cup with May as the reference month. The Mexican Football Federation announced a few weeks ago four rivals for friendly games for the World Cup rivals. At the end of April, the national team tied at zero goals against Guatemla.
In addition to the game against the African team: against Uruguay, on June 2 at 9:00 p.m. at the State Farm Stadium; cagainst Ecuador, on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Soldier Field, and finally against Paraguay, on August 31 at 8:00 p.m. at the Mercedes Benz Stadium. All venues located in the United States
However, the 2022-2023 edition of the Concacaf Nations League will go through the commitments of the group stage. El Tri was placed in sector A along with Suriname and Jamaica, who will face each team twice. If he got through to the next phase, he would be playing in the semifinals and possibly the final, which would mean the 9th and 10th games before Qatar 2022.
Héctor Herrera (l-top) is congratulated by Jesús “Tecatito” Corona (r-top) of the Mexican National Team after scoring a goal during his MexTour game with the Nigerian National Team. EFE/Armando Arorizo/Archive
The 38 summoned:
Goalkeepers: Carlos Acevedo López ( Santos Laguna), Rodolfo Cota Robles (Club León), Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (Club América) and Alfredo Talavera Díaz (Pumas).
Defenders: Erik Aguirre (Monterrey), Kevin Álvarez (Pachuca), Edson Álvarez (Ajax Amsterdam), Jesús Angulo (Tigres), Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy), Néstor Araujo (Celta de Vigo), Gerardo Arteaga (KRC Genk), Julio César Domínguez (Cruz Azul), Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey), César Montes (Monterrey), Héctor Moreno (Monterrey), Israel Reyes (Puebla), Jorge Sánchez (Club América) and Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
Midfielders: Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), Fernando Beltrán (Chivas), Luis Gerardo Chávez (Pachuca), Sebastián Córdova (Tigres), Jesús Manuel Corona ( Seville), Andrés Guardado Hernández (Real Betis), Erick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven), Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid), Diego Lainez (Real Betis), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Orbelín Pineda (Celta de Vigo), Luis Romo (Monterrey) and Erick Sánchez (Pachuca).
Forwards: Alexis Vega (Chivas), Marcelo Flores (Arsenal), Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul), Raul Jimenez (Wolverhampton Wanderer) ers), Henry Martín (Club América) and Rodolfo Pizarro (Monterrey).