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Roberto Casillas

Mexico National Team Announces Three Friendlies to Prepare for 2026 World Cup

The Mexico national team announced it will return to action in January with a pair of international friendly matches against Panama and Bolivia as well as a February bout against Iceland.

Javier Aguirre asked the Mexican soccer federation to schedule friendly matches on foreign soil for a January camp that will begin Mexico’s final preparations for the 2026 World Cup, only six months away. This was the same case in 2025, when Mexico played a pair of January friendlies against South American club teams Internacional and River Plate.

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