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Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 2018 World Cup Qualifying: What to watch for

Mexico resume World Cup qualifying with their first home game of the Hexagonal against none other than the leaders Costa Rica.

Here is what to watch for in Mexico’s game against the Ticos.

Injuries to wide players - Now Club America coach Ricardo Antonio La Volpe once said the biggest difference between this Mexico team and the one he coached was the amount of talent there is now on the wing. Long gone are the times when Mexico fans would go crazy for a 19-year-old Andres Guardado. He is right. Times have changed. Guardado no longer plays on the wing and now there is your Tecatitos and Hirving Lozanos leading the way.