Mexico City. Since December 1992, the FIFA ranking establishes the classification of the best teams in the world each quarter. Behind the great competitions in women’s soccer, Mexico advanced to 31st place with an increasing crop of points since December. Colombia (23) and Australia (12), rivals they will face in the United States on a tour of friendly matches, have been ranked higher for several years. For the Spanish Pedro López, coach of the national representative of the category, only competing against this class of rivals can consolidate a project that aspires to enter the elite.
“We need to play against teams that are ranked 15 or 10, which make us optimize the details of this game model to be efficient. That is the way we can continue growing towards the 2027 World Cup,” says the tricolor coach. “We are not in our best version, but that is what these types of games are for. They can bring us closer to those small details that allow us to compete against the best. I am convinced that we can face any rival, the results have given us confidence.”
The Mexicans will face Colombia this Saturday at the Orlando City stadium, a month after being eliminated in the Gold Cup semifinals against Brazil. That defeat served as a learning experience not only for the coaching staff, says Tigres forward Jacqueline Ovalle, one of the teams with the most international experience on the squad.
“We have experienced a radical change. “Pedro has given us that confidence, maturity, the thought of believing in it to compete against any team,” he says. La Maga. “We made some mistakes (in the Gold Cup), but we tried to correct them. We are not at our best. It is a short process, but we know that a team is not created overnight. I stick with that and the mentality we have now.”
The Tricolor’s second preparation match will be on Tuesday in San Antonio against Australia, one of the most powerful representatives in each edition of the World Cup.
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– 2024-04-13 16:07:42
