Mexico vs El Salvador: 5 Things El Tri Must Do to Win the World Cup Qualifier

Mexico is ready to face El Salvador in the last match of the CONCACAF qualifiers. El Tri comes from a five-match undefeated streak, but that doesn't mean they had had great performances.

José Manuel de la Torre needs to make adjustments if he wants to win the last game of the semifinals—it won't be easy though.

Last Friday, El Tri faced Guyana and even when the score favored them 5-0, the team's performance was far from good.

Meanwhile, El Salvador lost on home soil to Costa Rica, which means they must beat Mexico in order to advance to the final stage and that "Los Ticos" lose or draw to Guyana—in the last scenario La Selecta needs to score at least three goals.

There is a lot at stake so this will be tough game for the local team. Let's find out what "El Chepo" needs to do to keep the perfect record in this phase.

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Mexico wins BIG against El Salvador!

The first half of Mexico's Gold Cup opener against El Salvador was good, but for the Mexican national team, the second half was great! Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez scored a second-half hat trick to lead Mexico to a 5-0 rout of El Salvador on Sunday.

Juarez scored the game's first goal after he rebounded his own missed shot. Then Aldo De Nigris made it 2-0 in the 57th minute just a moments after coming on as a substitute. Many have picked Mexico to win their second Gold Cup in as many years. With a showing like last night, it looks like many of those predictions are right on.

Mexico will face Cuba on Thursday, which should produce another strong showing as Cuba lost 5-0 to Costa Rica.

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