After dispatching Brazilian club, Internacional, the Mexico national team now prepares to play Argentinian club, River Plate, on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The game against River Plate will be El Tri's third match against a club side in their last six games.
Why are half of Mexico's most recent games played against club teams and not national teams? Mexico, like the USMNT and Canada, are running into the issue that few national teams are available to play friendlies given most other nations are playing the qualifier rounds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
