Czech Republic vs Mexico - prediction, team news, lineups

Czech Republic conscionable hosts Mexico astatine the Estadio Banorte connected Thursday greeting successful the last circular of radical matches successful this summer's FIFA World Cup.

Narodak could lone negociate a gully against South Africa successful their erstwhile tourney outing, portion Mexico grabbed their 2nd triumph of the run against South Korea.

Match preview

With conscionable a singular constituent aft their 2 matches truthful far, it is imperative that Czech Republic triumph their last radical crippled if they privation to beryllium competing successful the knockout stages of this summer’s World Cup.

Despite taking the pb connected the hr mark, Narodak conceded doubly wrong the abstraction of 13 minutes and had a extremity chalked disconnected for offside arsenic they started their run with a disappointing decision to South Korea astatine the Estadio Akron.

That effect was followed by a people gully against South Africa connected Thursday evening, with Miroslav Koubek’s broadside again taking the pb earlier conceding a precocious Teboho Mokoen punishment to driblet yet much points.

Although they presently beryllium 3rd successful Group A, it is highly improbable that immoderate little than 3 points would instrumentality Czech Republic done to the knockouts, meaning they look the monumental task of beating flawless hosts Mexico astatine the Estadio Banorte.

However, that is by nary means intolerable for Narodak, who won 2-1 successful their lone erstwhile gathering with El Tricolor 26 years ago.

Currently sat apical of Group A with six points, 3 goals scored and zero conceded, hosts Mexico person experienced a imagination commencement to the 2026 World Cup.

In their opening match, El Tricolor welcomed South Africa to the Estadio Banorte and aft what was an enactment packed contention including 3 sending offs, Javier Aguirre’s broadside prevailed arsenic 2-0 victors acknowledgment to goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez.

This was past followed up by a pugnacious trial against South Korea, which the hosts besides passed with flying colours, coping good with the Taegeuk Warriors' persistent menace to grind retired a 1-0 triumph and permission them with the cleanable grounds heading into the last radical match.

After opening the spread astatine the apical to 3 points with their triumph against Hong Myung-bo's side, Mexico confirmed a spot successful the knockout rounds of the competition, a signifier astatine which they person not won a crippled successful 40 years.

However, though it is highly apt that Mexico volition decorativeness archetypal successful Group A, Aguirre's men tin corroborate a much favourable Round of 32 gully by avoiding decision against Czech Republic connected Thursday and sealing apical spot.

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Team News

After sustaining a brutal thigh wounded whilst grooming with the broadside earlier successful the month, Czech Republic defender David Jurasek volition beryllium unavailable for the remainder of the tourney and is acceptable to instrumentality astatine the extremity of July.

Although they person been mostly underwhelming, it is apt that Narodak instrumentality with a akin lineup to their archetypal 2 matches, with Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ladislav Krejci captaining the broadside and Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick starring the line.

Following his reddish paper successful the opening lucifer against South Africa, Cesar Montes served his 1 crippled suspension against South Korea and volition beryllium disposable again for Mexico connected Thursday.

Having already sealed qualification to the knockouts, it would beryllium nary astonishment if Aguirre made immoderate changes to his lineup and rests immoderate of El Tricolor's large names similar Edson Alvarez, Quinones and Jimenez.

Czech Republic imaginable starting lineup:

Kovar; Holes, Hranac, Krejci; Coufal, Darida, Cerv, Sadilek, Sojka; Schick, Hlozek

Mexico imaginable starting lineup:

Rangel; Sanchez, Reyes, Vasquez, Gallardo; Gutierrez, Lira, Romo; Alvarado, Gimenez, Quinones

We say: Czech Republic 1-2 Mexico

With truthful overmuch astatine involvement heading into the last radical games of the tournament, we expect Czech Republic's brushwood with Mexico astatine the Estadio Banorte volition beryllium a cagey matter with precise fewer large chances.

However, aft specified a promising showing successful their archetypal 2 matches, we deliberation that El Tricolor volition bash the cleanable expanse successful Group A, sealing apical spot and sending Narodak location astatine the archetypal hurdle.

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