Preview of friendly matches: Mexico has been winless in the past four games and hopes to end its decline, while Uruguay has not lost in the past four games.
At 9:00 am on November 16th, Beijing time, in an international football friendly match, Mexico and Uruguay will compete at the Estadio TSM Stadium in Torreon. Three days later, Mexico will move to San Antonio, Texas, USA, where they will compete with Paraguay, their last opponent of the year. Uruguay will play against the United States, one of the host countries of the 2026 World Cup, in three days.
Mexico currently ranks 14th in the world. However, Mexico's performance during the recent international competition day windows has not been ideal. In October, Mexico first suffered a 0-4 defeat at the feet of Colombia, and then shook hands with Ecuador in a 1-1 draw. In September, Mexico successively fought against Japan and South Korea, resulting in draws with their opponents in both games.
Uruguay’s current international ranking is just behind Mexico, ranking 15th. During the October window, Uruguay defeated Dominica and Uzbekistan. In the final two games of the South American World Cup qualifying matches in September, Uruguay first defeated Peru 3-0, and then drew a goalless draw with Chile 0-0. They have remained unbeaten in the past 4 games. Considering that their opponents are generally of limited quality, Uruguay's 4 consecutive unbeaten games do not have many highlights worthy of repeated review.
In preparation for this stage of the competition, Mexican coach Aguirre announced his 26-man roster long ago. The American team of the Mexican League became the big winner. They contributed 5 international players to this national team, and Monterrey and Guadalajara each contributed three international players. Due to injury, AC Milan forward Gimenez was not selected for the current national team.
Relatively speaking, Uruguay under Bielsa can be said to be reloaded. Barcelona center back Araujo, Manchester United midfielder Ugarte, Tottenham midfielder Bentancur. Real Madrid slugger Valverde was not selected for the current national team due to injury.
According to statistics, the two teams have played against each other 19 times in history. Among them, Mexico has won 7 times, while Uruguay has won 8 times, and the two sides have tied 4 times in total. In the last three games, Uruguay defeated Mexico by major scores. The most recent match was an international friendly match in June 2024. Uruguay defeated Mexico with 4 goals and Nunez scored a hat trick in that game. Unfortunately, he failed to appear in the current Uruguay national team roster.
