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00:00The USA vs. Mexico, one of the biggest rivalries in soccer,
00:04takes center stage as these two giants
00:07of North American football square off in Guadalajara.
00:10This, this is not a friendly.
00:13This is a battle for pride, the momentum of two teams,
00:16and for both of them, a key part of their preparation
00:19for the road to the 2026 World Cup.
00:22These two teams know each other very well, inside out,
00:25and every match is a battle that neither wants to lose.
00:29To break the Mexican team's preparations
00:31and what is at stake for them,
00:33we go with Francisco and the latest report.
00:36Well, Marcelino, guys, yes, it will be a friendly match
00:39for the Mexico national team,
00:41but it's a high-stakes friendly match
00:43for El Tri and for Javier Aguirre.
00:45Let's just start by saying that Javier Aguirre
00:47is doing something different,
00:48something that Jaime Lozano did not do in his last days
00:52as El Tri's coach, which is relying on well-known veterans.
00:56And Javier Aguirre knows that he needs some of the guys
00:58that Mexico has used in the past
01:00to bring him to an elite level,
01:02to take him back out of the funk.
01:04And this time around,
01:06how about 39-year-old goalie Guillermo Ochoa?
01:10He signed on to be a goalie for ABS in Portugal.
01:14At least he's getting some reps.
01:15Yes, it's not the best team,
01:16probably not the best league possible,
01:18but he's getting some reps,
01:19looking to be the only player in World Cup history
01:22to appear in six different editions.
01:24Now, the second one I'd like to point out is Raul Jimenez.
01:27He's looking more like vintage Raul Jimenez.
01:29He's looking good for Fulham.
01:30How about what he did last weekend?
01:32The taquito, that great assist that he had for Fulham,
01:35then again, looking like vintage Raul Jimenez.
01:38And another player I'd like to point out,
01:40obviously, Andres Guardado.
01:41Yes, obviously, he's a historic player for Mexico.
01:44There'll be a tribute for Andres Guardado in Guadalajara,
01:47but what he said recently,
01:49I don't wanna be a distraction.
01:51He's told the coach he's got his choice.
01:54He doesn't wanna just take too much out of the game,
01:56out of what Javier Aguirre has to do with his strategy,
01:59what his tactics, but it's a fact.
02:02Andres Guardado will play.
02:03A tribute will be paid to the legend, to the veteran,
02:07the former Valencia, the former Valladolid player,
02:09now getting some reps for Leon, obviously,
02:11playing at the competitive level,
02:13but at the same time,
02:15we don't know how fit will he be to play
02:18a high-stakes friendly, then again,
02:20a high-stakes friendly against the U.S. national team
02:23led by Mauricio Pochettino.
02:24So that's it for now.
02:26That's my report for the Mexican national team.
02:28Marcelino, back to you in the studio.