Report: USMNT to face Mexico in Guadalajara in October

The U.S. men’s national team is reportedly heading south of the border for a fall match against Mexico.

According to W Deportes , the USMNT will face El Tri in an October friendly in Guadalajara.

Last month, U.S. Soccer announced three friendlies during the September and October FIFA windows, with the USMNT set to face Canada and New Zealand in September and Panama in October.

In its announcement, the federation said it would confirm one more October match at a later date.

That game will seemingly take place in Mexico, a rare occurrence when it comes to meetings between the two rivals.

Of the past 16 meetings between the USMNT and Mexico, only two have been in Mexico: World Cup qualifying matches in 2017 and in 2022, which both ended in draws. The last friendly between the two teams in Mexico was in 2013.

The two sides most recently met in March, with the USMNT easily defeating Mexico 2-0 in the Nations League final. That victory stretched the USMNT’s unbeaten streak against El Tri to a program-record seven games.

Both teams will enter the October friendly after coaching changes in the wake of disappointing Copa América group-stage exits.

Mexico sacked Jaime Lozano last week and on Monday, confirmed the appointment of Javier Aguirre for a third stint as head coach. El Tri legend Rafa Márquez will serve as his assistant.

The USMNT fired Gregg Berhalter earlier this month, with a new coach yet to be announced.

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