Mexico’s best World Cup performance to date dates back to 1970 and 1986, when they reached the quarter-finals. Both tournaments were held in their country.

From Argentina Martino admits that the difficulties that his team is currently going through are to overcome and climb from group C, in which he then found himself PolishArgentina and Saudi Arabia – it’s real.

According to the former FC Barcelona coach, his Mexican players are capable of finding themselves in the top four of the Qatar tournament.

Mexican TV Meanwhile, Telediario believe that if Mexico are knocked out of the World Cup after the group stage, Martino will likely be fired from his job.

The station recalls that for several months, the predominant opinion among the Mexican public has been that the Mexican team managed by Martino is playing below their expectations.

Among those recently indicated by media The Uruguayan coach was a potential candidate to replace Martino Guillermo Almadawho manages the Mexican club CF Pachuca.

Telediario and the Mediotiempo portal recall that voice Criticism against Martino came when Mexico’s potentially strongest North and Central American team only qualified for the World Cup from second place in the CONCACAF zone, overtaken by Canada.

The media also criticize the attitude of the Habs in the social games this year, in which, among other things, They drew scoreless with Guatemala and Ecuador, and lost 0: 3 against Uruguay and 2 : 3 against Colombia.

Ahead of Wednesday’s friendly match against the Iraqi national team in Girona, Spain, where the Mexican team has been preparing for the World Cup since early November, several players in Martino’s squad are complaining about injuries or not being in great shape after injuries.

There is one of the key players in this group Raul Jimenezstriker for English club Wolverhampton FC.

As the Mexican coach argues, despite Jimenez’s even weaker form, the player is likely to be in the squad for the World Cup. His announcement is expected to take place by November 14.

Marcin Zatyka