After Mexico clinched their spot in the Qatar 2022World Cup, they started to prepare a series of friendly matchups that will prepare them properly for the world’s top tournament. The team managed by Gerardo Martino will have 3 friendly matchups in the upcoming week, the first one against Nigeria. If you are in the US, you can watch this game live on FuboTV (Free 7-day Trial).
The matchup between Mexico againstNigeriawill be held at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 8:00 PM (ET). This will be the first matchup played at US soil before heading up to the CONCACAF Nations League tournament.
After this game, Mexico will face Uruguay on Thursday, June 2 at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and Ecuador on Sunday, June 5 at the Soldier Field In Chicago, Illinois. These matchups will be right before the CONCACAF Nations League to be played on June.
MexicoNational team lineup
This matchup will be useful for the Argentine managerGerardo Martino prior to the CONCACAF Nations League. Those games may be useful to evaluate a more deep list of players that didn’t havea chance before, such as Fernando Beltran, from Chivas, or Santiago Gimenez, from Cruz Azul.
Mexico National team starting XI:Rodolfo Cota; Erick Aguirre, Cesar Montes, Héctor Moreno, Jesus Gallardo; Fernando Beltrán, Luis Romo, Andrés Guardado; Roberto Alvarado, Santiago Gimenez and Rodolfo Pizarro.
Nigeria National team lineup
Whereas Nigeria already eliminated from the Qatar 2022World Cup Finals, the African side is preparing for the2023 Africa Cup of Nations to be held inIvory Coast. This game will be the first under the new coachJose Peseiro.The Portuguese manager cames after being head coach for Venenzuela.
Nigeria National team starting XI:Francis Uzoho; Chidozie Awaziem, William Troost-Ekong,Semi Ajayi,Calvin Bassey;Bonke Innocent,Joe Aribo,Alex Iwobi;Moses Simon,Terem Moffi,Cyriel Dessers.