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The Mexico team went through very turbulent times before the arrival of Jaime Lozano. Tri had a poor participation in the World Cup in Qatar by the hand of Gerardo Martino. Diego Cocca took over the bench, but his performance did not allow him to remain in command of the national team. Jaime Lozano was appointed as internal strategist and, after a great Gold Cup, He ended up keeping the position in the Mexican team, but under some conditions.
Jaime Lozano earned his place on the Aztec bench on the merit of restore the identity of a team that had been spinning failures in recent years. With very little filming, El Tri defeated Panama in the Gold Cup final and returned to the top of the region. Despite the fact that Jimmy was ratified in office, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) would have imposed some conditions that will be evaluated before the arrival of the 2026 World Cup.
Conditions on Jaime Lozano before the World Cup
The 2023 Gold Cup was the first step on Jaime Lozano’s path that allowed him to take over the Mexican bench. But on the horizon there are already a couple of tournaments that would be under the evaluation of the FMF managers.
It is worth remembering that Mexico will not play the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup for their status as co-hosts of the tournament with the United States and Canada. This is why Jimmy’s “tests” are two very concrete.
According to information from Diario Récord, Jaime Lozano’s first exam will be the 2024 America’s Cup. The source points out that Jimmy’s goal should be to reach the first places of the tournament. The Aztec team would have to reach the semifinals of the South American competition.
The second test of the Mexican strategist would be the next gold cup. This tournament will take place in 2025 and will be the preamble to the arrival of the World Cup. The information indicates that managers expect that Jaime Lozano wins the title again, before the World Cup.
How did Jaime Lozano do with Mexico?
Jimmy Lozano has coached the Mexico national team for 6 encounters. The former Necaxa coach accumulates 5 wins and only 1 loss. El Tri has scored 13 goals in the “Lozano era” and has only fit a couple of many
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