Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Mexico and Honduras. The match scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Victor Manuel Reyes in Chiapas and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2.
Mexico head coach Miguel Herrera had this to offer ahead of today's international encounter (via Universal): "We have very little to gain and everything to lose in these games [against Honduras and Panama]. They're games that not even we want to play in. Hopefully, [our opposition] play it as a friendly, but we know it's not going to be that way."
"We need to be serious and give it our all," he added. "We'll be cautious, but we're going out there to win."
Unfortunately for El Tri, so will their CONCACAF counterpart.
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Player to Watch: The surprise inclusion in Herrera's starting XI is that of Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez. The 26-year-old has seen additional playing time since joining Real Madrid from Manchester United, opening his club account with a brace against Deportivo La Coruña in September. Now, he turns to his national team to continue his momentous form. A standout performance on Thursday would see Hernandez return to the forefront of Mexican football.
Mexico's Projected Lineup (5-3-2): Ochoa; Paul, Dominguez, Alanis, Perez, Layun; Rios, Herrera, Fabian; Peralta, Chicharito
Honduras' Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Donis, Crisanto, Muma, Maynor, Emilio, Boniek, Garrido, Claros, Nájar, Rojas, Quiotto
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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