Mexico named a young an inexperienced squad against the Ticos, and came out on top in a friendly at the Estadio Universitario
After Mexico’s World Cup exit to Brazil this summer, it was clear that some new blood in the player pool was needed.
Some of El Tri’s biggest stars over the past decade were on the wrong side of 30, like Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, Andres Guardado, Hector Moreno and of course, Rafa Marquez.
After yet another round-of-16 defeat, there is a new generation of Mexican talent looking to make their mark now, and hopefully break the curse of the “quinto partido” in 2022.