Mexico In
Must-Win Tonight Against Costa Rica
The Mexican national soccer team face they
hardest test of their World Cup qualifying
revival when they meet CONCACAF leaders
Costa Rica in San José tonight in the fiery
atmosphere of the Saprissa Stadium.
With just three points separating Costa Rica
(12 points) from the fourth placed Mexicans
(nine), the two rounds of qualifiers today
and next Wednesday will go a long way to
deciding which teams from North and Central
America and the Caribbean head to the Finals
in South Africa next year.
The top three teams in the six-nation final
qualifying group automatically advance to
South Africa while the fourth placed team
face a two-legged play-off against the
fifth-placed South American team.
Mexico made a poor start to qualifying under
former coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, losing to
the United States and Honduras.
El Tri were then beaten by El Salvador in
Javier Aguirre’s first qualifier in charge
but their recent victory over the US in
Mexico City has put them back in contention.
The third-placed Americans (10) will expect
to pick up maximum points from their games –
at home to fifth-placed El Salvador (five)
today and away to bottom team Trinidad and
Tobago (five) on Wednesday.
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