Played
October 12, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
BBVA Compass Stadium — Houston, Texas
Referee: W. Lopez
Attendance: 12115
October 12, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
BBVA Compass Stadium — Houston, Texas
Referee: W. Lopez
Attendance: 12115
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Guyana - Mexico
Mexico will play CONCACAF's southernmost team in Houston, as the South Americans have moved their home game.
By Eric Gomez
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Guyana (4-4-2): Reynolds; Pollard, L. Cort, Rodrigues, Newton; Shakes, Nurse, McKinnon, Millington; Richardson, C. Cort. |
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GOALKEEPERS: Colin Edwards (Caledonia AIA), Richard Reynolds (Alpha United FC), Ronson William (Alpha United FC).
DEFENDERS: Walter Moore (Caledonia AIA), Colin Nelson (Caledonia AIA), JP Rodrigues (Tampa Bay Rowdies), Jamaal Smith (Syrianska), Charles Pollard (North East Stars), Leon Cort (Charlton Athletic), Taylor Benjamin (Capital City FC).
MIDFIELDERS: Dwain Jacobs (Alpha United FC), Howard Newton (Staines Town), Konata Mannings (Pele FC), Kayode McKinnon (Antigua Barracuda FC), Nick Millington (Carolina Railhawks), Trayon Bobb (Caledonia AIA), Ricky Shakes (Kidderminster), Chris Nurse (Puerto Rico Islanders), Shawn Beveney (Caledonia AIA).
FORWARDS: Carl Cort (Tampa Bay Rowdies), Sheldon Holder (Alpha United FC), Vurlon Mills (United Petrotin), Gregory Richardson (Puerto Rico Islanders).
| Mexico (4-2-2-2): Talavera; Torres Nilo, Moreno, Rodriguez, Meza; Herrera, Enríquez; Guardado, Aquino; Peralta, Hernandez |
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GOALKEEPERS: Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jonathan Orozco (Monterrey)
DEFENDERS: Adrian Aldrete (América), Hector Moreno (Espanyol) Francisco Rodriguez (Stuttgart), Severo Meza (Monterrey), Diego Reyes (América), Joel Huiqui (Morelia), Israel Jimenez (Tigres), Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigres).
MIDFIELDERS: Carlos Peña (León), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Andres Guardado (Valencia), Javier Aquino (Cruz Azul), Angel Reyna (Monterrey), Jorge Enríquez (Guadalajara), Hector Herrera (Pachuca), Sinha (Toluca)
FORWARDS: Elias Hernandez (Tigres), Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Aldo de Nigris (Monterrey), Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez (Manchester United)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- The last match between both teams ended in a 3-1 win for Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on June 8.
- Carlos Peña of León was called up for the first time by Mexico, and will have a chance to play in his first match for El Tri.
- Under Jose Manuel 'Chepo' de la Torre, Mexico is unbeaten in official tournament and qualifying matches, stemming back to the 2011 Gold Cup.
- Monterrey leads all teams with four players called up by the national team.
- Hector Moreno scored Guyana's only goal of the first match against Mexico, an own goal that made it 3-1.
- Mexico has allowed only two goals in the current round of qualifying in four games and has already qualified for the Hexagonal.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Guyana 0-3 Mexico
- 20.52 %
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Guyana 0-4 Mexico
- 15.9 %
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Guyana 0-5 Mexico
- 13.3 %
| 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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| 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 |
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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 |
| - | Derrick Carter | Goalkeeper |
| - | Charles Pollard | Defender |
| - | Walter Moore | Midfielder |
| - | Jamaal Smith | Defender |
| - | Gregory Richardson | Striker |
| - | Ricky Shakes | Midfielder |
| - | Christopher Nurse | Midfielder |
| - | Shawn Beveney | Midfielder |
| - | Trayon Bobb | Midfielder |
| - | Devon Millington | Striker |
| - | Dwain Jacobs | Midfielder |
| - | Kester Jacobs | Midfielder |
| - | Anthony Abrams | Striker |
| - | Dwight Keston Peters | Striker |
| - | Colin Nelson | Defender |
| - | Daniel Wilson | Midfielder |
| - | Konata Mannings | Striker |
| - | Vurlon Mills | Striker |
| - | Brandon Beresford | Midfielder |
| - | Ronson Anthony Williams | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Jonathan Emmanuel Orozco | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno | Defender |
| 2 | Francisco Javier Rodríguez | Defender |
| 16 | I. Jiménez | Defender |
| 20 | Jorge Emmanuel Torres | Defender |
| 18 | Antonio Matías | Midfielder |
| 11 | J. Aquino | Midfielder |
| 6 | Gerardo Torrado | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jose Andrés Guardado | Midfielder |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 18 | O. Peralta | Striker |
| 22 | Alfredo Talavera | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | D. Reyes | Defender |
| 13 | S. Meza | Defender |
| - | A. Aldrete | Midfielder |
| 11 | E. Hernández | Midfielder |
| 8 | Á. Reyna | Midfielder |
| 15 | Jorge Enríquez | Striker |
| 9 | A. De Nigris | Striker |
| 17 | J. Zavala | Midfielder |
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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 |
