Igor Akinfeev's mistake proved costly as Mexico came from behind to beat 10-man Russian Federation 2-1 to book a place in the Confederations Cup semi-finals and send the hosts crashing out.
The performance of the Egyptians, crowned with their win against the Azurri, was widely celebrated even by neutrals who felt the African representatives were unjustly robbed of a win in their previous game against Brazil, no thanks to some spurious officiating in a narrow 4-3 defeat. However, the Mexico boss is set to be without the services of Carlos Salcedo who suffered a shoulder injury against New Zealand.
It was suggested to Cherchesov that Russia's difficulty in securing results in key fixtures over recent years could once more haunt them when they meet Mexico, especially given that Juan Carlos Osorio's side are ranked 46 places above them in FIFA's official table. They have other top players.
The Confederations Cup match between Portugal and New Zealand will be broadcast live on FS1 and the FoxSoccer2Go apps, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions.
"Everybody wants to watch Cristiano Ronaldo, even I want to watch Cristiano Ronaldo", the coach said Friday, smiling when asked how Russia's enthusiasm for the world's best player compared to other countries. His ever-changing ability to adapt to how the defense is playing him has served the team well.
They opened their tournament against Portugal and played brilliantly.
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Up front, striker Oribe Peralta is the unlucky man as he is likely to start from the bench despite scoring the victor against New Zealand, with Javier Hernandez set to return to the lineup. "Like I said, almost all our players are available thanks to the plan we've followed, and we won't be making any decisions until we've finished our final training session". The match can last for 120 minutes also. A loss combined with a Mexico-Russia tie would send Ronaldo home. We know what we need to do.
"I don't think it will be Argentina now they have the coach they have", Hudson added, referencing the appointment of Jorge Sampaoli earlier this month.
Meanwhile, All Whites coach Anthony Hudson said his team was not just competing against Ronaldo in their clash today against Portugal.
"We'd had it in mind for six months, since we found out what the match schedule was", said the Colombian.
Mexico came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win over host nation, Russian Federation in Kazan thanks to a goal in each half by Nestor Araujo and Hirving Lozano. "I hope we're not going to be surprised but we have to be very vigilant against the New Zealanders".
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