The plan B of Mexico National Team to replace Gerardo Martino

Mexico National Team has to wait until the last game of the World Cup Qualifiers match window to know if they will access directly to Qatar 2022 or if they will have to wait until June to dispute a playoff match against the winner of Oceania.

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The victory of USMNT over Panama closed the Qualifiers, as the Panamanians were eliminated after the victory of Costa Rica over El Salvador, and even if El Tri is tied in points with the Stars and Stripes, the goal difference will give the Americans the direct ticket to Qatar.

That leaves El Tri with the obligation of winning their last game against El Salvador to avoid falling to the fourth place of CONCACAF, as if Costa Rica manages to beat USMNT on their last game, they will tie the points that El Tri currently has.

The fact that at this point of the Qualifiers El Tri still has to rely on the statistics to know what possibilities they have to ensure their participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup has everyone in FMF worried, which is why they already have a replacement waiting to replace Martino.

Who is the coach that will arrive in El Tri?

Yon de Luisa knows that the Aztec squad needs a coach that can help them be decisive, as they have been lukewarm for the past year, reason why they are in the current situation, which is why they already started conversations with Matías Almeyda.

But for FMF and Yon de Luisa, not only the performance of the Aztec squad is something to be worried about but also the health of Gerardo Martino, who wasn’t able to travel with the team to Honduras, as he might not be able to travel to Qatar.

That’s why, according to reports from Telemundo, they have Almeyda as the coach that can take over the Mexican national team in case either El Tri doesn’t earn the direct access to Qatar 2022 or Martino is unable to fulfill his contract.

Can he arrive in the Aztec squad?

Currently, Almeyda is on his last year of contract with MLS side San Jose Earthquakes, although he has stated that he doesn’t have a release clause that could prevent him from leaving the Quakes if a good offer arrives, which opens the door to El Tri to sign him.

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