USA vs Mexico: High-Stakes Soccer Rivalry in Guadalajara

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00:00The USA vs. Mexico, one of the biggest rivalries in soccer,

00:04takes center stage as these two giants

00:07of North American football square off in Guadalajara.

00:10This, this is not a friendly.

00:13This is a battle for pride, the momentum of two teams,

00:16and for both of them, a key part of their preparation

00:19for the road to the 2026 World Cup.

00:22These two teams know each other very well, inside out,

00:25and every match is a battle that neither wants to lose.

00:29To break the Mexican team's preparations

00:31and what is at stake for them,

00:33we go with Francisco and the latest report.

00:36Well, Marcelino, guys, yes, it will be a friendly match

00:39for the Mexico national team,

00:41but it's a high-stakes friendly match

00:43for El Tri and for Javier Aguirre.

00:45Let's just start by saying that Javier Aguirre

00:47is doing something different,

00:48something that Jaime Lozano did not do in his last days

00:52as El Tri's coach, which is relying on well-known veterans.

00:56And Javier Aguirre knows that he needs some of the guys

00:58that Mexico has used in the past

01:00to bring him to an elite level,

01:02to take him back out of the funk.

01:04And this time around,

01:06how about 39-year-old goalie Guillermo Ochoa?

01:10He signed on to be a goalie for ABS in Portugal.

01:14At least he's getting some reps.

01:15Yes, it's not the best team,

01:16probably not the best league possible,

01:18but he's getting some reps,

01:19looking to be the only player in World Cup history

01:22to appear in six different editions.

01:24Now, the second one I'd like to point out is Raul Jimenez.

01:27He's looking more like vintage Raul Jimenez.

01:29He's looking good for Fulham.

01:30How about what he did last weekend?

01:32The taquito, that great assist that he had for Fulham,

01:35then again, looking like vintage Raul Jimenez.

01:38And another player I'd like to point out,

01:40obviously, Andres Guardado.

01:41Yes, obviously, he's a historic player for Mexico.

01:44There'll be a tribute for Andres Guardado in Guadalajara,

01:47but what he said recently,

01:49I don't wanna be a distraction.

01:51He's told the coach he's got his choice.

01:54He doesn't wanna just take too much out of the game,

01:56out of what Javier Aguirre has to do with his strategy,

01:59what his tactics, but it's a fact.

02:02Andres Guardado will play.

02:03A tribute will be paid to the legend, to the veteran,

02:07the former Valencia, the former Valladolid player,

02:09now getting some reps for Leon, obviously,

02:11playing at the competitive level,

02:13but at the same time,

02:15we don't know how fit will he be to play

02:18a high-stakes friendly, then again,

02:20a high-stakes friendly against the U.S. national team

02:23led by Mauricio Pochettino.

02:24So that's it for now.

02:26That's my report for the Mexican national team.

02:28Marcelino, back to you in the studio.

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