England and Mexico take to Wembley’s pitch Monday, with the Three Lions having four areas that need clarification. With only two friendlies ahead of the date to name their final, 23-man roster, England will need to start to find some answers today in London.
Mexico Vs. England: Corner Kicks Carry Three Lions Over El Tri, 3-1
England’s World Cup warm-ups got off to a resounding start, if you looked at the scoresheet, winning 3-1 Monday at Wembley over Mexico. The match, however, saw Mexico dominate the midfield, their poor finishing preventing them from keeping-up with an England side that converted almost every opportunity it generated.
Goals by Ledley King and (controversially) Peter Crouch staked England to a 2-0 lead, with a Guillermo Franco goal pulling Mexico within one before half. England went up 3-1 through Glen Johnson two minutes into the second.
Read Article >Friendly: England Hosts Mexico At Wembley
Notice that the venue is in the headline, though the word “pitch” deserves a mention, as the condition of the field at Wembley Stadium has taken center stage for today’s friendly between England and Mexico. What should be an informative match between two World Cup dark horses (no, England fans, your team is not a favorite) will be another test of the English Football Association’s ability to stage a proper match. To this point, it’s been a test they’ve failed.
The Mexican team is understandably worried about this, but having played a number of friendlies before today’s match, El Tri may be able to pick-and-choose which players see the pitch, particularly since Javier Aguirre has already trimmed his roster to 24. Fabio Capello, though he will not play any of the players who played in the FA Cup final, has only two matches to decide which seven players will be sent home.
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