Played
June 8, 2012 8:00 PM EDT
Estadio Azteca — Coyoacán, Ciudad de México (D.F.)
Referee: J. Santos
Attendance: 80401
June 8, 2012 8:00 PM EDT
Estadio Azteca — Coyoacán, Ciudad de México (D.F.)
Referee: J. Santos
Attendance: 80401
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Mexico - Guyana
Mexico begins its road to Brazil against minnow Guyana, which features former Newcastle striker Carl Cort.
By Keith Hickey
Brandon Wade
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Mexico (4-4-1-1): Corona; Meza, Rodriguez, Salcido, Torres; Barrera, Zavala, Marquez, Guardado; Dos Santos; Hernandez. |
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Team News:
Javier Hernandez has found the net in his last two matches for El Tri. He scored a late winner against Bosnia and converted a penalty in Mexico's victory over Brazil. That goal was his 25th for the national team in just 36 games.
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Guyana (4-4-2): Williams; Pollard, L. Cort, Rodrigues, Newton; Moore, Peters, McKinnon, Benfield; Beveney, C. Cort. |
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Team News
Guyana's squad is relatively well-traveled for a nation of its stature. A sizable minority of its players ply their trade in England and the U.S. system, while most of the others are spread throughout the Caribbean.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Giovanni dos Santos and Javier Hernandez have both found the net in each of Mexico's two most recent matches.
- In 2000, Guyana striker Carl Cort was bought by Newcastle United for a fee of 7 million pounds. His younger brother Leon is also a member of the Guyana national team.
- Guyana is ranked 99th in the world by FIFA. Mexico is ranked 19th.
- Mexico has qualified for the past five FIFA World Cups.
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Guyana's most recent match was a 7-1 shellacking by Colombia on May 28.
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Guyana coach Jamaal Shabazz is on his second stint at the helm of the country's national side
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Mexico 8-0 Guyana
- 17.62 %
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Mexico 3-0 Guyana
- 12.82 %
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Mexico 5-0 Guyana
- 12.42 %
| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Oct 12, 2012 | Guyana 0 - Mexico 5 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Jun 8, 2012 | Mexico 3 - Guyana 1 |
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Mexico
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| Apr 17, 2013 | Peru 0 - Mexico 0 | FR |
| Mar 26, 2013 | Mexico 0 - USA 0 | WCQN |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Honduras 2 - Mexico 2 | WCQN |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Mexico 0 - Jamaica 0 | WCQN |
| Jan 30, 2013 | Mexico 1 - Denmark 1 | FR |
Guyana
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| Oct 16, 2012 | Costa Rica 7 - Guyana 0 | WCQN |
| Oct 12, 2012 | Guyana 0 - Mexico 5 | WCQN |
| Sep 11, 2012 | Guyana 2 - El Salvador 3 | WCQN |
| Sep 7, 2012 | El Salvador 2 - Guyana 2 | WCQN |
| Aug 15, 2012 | Bolivia 2 - Guyana 0 | FR |
| 12 | J. Corona | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Rodríguez | Defender |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno | Defender |
| 13 | S. Meza | Defender |
| 18 | Jose Andrés Guardado | Midfielder |
| 3 | C. Salcido | Defender |
| 17 | J. Zavala | Midfielder |
| 9 | A. De Nigris | Striker |
| 10 | Giovani dos Santos | Striker |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 7 | Pablo Edson Barrera | Striker |
| 22 | Alfredo Talavera | Goalkeeper |
| 1 | Francisco Guillermo Ochoa | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Hugo Ayala | Defender |
| 16 | I. Jiménez | Defender |
| 20 | Jorge Emmanuel Torres | Defender |
| - | Rafa Márquez | |
| 8 | Á. Reyna | Midfielder |
| 6 | Edgar Bismark Andrade | Midfielder |
| 5 | J. Molina | Midfielder |
| - | L. Pérez | |
| - | E. Lugo |
| - | Ronson Anthony Williams | Goalkeeper |
| - | Jake Newton | |
| - | John Paul Rodrigues | Defender |
| - | Leon Cort | |
| - | Christopher Nurse | Midfielder |
| - | Howard Newton | |
| - | Kester Jacobs | Midfielder |
| - | Kayode McKinnon | Midfielder |
| - | Walter Moore | Midfielder |
| - | Ricky Shakes | Midfielder |
| - | Carl Cort | Striker |
| - | Colin Edwards | Goalkeeper |
| - | Richard Ludwig Reynolds | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Aubrey David | Defender |
| - | Christopher Bourne | |
| - | Charles Pollard | Defender |
| - | Dwain Jacobs | Midfielder |
| - | Gregory Richardson | Striker |
| - | Shawn Beveney | Midfielder |
| - | Anthony Abrams | Striker |
| - | Dwight Keston Peters | Striker |
| - | Konata Mannings | Striker |
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Peter Byers Striker |
10 | 1 |
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B. Pérez Striker FC Dallas |
9 | 0 |
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Clint Dempsey Midfielder Tottenham |
7 | 1 |
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A. Saborío Striker RSL |
7 | 1 |
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Deon McCalauy Midfielder Belize |
7 | 1 |
