CONFEDERATIONS CUP MATCH PREVIEW: BRAZIL vs MEXICO

Posted by Cash On on 2013-06-19 0

Brazil captain Thiago Silva insists his team do not view Wednesday's Confederations
Cup meeting with Mexico as a grudge match after they were beaten to the 2012 Olympic
gold medal by their rivals.

Brazil won their Confederations Cup opener against Japan and another three points on
Wednesday would all but see them through to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Mexico need a victory to keep their hopes of progression alive, after losing to Italy in their
first match, but boast a good recent record against Brazil with seven wins in their last 12
fixtures.

* Brazil have won 14 of the 23 clashes between the two sides, outscoring Mexico 44 goals to 25 in the process.

Julio Cesar and Thiago Silva, on 70 and 65 caps respectively, are the only players in the
Brazil squad to top a half century of appearances for the senior national team.

* By contrast, Mexico can list eight squad
members who have played more than 50 international games, with Gerardo Torrado and Carlos Salcido boasting 255 caps
between them – while Andres Guardado is five away from his century.

At 25. Javier Hernandez is already the fifth highest Mexican goalscorer of all time, with 33 strikes in 51 matches, and needs only 13 more goals to equal Jared Borgetti’s record tally of 46.