The Mexican squad set foot on the pitch for the first time at the World Cup in Qatar on Friday. Those directed by Gerardo Martino settled in Al Khor, headquarters of the tricolor training. And they also moved on Saturday, 72 hours before their World Cup debut.
Mexico will make their debut against Qatar on Tuesday, November 22, at 10:00 Central Mexico Time (7:00 Argentina Time), against Poland.
Also news on the ‘hot’ theme, the recovery of Raúl Jiménez, given that the Wolverhampton forward was one of the last to train, after playing his first game in more than two months due to groin pain.
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Memo Ochoa goes for his fifth World Cup
Three days after the debut against Poland in Qatar, the Mexican national team is far from giving the generational change in goal. In that position, Tata Martino has always bet with Guillermo Memo Ochoa, who has accumulated 32 games since the start of the trial, in March 2019.
Ochoa will play his fifth World Cup in Qatar. Alfredo Talavera, on the other hand, played 20 fewer games than Ochoa under Martino’s management.
Oxford University sees Tri in eighth place
Within all the forecasts and statistical calculations made by prestigious universities in the various editions of the World Cup, the University of Oxford in England has created its mathematical model, in which the Mexican national team would have passed together with Argentina to the next phase, where they would meet in the round of 16 in France and there they give him a 38.9% chance of beating the French national team.
The school based its exercise on data gleaned from statistical page eloratings.net, which records the activity of 967 parties Mexico has held throughout its history.
Cuauhtémoc Blanco: “They take Messi, we take Chucky”
The former footballer Cuauhtémoc Blancowho was able to defend the colors of the Mexican NationalI know it he was excited in view of the games of Tri in Qatar World Cup.
“Beating Poland is essential because you are motivated for the next match, which is Argentina. Imagine beating ArgentinaIt would be a very important step.. They bring Messi, but we bring Chucky (Lozano). Here you need to see the weaknesses of the Argentines and Poles and take advantage of them. The first match is very important because if not win, you’re basically out“, the former Aztec striker, current governor of Morelos, told local media, as reported by TUDN.
“The only thing I wish is for them to do well, they didn’t play wellbut when does it start well, they take the batteries and try their best“, He added.
A child’s World Cup album with a touching detail
a boy of Coahuila showed her elementary teacher the drawing she made on the Qatar World Cup: an album with the players of the teams that will participate in the competition.
@profebracartist, as the teacher is called on TikTok, shared the album images on his account on October 20th. The video has gone viral in the last few hours.
At one point in the clip, you can see how the little one has included the goalkeeper Carlo Acevedo in the section of Tricolor. “God willing they summon him“, the boy wrote in his notebook at that moment.
Finally the goalkeeper Santos Lagoon Club will not be considered for this world cup.
Maluma: “I’m almost half Mexican for everything that country has given me”
Colombian singer Maluma I wish the Tri is doing well in the Qatar World Cup.
“I like MexicoI’ve always said that I I’m almost half Mexican for everything that country has given me.
Source: Clarin
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