After an atypical year, Mexico returns to activity with an intense calendar that includes the Gold Cup and World Cup qualifier
As for the Mexican national team’s activity in the current 2021, the Mexican team will have a year of high activity between friendly duels, the League of Nations and the Concacaf octagonal final for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Considering this, in ESPN Digital we present the agenda that the team led by Gerardo Martino will have for 2021.
FRIENDLY
The first showdown the Mexican national team will have this year will be against Wales, which will be held on March 27 at 1:00 pm (Central Mexico time) at the Cardiff City Stadium in Wales.
It will be the fifth game against Wales in Tri’s history and will serve as preparation for the final stage of the CONCACAF Nations League.
THE CONCACAF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
In the same month of March The Mexican national team will face Costa Rica in the semi-final after qualifying for the final stages of the first edition of the CONCACAF Nations League.That’s why these meetings were planned after the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to CONCACAF, the tournament’s four ongoing matches will take place in March 2021 at a venue in the United States pending confirmation.
EIGHTAGONALLY FINAL
From July 2021 to March 2022, the CONCACAF Octagonal Final will take place, so after the Mexican national team is ranked first in the area’s FIFA rankings, it will be active until the second round to secure a ticket. to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
June 2021
The Mexican national team will face its Jamaica counterpart, in the same month it will have another match with an impending rival according to the results of the first round.
September 2021
His only meeting in the national month, he still has no defined rival, after it will be generated after what happened in the first round.
October 2021
The octagonal’s main duel against the United States will be as a visitor, so the Mexican national team will travel for the all-important duel with its perennial rival.
November 2021
To conclude the activity this year, Mexico will compete against its Costa Rican counterpart in Mexican territory and close its last game of the year at home.
Then in 2022, the Mexican national team will face an upcoming rival in January, while it will end its activity in March when it visits Honduras.
GOLDEN CUP
From July 10 to August 1, Gerardo Martino’s team will be active in the main league of the confederation, after the World Cup qualification.
To date, the confederation has not disclosed the exact dates of the matches and where the matches will be held.
In the absence of four registered for the tournament, so far invitees for the competition are: United States, Canada, Panama, Honduras, Martinique, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Grenada, El Salvador, Jamaica and Suriname.