Mexico Thump Serbia 5-1 to Complete World Cup Preparations
Mexico rallied from a 1-0 deficit and scored five unanswered goals to close World Cup preparations with a dominant win, Reuters reported.
- On Thursday, Mexico defeated Serbia 5-1 in their final FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca, gaining momentum before the tournament.
- Serbia struck first in the 19th minute through Petar Stanic, but Mexico equalized in the 34th minute when Johan Vasquez headed home from Brian Gutierrez's delivery before taking the lead via a Stefan Bukinac own goal.
- After the break, Raul Jimenez scored 12 minutes into the second half, then Adem Avdic turned Alexis Vega's corner into his own net in the 72nd minute before Luis Chavez completed the rout with a long-range strike.
- The victory provides momentum for Javier Aguirre's side ahead of next Thursday's FIFA World Cup opener against South Africa, the tournament's opening match.
- Fireworks lit up Estadio Nemesio Diez as Mexico celebrated their final preparations while co-hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 alongside the United States and Canada.
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One of the three organizing countries rolled Serbia for its last prep game.
The Mexican National Team closed its preparation for the 2026 World Cup with a strong 5-1 victory over Serbia at the Nemesio Díez Stadium. Bookmark: Mexico 5-1 Serbia.The friendly duel began with an advantage for the Europeans thanks to Petar Stanic's goal at the 19th minute, but Mexico reacted with notes by Johan Vásquez, Raúl Jiménez and Luis Chávez, in addition to two Serbian autogoles.With this result, the selection of Javier Aguirre comes m…
Javier Aguirre was looking for a dose of confidence for his team and found it before Serbia. The European team came to Mexico with a young plant, eager to prove their worth to Veljko Paunovic, and ended up putting red carpet to the Mexican National Team, prior to the 2026 World Cup, losing by 5-1. In almost two years, Javier Aguirre managed to go from booing to applause. Yes, against a team that was a ‘flan’, but that started with the advantage …
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