Mexico’s National Team drew 0-0 on Saturday against Uruguay in a preparation match for the 2026 World Cup, which took place in Torreón, Coahuila, north of the Mexican capital.
Mexico, coached by Javier Aguirre, dominated the first minutes of the game; they had a chance to open the scoring in the 13th minute when Mathías Olivera made a mistake at the start and Raúl Jiménez found a ball inside the area, but before shooting, goalkeeper Santiago Mele saved to prevent his shot.
0-0 draw between Mexico and Uruguay
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The South American team’s defensive disarray led to the best chances for their opponents, who failed to score due to the poor finishing of strikers Raúl Jiménez and Hirving Lozano.
In the second half, Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa’s team adjusted.
Their players pressed Mexico from the start, which caused the game to be locked in midfield with few shots on goal.
Mexico will play its second friendly match of this FIFA date next Tuesday, November 18 against Paraguay in San Antonio (Texas), the same day that Uruguay will play against the United States in Tampa (Florida).
Technical data
Mexico: José Rangel; Israel Reyes, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo; Edson Álvarez (Erik Liga m.65), Érick Sánchez (Orbelín Pineda m.65), Marcel Ruiz (Obed Vargas m.65); Roberto Alvarado (Diego Lainez m.79), Raúl Jiménez (Germán Berterame m.79), Hirving Lozano (Gilberto Mora m.45).
Coach: Javier Aguirre.
0. Uruguay: Santiago Mele; Guillermo Varela, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera, Joaquín Piquerez; Emiliano Martínez, Rodrigo Betancur, Rodrigo Zalazar (Nahitan Nández min.46); Juan Manuel Sanabria (Facundo Torres m.46), Brian Rodríguez (Maximiliano Araujo m.74), Rodrigo Aguirre.
Coach: Marcelo Bielsa.
Goals: There were none.
Referee: Fernando Javier Morón, from Panama. Yellow cards were given to Edson Álvarez, Diego Lainez and César Montes for Mexico and to Nahitan Nández, Facundo Torres, José María Giménez, Maxi Araujo and Guillermo Varela for Uruguay.
Incidents: Friendly match played between the national teams of Mexico and Uruguay at Corona Stadium in Torreón, Coahuila, northern Mexico.
With information from EFE
