Mexico vs. USA Starting Lineups: Predicting Starters for Both Sides in Qualifier

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Published: March 26, 2013

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Estadio Azteca will host what should be a heated battle between rivals as Mexico and the United States attempt to provide a major boost to their World Cup qualifying campaigns with a win on Tuesday night.

Mexico currently sits in fourth place after letting a 2-0 lead slip away against Honduras on Friday. It followed a highly-disappointing hexagonal opener which had seen El Tri unable to generate a goal on home soil in a scoreless draw with Jamaica.

The United States is in slightly better shape after surviving blizzard conditions to defeat Costa Rica 1-0. Winning in Mexico has been historically tough for the Americans, but they did earn a friendly win last year. A draw would be an acceptable result tonight.

Let's take a look at projected lineups for both countries ahead of the key qualifier. These 22 players will be under immense pressure once the opening whistle sounds.

 

Mexico



GK and DF: Guillermo Ochoa – Jorge Torres Nilo, Hugo Ayala, Hector Moreno, Severo Meza

Mexico manager Jose Manuel de la Torre had a tough decision to make in goal: Stick with Ochoa, who drew the start in Friday's draw with Honduras, or switch back to Jesus Corona. He decided on the former, according to Zac Lee Rigg of Goal.com.

The only change along the back line will likely come at the expense of Francisco Rodriguez, who's suspended for the match (per Rigg). Fellow center-back Ayala is the best bet to fill the void, with Ochoa taking over the captain's armband.

 

MF: Carlos Salcido, Jesus Zavala – Andres Guardado, Giovani dos Santos, Javier Aquino



No major surprises in the midfield. The biggest key for Mexico will be for this group (most notably dos Santos) to put constant pressure on the United States' center-backs. The American defenders weren't truly tested due to the snowstorm on Friday, but they looked shaky against ...
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