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Mexico Sets World Cup Prep Schedule with Ghana, Australia

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Mexico's men's national team will complete its World Cup preparations with warm-up matches against Ghana, Australia, and Serbia, officials announced Tuesday. The team will face Ghana on May 22 at home, followed by Australia at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on May 30, before concluding with Serbia on June 4 in Mexico.

These matches come before Mexico opens the World Cup against South Africa on June 11 at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The fixtures were selected to provide ideal preparation for El Tri, according to Ivar Sisniega, president of the Mexican Football Federation. Before these warm-up games, Mexico will host Iceland on February 25 in Querétaro and Portugal in Mexico City on March 28.

The match against Portugal will mark the reopening of Azteca Stadium, which has been closed since May 2024. Sisniega confirmed there is no contingency plan, stating the stadium will be ready for the March 28 match. The venues for the two games in Mexico have yet to be announced, but these fixtures will be crucial in fine-tuning Mexico's squad before their World Cup opener.