Mexico beat Australia 1-0 ahead of World Cup squad submission deadline
Key takeaways
- The warm-up friendly simulated World Cup conditions, including cooling breaks for the players, at the Rose Bowl stadium.
- Mexico coach Javier Aguirre made nine changes from the starting 11 that beat Ghana 2-0 in a friendly in Puebla, Mexico, last week.
- All 48 participating nations must submit their 26-man World Cup squads to FIFA by Monday for a tournament that begins on June 11 and will be played in Mexico, the US and Canada.
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The warm-up friendly simulated World Cup conditions, including cooling breaks for the players, at the Rose Bowl stadium.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Mexico defender Johan Vasquez celebrates after scoring a goal during a friendly between Mexico and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on May 30, 2026 [Frederic J Brown/AFP]By Reuters Published On 31 May 202631 May 2026World Cup cohosts Mexico have savoured a confidence-building 1-0 friendly win over Australia in front of a mammoth crowd in the United States with the result leaving both sides’ coaches with hard choices before naming their squads for the tournament.
A Johan Vasquez header from a set piece in the 28th minute on Saturday gave a much-changed Mexico the lead, which they held successfully despite a better second half from the Socceroos after a shaky start at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.