Mexico road to Russia 2018 World Cup
Ranked 16 by FIFA, Mexico has made 15 first-stage-only appearances at the FIFA World Cup since 1930. Having qualified to so many FWC --and having consecutively done so since 1994-- makes it one of the top world teams, having thus muscled its way into a very select group of eight countries, i.e. Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, France, Spain and Uruguay. Nonetheless, in spite of its die-hard tenacity as a participant, Mexico’s (dubbed El Tricolor because of the Mexican flag colors) best achievement has only been quarter finals at the 1970 and 1986 World Cups, both of which were held on Mexican soil. Check Mexico Betting Odds here.
Its upcoming sixteenth participation was unavoidably locked and sealed by a bullet header delivered by winger Hirving Lozano, which shattered the Panama goalkeeper’s defense, butchering Panama amidst a deafening roar at the Aztec Stadium. It will be a first for Lozano in terms of FWC. Mexico will kick-off its Russia 2018 participation playing Group F before Germany on June 17th and will go on to compete with South Korea on June 23rd; it will then close by playing against Sweden on June 27th.
Mexico Key Players
A very robust and consolidated team, compellingly spearheaded by all-star attacker Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández and deftly led by Coach Juan Carlos Osorio, is a promise that doesn’t seem to be able to kick off despite the steadfastness of the group, all of which dishevels the Mexico betting odds a little. In the makeup, Javier Hernández is responsible for three FIFA World Cup-level goals, coming in at South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, which places all the more expectations on his already burdened shoulders. The pressure is shared with Coach Juan Carlos Osorio, a Colombian nicknamed the ‘Professor’, who has been a tried-and-true guide for several clubs (particularly successful with Colombia’s Atlético Nacional) who was drafted in 2015 for El Tricolor and adroitly maneuvered his team through an striking qualifying campaign, securing a spot in Russia 2018 with 3 games to spare. This should nick up the World Cup betting odds for the team. The backbone of the team is made up by captain Andrés Guardado keeping midfield covered, Hector Moreno at the backdrop, and regulars Hector Herrera, Jesús Corona and Miguel Layun, with Guillermo Ochoa as goalkeeper (Alfredo Talavera will not be alternating with Ochoa due to a knee injury.)
Having lost to Germany at last summer’s Confederation Cup, it resulted in the Germans tweeting their taunt to El Tricolor, but truth be told, there is much talent in Mexico’s star team. Although it has actually never been a matter of talent with Mexico, so to speak. The Tricolor will be going retro by wearing a visitors’ uniform inspired in their 70s tee, a white background tee-shirt with a green and a wine stripe across the midchest.
Mexico holds a 15th in rank at the favorites layout among the countries up for the World Cup betting odds, the outright winning odds for the Mexican ensemble range from 66/100 to 1.
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