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Mexico has had a tough go with getting to the world cup. They have had three different coaches and more than sixty players play with the green jersey and raise the Mexican Flag. Despite the uncertainty, Mexico has gotten their act together through Javier Aguirre. Javier has been the coach that the team needed to organize the young stars and established veterans with confidence and chemistry.
The first reason Mexico has a great chance to win is their road to South Africa taught the Mexican team discipline and chemistry. The Mexican teambeat the Belize team handily in the second qualifying round. The problem is Mexico drew a tough set of competitors including Jamaica, Canada and Honduras.
The Mexican team continued with its unpredictable play by losing to the USA in a 2-0 defeat and then defeated Costa Rica and then lost to Honduras. Because of that loss, the previous coach Eriksson lost his job and Aguirre was hired.
Aguirre turned this fragmented, yet talented team into a machine defined by chemistry and teamwork. Mexico went on to win five games, ushering their way into the finals with one game to spare. They beat Trinidad and Tobago and ultimately gave them second place behind USA.
The star players are the second reason Mexico will win the world cup. Cuauhtemoc Blanco singlehandedly help facilitate the turnaround. Aguirre convinced him to come out of retirement. While the 36-year-old is getting up there in age he helped bring life back into this team. Additionally, the team has a great set of young players including Guillermo Ochoa, Efrain Juarez, Andres Guardado and Giovani dos Santos.
The last reason Mexico is a winner at world cup 2010 is their coach. Javier Aguirre is a name synonymous with victory, teamwork, and winning culture. He helped Pachuca win the championship in 1999 and was given the job in the 2002 World Cup, and ultimately brought the Mexicans to the head of a tough group including Italy, Croatia and Ecuador, but ultimately lost to their eternal rivals, the USA.
Kevin Dare is a passionate American whose is excited that the US is in the World Cup. Kevin is a freelance writer whose interests are soccer, Vexillology including Mexico Flag and the Mexican Flag
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