The Mexican national team returns to Europe in 2024

the Mexican national team Football faces a competitive schedule in 2024, starting with its participation in the World Cup America's Cup during summer. After this competition, the national team will not slow down and will continue its preparations for the tournament World Cup 2026 Which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, in an effort to organize friendly matches that will allow them to improve their performance.

This decision comes after completing the schedule of friendly matches in the United States, agreed upon under the contract, within the framework of Mixtor Which is implemented in cooperation with SUM Company.

In an attempt to diversify his preparations and face different challenges, El Tri plans to return to Europe In November next year to play friendly matches. Although the opponents they will face have not yet been confirmed, it is almost certain that Mexico will compete again in the World Cup ancient continent, Offering a change of scenery compared to usual meetings in the US.

During this round, Mexico will face Bolivia, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Canada as part of its commitments in the United States. But the Mexican national team seeks to expand its horizons and get out of its comfort zone, which is why it considered the possibility of playing two friendly matches on the old continent.

The aim of this decision is to gain greater international exposure and prepare adequately for future competitions. Especially, considering that it's November CONCACAF Nations Leaguethe format of which has not yet been previously confirmed Confederation.

But the choice of competitors for this European tour will be limited, as on that date the teams of the Old Continent will be busy with the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Therefore, Mexico will have to look forward to facing teams from Africa, because this is the only confederation that will not play any kind of competition on that date, while the rest will focus on the World Cup qualifiers.

This is not the first time the Mexican national team has faced this situation. In 2020, due to restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the team was forced to play matches in Europe, where it faced teams such as Algeria and South Korea in Austria.

This change in strategy comes after the friendly match against Colombia, held on December 17, in which Mexico lost 3-2. This encounter marked Tricolor's final match in the United States, thus fulfilling a pending commitment with SUM, which had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.