By Wilson Florez
The Mexican team fine-tune the final details before the start of the 2026 World Cup. Javier Aguirre and El Tri will have a complex duel against the Serbian team. Veljko Paunovic He is the coach of this European team. The former Chivas coach praised the capabilities of the Aztec team.
Mexico will face Serbia at the Nemesio Diez Stadium in Toluca. The match against the Serbians will serve as preparation for the matches in the first round of the World Cup. Serbia can be compared with the Czech Republic, one of El Tri’s rivals.
But the Serbian team’s coach knows the Mexican team very well. Veljko Paunovic has measured Aztec football due to his past in Liga MX. Paunovic praised the qualities of Javier Aguirre’s team.
“Mexico is a team that it’s really very strong at homeit is a team that has a 17 or 18 games without conceding a goal, from set piecesvery strong defensive, too defends the area very well, but above all what they stand out for is the frenetic attacks that supported by their fans, here in Mexico they are very difficult to debatea lot of personal quality on the playing field,” he explained.
Veljko Paunovic referred, in the entire context of the meeting, to how influential fan support can be. This is an ingredient to take into account in the next El Tri matches. Mexico will do the entire first round of the World Cup in its country, under the warmth of its people.
Knowledge of Mexico
Veljko Paunovic had a couple of internships in Mexican soccer. The European strategist directed the Chivas de Guadalajara and the Tigres de la UANL. Paunovic has a remarkable amount of knowledge that could play into his desire for this match.
“I think there were or are six players I worked withtherefore there is knowledge and a non-public relationship,” he added.
This will be the second time that Serbs and Mexicans face each other in a match. The first time was in a friendly duel in 2011. On that occasion, El Tri took the victory 2-0.
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