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USMNT vs. Mexico: Scouting Mexico

The Mexican National Team will look to break the "Dos a Cero" curse as it faces the United States Men’s National Team in Columbus, Ohio.

Mexico has never beat the USMNT in Columbus, losing all four prior meetings 2-0. El Tri is 3-1-1 in its last five games, with their last loss coming in a 7-0 blowout against Chile in the Copa America Centenario.

Juan Carlos Osorio has spent much of his time as manager experimenting with player selection, but chose a first choice squad for this match.

Goalkeepers (3): Guillermo Ochoa (Granada/Spain), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca/Mexico), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul/Mexico)

Defenders (8): Rafa Marquez (Atlas/Mexico), Nestor Araujo (Santos Laguna/Mexico), Diego Reyes (Espanyol/Spain), Hector Moreno (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands), Oswaldo Alanis (Chivas/Mexico), Hugo Ayala (Tigres/Mexico), Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina/Italy), Miguel Layun (Porto/Portugal)

Midfielders (7): Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal/Spain), Orbelin Pineda (Chivas/Mexico), Jesus Dueñas (Tigres/Mexico), Andres Guardado (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands), Hector Herrera (Porto/Portugal), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)

Forwards (7): Raul Jimenez (Benfica/Portugal), Hirving Lozano (Pachuca/Mexico), Jesus Corona (Porto/Portugal), Javier Aquino (Tigres/Mexico), Oribe Peralta (Club América/Mexico), Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany), Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad/Spain)

Osorio is likely to deploy a 3-3-3-1 with three central defenders, and central midfielders.