Mexico City (proceso.com.mx). – The Mexican national team achieved a painful 0-1 victory over Honduras, on the penultimate day of the CONCACAF qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The players and part of the coaching staff Tricolor made some statements.
After a match in which it was difficult for some teams to find the opposing goal net, after a corner kick by Hector Herrera, Edson Alvarez managed to tie a header in the 70th minute to score the only goal from the net. match.
At the end of the match, Martino’s technical assistant, Jorge Teller, commented that the Mexican footballers, even before the goal, lacked more depth, something that changed in the second half. “Mexico dominated the match and were a fair winner,” Thaler commented. He added that despite the victory, the result does not give them peace of mind in the upcoming match against El Salvador. “We have to think that we still haven’t made it to the World Cup.”
In addition, Martino’s technical assistant added: “Except for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers that were easily won, Mexico always had problems qualifying for other qualifiers.” In this sense, it should be remembered that in the 2006 ranking, Mexico took second place in the table with 22 points, in 2010 it took the same place with 19 units, and in 2014 it was in the fourth step, so it went to the play-off. . In 2018, she topped the leaderboard with 21 points.
For his part, Guillermo Ochoa was more brief with his comments after the match against Honduras. “In the qualifying rounds, the important thing is the points,” said the goalkeeper.
With this victory at the Metropolitan Olympic Stadium in San Pedro Sula and in the absence of a qualifying match, those led by Gerardo “Tata” Martino are virtually guaranteed their ticket for the upcoming World Cup. Mexico reached 25 units and remains third in the table, while its closest rival is Costa Rica, the team that has 22 points and will host the United States in its final match (the team that has already qualified for the World Cup). For its part, El Tri will be domestically against El Salvador, a match that will take place on March 30 at 7:05 p.m.
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