Mexico has introduced the three friendlies to begin 2026 in three non FIFA dates. Mexico will face off towards Panama and Bolivia in January earlier than going through off in February towards Iceland. The video games would be the matches previous to the March FIFA Date the place Mexico will face off towards Portugal and Belgium. The matches will solely encompass Liga MX gamers with the primary two being away matches whereas the Iceland match will happen in Queretaro.
Mexico will begin their 2026 by touring to Central America the place they’ll face off towards Panama within the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama Metropolis on January twenty second. Panama is the one Central American crew to have certified to the 2026 World Cup and might be getting ready for the match. Like Mexico, they’ll have solely native league gamers. Mexico will then journey to face off towards Bolivia on January twenty fifth in Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilar in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. In contrast to each Mexico and Panama, Bolivia is in preparation for the FIFA World Cup playoffs which it has to play in March as they search for their spot within the World Cup. Bolivia will even have a facet manufactured from native gamers though they are going to be getting ready for the playoff with three FIFA friendlies in January, with the Mexico facet being their second. As they’ll play the playoffs in Monterrey, the place there’s a lot much less altitude than Mexico Metropolis and Guadalajara, the matches will happen in Santa Cruz de la Sierra and never within the altitude in La Paz.
A month after the matches, Mexico will play towards Iceland within the Estadio Corregidora in Queretaro on February twenty fifth. Iceland, like different Nordic nations, has their league off in winter and it solely runs from April till September. This enables Iceland to have an all native league facet for early winter friendlies which groups like Mexico and america have taken half in earlier than. The match would be the final of the Non FIFA date friendlies.
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Mexico had already introduced their extra essential pleasant matches in March. On March twenty eighth, Mexico will face off towards Portugal within the reopening of Estadio Azteca, which is below renovations. Mexico will then journey to america the place they’ll face off towards Belgium on March thirty first in Soldier Subject, Chicago. The matches might be key for Mexico’s preparation with two very sturdy rival and with the Portugal match having the go to of Cristiano Ronaldo (all tickets for the match launched to this point have been offered out). Mexico is then anticipated to have two friendlies in Could and one in June earlier than the match however no phrase but on the dates of the video games or the rivals they’ll face in these matches.