The Mexican National Team starts this new FIFA Date, still without an official coach and without a clear base for next year and in front has a rival who does not come for a walk, Costa Rica and El Tri have always been great rivals and until recently this match was considered as the true classic of CONCACAF.
Mexico does not arrive showing its best version, it is far from being the team that qualified to the world championship without problems and arrives at the CONCACAF classic with a four-game winless streak. His last victory was against Korea and then chained four consecutive defeats.
Costa Rica, which has just announced that Gustavo Matosas will be the new coach of the Ticos, does not go through a good time, despite being a friendly duel, this CONCACAF classic is not the best idea to start a new cycle.
The Ticos reach this duel with a four-game losing streak and a draw, after their terrible World Cup, the Costa Rican squad is not able to win since June when in the days before the World Cup beat Ireland 3-0.
In the total record, Mexico is the absolute owner of this classic and in the five most recent matches won three and there were two draws.
To realize the Tri’s dominance over the Ticos, we will leave you with two facts: The Mexican National Team has never lost a friendly match played in our country and the last time Costa Rica won a “friendly” classic was in August of 1972 when they imposed 1-0. And also consider this, from the year 2000 up to this date the box Tricolor colo lost twice to the Ticos and in both cases they were matches of the eliminatory ones towards the World Cup.
Forecast for El Tri for the great Concacaf Classic
Win Mexico by difference of two goals. Despite not arriving in the best circumstances the odds favor the Tricolor and has the staff to be able to keep this classic.