Mexico made a promising start to their Confederations Cup campaign, with a stoppage time goal from Héctor Moreno sealing a dramatic 2-2 draw against reigning European champions Portugal. However, Juan Carlos Osorio’s men need to build upon their early promise, and will certainly be expecting to beat minnows New Zealand in Sochi on Wednesday.
Mexico vs. New Zealand live stream: Time, TV channel, and how to watch 2017 Confederations Cup online
Mexico are back in Confederations Cup action against New Zealand on Wednesday.
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New Zealand didn’t roll over in their tournament-opening defeat to hosts Russia, though succumbed to a 2-0 loss. An early own goal from Michael Boxall set an ominous tone, though it took Russia until midway through the second half to kill the game off. That’s all to say that though Mexico are certainly big favourites, they certainly shouldn’t underestimate their opponents.
The Kiwis are expected to start this match with a back five, as they did their defeat to Russia: expect them to sit back and look to soak up pressure. However, this has caused them serious attacking problems in recent times: Anthony Hudson’s men haven’t scored a single goal in their last three games, including defeats to Northern Ireland and Belarus. Mexico, in contrast, have only lost one of their last 14 in all competitions.
Match info, plus how to watch on TV, and stream
Match date/time: Wednesday, 2 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. local
Venue: Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. — English), Telemundo (U.S. — Spanish); RDS, TSN (Canada); ITV 4 (U.K.); Canal de las Estrellas, Azteca 7, Sky HD, TDN, UnivisionTDN (Mexico); Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand)
Online: Fox Sports Go (U.S. - English), Telemundo (U.S. - Spanish); TSN Go (Canada); Sky Go (New Zealand)
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