Mexico have played six friendlies this year, conceding only one goal. El Tri won't have home advantage in Pasadena where a low scoring clash is expected against Australia.
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These nations have met six times, Mexico winning just once in 1970. The last encounter was a friendly clash in 2023, a 2-2 draw in New Jersey.
Mexico Form & Squad
Mexico didn’t have to qualify for the World Cup as co-hosts, playing 12 friendlies since defeating the United States in the 2025 Gold Cup final.
Javier Aguirre’s side failed to win in their first six friendlies against Asian and South American opponents. They have competed in six games this year, conceding only one goal.
El Tri earned draws against Portugal and Belgium in March before returning to action in May. Brian Gutierrez and Guillermo Martinez scored in a 2-0 victory over Ghana in Puebla, ending the contest with 1.52-0.22 xG.
| Pos | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 40 | 151 | 0 |
| GK | Raul Rangel | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| GK | Carlos Acevedo | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| GK | Jose Antonio Rodriguez | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Carlos Moreno | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Alex Padilla | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Jesus Gallardo | 31 | 118 | 3 |
| DF | Cesar Montes | 29 | 65 | 4 |
| DF | Jorge Sanchez | 28 | 56 | 3 |
| DF | Johan Vasquez | 27 | 44 | 1 |
| DF | Israel Reyes | 25 | 31 | 2 |
| DF | Jesus Alberto Angulo | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | Julian Araujo | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | Mateo Chavez | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Victor Guzman | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Richard Ledezma | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Everardo Lopez | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Bryan Gonzalez | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Ramon Juarez | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Eduardo Aguila | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Alejandro Gomez | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Luis Rey | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Edson Alvarez | 28 | 95 | 7 |
| MF | Orbelin Pineda | 30 | 90 | 12 |
| MF | Carlos Rodriguez | 29 | 67 | 0 |
| MF | Roberto Alvarado | 27 | 65 | 5 |
| MF | Luis Romo | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| MF | Luis Chavez | 30 | 42 | 4 |
| MF | Erick Sanchez | 26 | 38 | 3 |
| MF | Diego Lainez | 25 | 33 | 3 |
| MF | Erik Lira | 26 | 22 | 0 |
| MF | Marcel Ruiz | 25 | 17 | 0 |
| MF | Efrain Alvarez | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Brian Gutierrez | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | Alexis Gutierrez | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Gilberto Mora | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Obed Vargas | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Jesus Ricardo Angulo | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | Jordan Carrillo | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Castaneda | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Alvaro Fidalgo | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Denzell Garcia | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Jorge Ruvalcaba | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Alexei Dominguez | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jeremy Marquez | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Elias Montiel | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Isaias Violante | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Raul Jimenez | 35 | 123 | 44 |
| FW | Alexis Vega | 28 | 49 | 7 |
| FW | Santiago Gimenez | 25 | 46 | 6 |
| FW | Cesar Huerta | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| FW | Julian Quinones | 29 | 20 | 2 |
| FW | German Berterame | 27 | 9 | 2 |
| FW | Guillermo Martinez | 31 | 9 | 2 |
| FW | Armando Gonzalez | 23 | 6 | 1 |
Australia Form & Squad
Australia had few problems in the World Cup qualifiers. They lost once in Group C, finishing behind Japan but six points clear of Saudi Arabia.
The Socceroos ended 2025 with three straight friendly defeats, going down to the United States, Venezuela and Colombia.
Tony Popovic’s side returned to home soil to play two matches in March, defeating Cameroon 1-0 in Sydney and Curaçao 5-0 in Melbourne.
| Pos | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mathew Ryan | 34 | 103 | 0 |
| GK | Joe Gauci | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| GK | Paul Izzo | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | Patrick Beach | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Aziz Behich | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| DF | Milos Degenek | 32 | 56 | 1 |
| DF | Harry Souttar | 27 | 36 | 11 |
| DF | Kye Rowles | 27 | 29 | 1 |
| DF | Jordan Bos | 23 | 25 | 4 |
| DF | Cameron Burgess | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| DF | Jason Geria | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Alessandro Circati | 22 | 11 | 1 |
| DF | Kai Trewin | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Jacob Italiano | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Lucas Herrington | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Jackson Irvine | 33 | 80 | 14 |
| MF | Ajdin Hrustic | 29 | 36 | 4 |
| MF | Connor Metcalfe | 26 | 34 | 1 |
| MF | Aiden O'Neill | 27 | 29 | 0 |
| MF | Cameron Devlin | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Okon-Engstler | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Mathew Leckie | 35 | 78 | 14 |
| FW | Martin Boyle | 33 | 41 | 10 |
| FW | Awer Mabil | 30 | 37 | 10 |
| FW | Brandon Borrello | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| FW | Nestory Irankunda | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| FW | Mohamed Toure | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| FW | Nishan Velupillay | 25 | 6 | 3 |
| FW | Cristian Volpato | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Tete Yengi | 25 | 0 | 0 |