Mexico vs Costa Rica will be taking place in what will most certainly be a must-watch FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifying fixture on Monday
Read on to know all about the game right here.
Mexico will be hosting their clash against Costa Rica on Monday with the latter side eyeing a win in order to overhaul Panama in the CONCACAF standings of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final round qualifying fixtures.
El Tri (The Tricolor) look confident as ever, as was evident from their performance against Jamaica where they managed to beat the opponents 2-1. Costa Rica also managed to get an important 1-0 win against Panama which has boosted their confidence levels and hopes of qualification.
So let’s take a look at the details of the Mexico vs Costa Rica game ahead of their World Cup qualifying final round fixture:
Mexico vs Costa Rica FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022: Date, Time, Location, Tickets, Live Stream, Prediction
Date: Monday, 31st January, 2022
Time: 4:30 am as per Indian Standard Time
Venue: The Mexico vs Costa Rica fixture is set to be played at the Estadio Azteca stadium located in Mexico City. The stadium has a capacity to occupy as many as 87,523 spectators at one time and is the largest stadium in Mexico.
Tickets
The tickets for the Mexico vs Costa Rica match can be purchased on viagogo, which is an online ticket exchange site that allows people to buy and sell tickets themselves.
Mexico vs Costa Rica Head-to-Head, Team News, Lineups
H2H Record
The two sides have met a total of 58 times till now, with Mexico having a much more imposing record of 34 wins over the Costa Ricans, who have only managed to win once in their previous 23 meetings with the Chicanos. Costa Rica have emerged victorious on seven occasions with the remaining 17 games concluding with a draw.
Team News
Mexico
There have been no updates, nor any news of someone missing from the Mexican squad because of injury or suspension related issues.
Costa Rica
Ricardo Blanco is the only player from the Los Ticos’ squad who will be absent for the clash against Mexico because of a thigh injury that the player sustained ahead of the fixture against Panama.
Playing 11
Mexico Predicted XI (4-3-3): Guillermo Ochoa (GK); Luis Alfonso Rodríguez, Héctor Moreno, Gerardo Arteaga, Nestor Araujo; Orbelin Pineda, Hector Herrera, Diego Lainez; Jesus Corona, Hirving Lozano, Alexis Vega
Costa Rica Predicted XI (4-4-2): Keylor Navas (GK); Bryan Oviedo, Keysher Fuller, Francisco Calvo, Ronald Matarrita; Gerson Torres, Yeltsin Tejeda, Orlando Galo, Bryan Ruiz; Johan Venegas, Joel Campbell
When And Where To Watch FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022: Live Stream And Telecast
US: Paramount+ (subscription will be required)
Canada: OneSoccer, TELUS (Ch. 980), Sportsnet, RDS
Australia: 10 bold (live telecast), 10 Play and the 10 Play app (live stream)
UK: ITV (live telecast), ITV Hub (live stream)
India: Sony Pictures Sports Network (live telecast), Sony Liv App (live stream)
Prediction
Mexico have been incredible and also boast of being undefeated at home soil in their qualifying fixtures, and since the showdown is scheduled to take place at their home, a win for Mexico is on the cards.
Prediction: Mexico 2-1 Costa Rica
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