The final push towards the 2026 World Cup begins with a marquee test for the Mexico national team, who will host star-studded Portugal on Saturday night in the reopening of the hallowed Estadio Azteca.
Mexico is one of the few World Cup qualified nations that has already played since the calendar turned to 2026. Victories against Panama, Bolivia and Iceland put an end to a dreadful six-game winless run that soured the mood around El Tri in the back-half of 2025. Those victories, though, came with and against makeshift rosters given the matches occurred outside of programmed FIFA international windows.
