| Mexico v England 20:59 - Jul 1 with 4805 views | Zx1988 |
Surprised to see that the bookies have England as favourites on Monday morning, especially with the match being held at the Aztexa.
England are 8/13 to qualify, with the Mexicans at 6/5. I'd have thought that England's form, and Mexico's record at home, would make the Mexicans firm favourites?
That said, I do wonder how we'll fare against a team who'll actually want to play. |  |
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| Mexico v England on 19:16 - Jul 3 with 557 views | Ryorry |
| Mexico v England on 18:56 - Jul 3 by TJS |
Don’t know how quickly Bobby Robson’s England side arrived in Mexico City to play Paraguay in 1986 but they played their last group game at 500m above sea level on 11th June and beat Paraguay 3-0 in Mexico City on 18th June. |
Against Paraguay, not an already acclimatised Mexico that were used to the conditions.
Baffled as to why people just don’t want to, or can’t, see the physical, biological disadvantage other teams are at when playing Mexico at the Aztec. |  |
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| Mexico v England on 21:02 - Jul 3 with 503 views | Smoresy |
| Mexico v England on 15:17 - Jul 3 by Trequartista |
It's not quite as impressive as it might seem
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This misses out the two wins against Brazil when the Azteca was branded Mexico City Stadium. These are the games they've played against "top teams" since 1970 from what I can tell - patchy knowledge of those eras. I included all the big current names and those I expect were a big name in that particular period.
0-0 v Soviet Union 1970
0-0 v Soviet Union 1970
1-0 v Belgium 1970
0-0 v Soviet Union 1971
2-0 v Argentina 1973
1-1 v Argentina 1975
2-2 v Germany 1977
1-3 v Spain 1981
1-1 v Italy 1985
1-0 v England 1985
2-0 v Germany 1985
1-0 v Soviet Union 1986
0-0 v Germany 1993
0-0 v Colombia 1994
4-3 v Brazil 1999
1-0 v Brazil 2003
1-0 v Brazil 2003
1-1 v Spain 2010
0-0 v Portugal 2025
My own conclusion from this list is that few top sides have opted to play there of late, plus plenty of draws. | | | |
| Mexico v England on 21:04 - Jul 3 with 489 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Mexico v England on 18:04 - Jul 3 by Ryorry |
I don't see as big a margin as that. Tuchel has the brain to plan specifically for this one.
We'll need a set-up that's defensively strong, keeps possession so we're not chasing the ball, and makes the most of set pieces + players coming off the bench. |
Have you watched England defend so far in this tournament?
I'm sorry but 3-0 sounds about right for me. I actually think we would struggle to win without the effect of the altitude. |  |
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| Mexico v England on 21:05 - Jul 3 with 484 views | Zx1988 |
| Mexico v England on 19:16 - Jul 3 by Ryorry |
Against Paraguay, not an already acclimatised Mexico that were used to the conditions.
Baffled as to why people just don’t want to, or can’t, see the physical, biological disadvantage other teams are at when playing Mexico at the Aztec. |
Exactly.
Four matches in Mexico; three at the Azteca, and one in Guadalajara (which is even higher). | |
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| Mexico v England on 21:26 - Jul 3 with 452 views | Radlett_blue |
| Mexico v England on 21:05 - Jul 3 by Zx1988 |
Exactly.
Four matches in Mexico; three at the Azteca, and one in Guadalajara (which is even higher). |
Mexico City is 2200 metres, Guadalajara 1566 metres above sea level. |  |
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| Mexico v England on 22:20 - Jul 3 with 403 views | Zx1988 |
| Mexico v England on 21:26 - Jul 3 by Radlett_blue |
Mexico City is 2200 metres, Guadalajara 1566 metres above sea level. |
Ah, my mistake. Got the 600m difference the wrong way around.
Still - three weeks and four matches at high altitude to get acclimatised. | |
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| Mexico v England on 01:23 - Jul 4 with 357 views | Ryorry |
| Mexico v England on 18:41 - Jul 3 by Trequartista |
I'm no expert but can't they have red blood cell pie for dinner, or alternatively bleed out some white blood cells ? |
I wonder if these oxygen cans would be considered by Fifa to be performance-enhancing 'drug' systems if we used them during the hydration breaks?
https://clearo2.com/shop?tw_so | |
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