Predictions Nations League - Mexico vs USA

Nations League - Mexico vs USA
Match Time: 16-10-2024 09:30 Wednesday (GMT+7)
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Mexico's last competitive match came at the 2024 Copa America, where they failed to make it out of the group stage despite picking up a respectable four points from their three matches in the section.

As joint-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, El Tri will not have to qualify for the finals of the competition, but they will be in competitive action next month in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Javier Aguirre's side played twice in September, beating New Zealand 3-0 in their first contest before drawing 0-0 with Canada, and the national side will now be eyeing a morale-boosting win over the United States.

Mexico have not actually beaten USA since September 2019, with the United States triumphing in five of their last seven meetings, remaining unbeaten in the process.

Aguirre's team actually took on La Liga outfit Valencia in a friendly game on Saturday, with the contest finishing 2-2.

The last two contests between these two sides took place in June 2023 and March 2024 in the CONCACAF Nations League, with USA recording 3-0 and 2-0 victories, with the latter result occurring in the final of the competition.

United States have only conceded once in their last six matches with Mexico, which is an indication of the size of the task facing the hosts during Tuesday's international friendly.

However, the last non-competitive match between these two countries did finish 1-1 in April 2023.

USA disappointed at the 2024 Copa America, failing to make it out of the group stage, finishing third in their section behind Uruguay and Panama, having collected only three points from three matches.

However, new head coach Mauricio Pochettino made a winning start to his tenure against Panama in October, with Yunus Musah and Ricardo Pepi on the scoresheet in a 2-0 success in Texas.

United States are also joint-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, while like Mexico, they will be in CONCACAF Nations League action in November, with their quarter-final opponent yet to be decided.

Prediction: Mexico 1-2 USA