Progressing from the last six World Cup group stages, Mexico have no issues starting the tournament well, but can they progress in the knockout stages in Russia? Defending champs Germany look to become the third team to win back-to-back World Cups, but how will the favourites tag affect Die Mannschaft? Before he heads to Russia to cover Mexico at the World Cup, Herculez Gomez predicts how far El Tri will go in the tournament. After Mexico's preliminary World Cup roster was announced, Herc Gomez talks about which players he wouldn't take to Russia. The ESPN FC crew share their thoughts on Raf Honigstein's strongest XI for Germany at the World Cup. Mexico's Carlos Salcedo believes the key to a good performance from El Tri in its World Cup opener on June 17 against Germany is not letting the reigning champions dictate play. The 24-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt center-back knows the German game well and thinks the conditioning work the Mexico national team has put in ahead of the tournament will allow El Tri to carry out its game-plan. "[Germany] is an opponent that doesn't feel comfortable pressing and that's what the physical work we've been...from ESPN FC News https://ift.tt/2xqcpHn
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