Mexican National Team to kick off 2013 U.S. Tour against Denmark in Glendale

The Mexican National Team will kick off its 2013 U.S. Tour against Denmark 8:00 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Global Spectrum-managed University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The announcement was made Nov. 7 by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) and Soccer United Marketing (SUM). The match is the first of five games in Mexico’s annual tour, now in its 11th year.

Mexico, in search of its sixth consecutive World Cup berth, started out strong in CONCACAF qualifying by becoming the first nation to secure a spot in the upcoming hexagonal round. Mexico’s busy 2013 summer schedule will also include the bi-annual CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, in which El Tri will look to defend its 2011 title, as well as the prestigious FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.

The 2013 match will mark El Tri’s third visit to the University of Phoenix Stadium. Mexico first visited in 2007 in a sold-out international exhibition against the United States, with more than 60,000 fans in attendance. Mexico last played at the facility in 2009, defeating Guadeloupe in a Gold Cup doubleheader group match.

Mexico and Denmark have played five games all-time with a 2-2-1 winning record for Mexico. The two teams last met in January of 1997 at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium, previously known as Jack Murphy Stadium, with Mexico winning 3-1 in a USA Cup match.

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