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Mexico try to avoid the unthinkable
Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Mexico visit Honduras on Wednesday needing a point to avoid the risk of being knocked out of the World Cup.
Former England coach Eriksson will be well aware that Enrique Meza, one of the Swede’s predecessors, lost his job after a 3-1 defeat at the same stadium in San Pedro Sula seven years ago.
On that occasion, the Mexicans were able to bounce back but there will be no second chance if they lose again and Jamaica beat Canada by a sufficiently large margin in Kingston the same evening.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Mexico visit Honduras on Wednesday needing a point to avoid the risk of being knocked out of the World Cup.
Former England coach Eriksson will be well aware that Enrique Meza, one of the Swede’s predecessors, lost his job after a 3-1 defeat at the same stadium in San Pedro Sula seven years ago.
On that occasion, the Mexicans were able to bounce back but there will be no second chance if they lose again and Jamaica beat Canada by a sufficiently large margin in Kingston the same evening.
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