Mexico vs Brazil

Kyle Field is the venue as Mexico and Brazil meet in a blockbuster friendly.

Mexico’s stuttering form since the start of November 2023 has seen them alternate between losing (4) and winning (3) across their last seven internationals, a trend they’ll be keen to uphold after a disastrous 4-0 rout against Uruguay earlier this week. Manager Jaime Lozano has yet to find his footing in the dugout, which is a potentially ominous sign ahead of Mexico’s return to Copa America for the first time since a quarter-final exit in 2016. Considering El Tri won the Gold Cup last summer despite an unconvincing pre-tournament form, they’ll fancy their chances in the United States. But to enter the tournament in high spirits, the Mexicans must defy a four-game winless H2H run against Brazil (D1, L2).

As for Brazil, Junior Dorival’s tenure has been off to a promising start. After a 1-0 win against England on his touchline debut, the veteran coach oversaw a goal-glutted 3-3 draw against Spain last time out. However, there’s a long road ahead of the record-time world champions after a disastrous 2022 World Cup quarter-final exit and an equally poor start to their 2026 qualifying campaign (W2, D1, L3). Facing Mexico should help the Selecao get back on track, considering they’re unbeaten in their last four H2Hs (W3, D1) spanning roughly five years, holding the Mexicans scoreless on each occasion. Indeed, they ran out 2-0 victors in their most recent friendly encounter in 2015 before posting an identical triumph at the 2018 World Cup.