The Mexican national team officially returned to Guadalajara after 14 years of absence

The Mexican national team will once again play a preparation match in the city of Guadalajara, after 14 years of absence in the Pearl of the Tapatía, when they will most likely face the United States on the FIFA date in Octoberas confirmed through a video on social networks by the governor of the state of Jalisco Enrique Alfaro and the president of the Mexican Football Federation Ivar Sisniega

Both officials announced the news, confirming that the venue for the international match will be the Akron Stadium, home of Chivas del Guadalajara and where they had not held an international match for the Mexican national team for 14 years. after Mexico lost 2-1 to Ecuador on this stage on September 4, 2010.

At that meeting, the now new coach of the Mexican national team, Javier Aguirre, had resigned from his position in the national team after managing unsuccessfully in the 2010 World Cup. and his place was taken by Efraín Flores, while the Ecuadorians were commanded by Reinaldo Rueda.

The goals in that match were scored by Ecuador by the late Christian Benitez at minute 1 and by Jaime Ayoví at minute 58; while the Mexican team’s goal was an own goal by Luis Checa in the 40th minute, but it was attributed to Javier Hernández through the Aztec team.

Now, more than five thousand days have passed since that date, Mexico will once again have a preparation match and it will be in the month of October on the FIFA date, most likely against the United States, after the last duel they held. in the last Nations League where the Stars and Stripes team won 2-0 in the city of Arlington, Texas.

Regarding this duel, Sisniega reaffirmed that the Mexican National Team will return to Guadalajara after 14 years, a duel that once again It will be on the Akron Stadium field, as it was in 2010.

“That’s right, we are delighted that the National Team is returning to Guadalajara, Jalisco. We will have more news very soon, but we are very grateful to the governor, which created these conditions for us to be able to return to what will be one of our homes for the World Cup,” he said.

Within the plans of the Mexican Football Federation in the time remaining until the 2026 World Cup is to hold other games in venues in the Mexican Republic and it will not be strange if another duel is also scheduled shortly. at the BBVA Bancomer Stadium in the city of Monterrey, which together with the Akron Stadium and the Azteca Stadium will host the 2026 World Cup..

Keep reading:
-Braulio Luna comes out in defense of Vasco Aguirre’s third project in the Mexican national team
-Nacho Ambriz says that Javier Aguirre has been disrespected
-Paco Palencia complained that in the Mexican national team players are imposed