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Mexican team arrive in Honduras ahead of World Cup qualifier

Xinhua, November 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Mexican team arrived in the northern city of San Pedro Sula on Monday ahead of their upcoming match against Honduras in their second fixture of the World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifiers.

The Mexicans arrived along with their Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio calm, confident and ready to reverse the string of bad results they have had in the city's Olimpico Metropolitano Stadium.

"Mexico have not won in San Pedro Sula for 22 years," highlighted local media.

The Mexicans arrived in the city around 13:00 local time (19:00 GMT) and then were moved to their hotel before heading to the stadium to familiarize themselves with the pitch.

Javier Hernandez "Chicharito", Carlos Vela, Oribe Peralta, Andres Guardado and Guillermo Ochoa are among the Mexican players that arrived in Honduras earlier.

In their first match of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifiers, Mexico won 3-0 at home over El Salvador while Honduras lost 1-0 on their visit to Canada. Endi