For Bora Milutinovic, the Vasco Aguirre is the right man to lead Mexico to success
Bora Milutinovic has no doubt that Mexico will win the Gold Cup under Vasco Aguirre and will also be successful in the next World Cup
Bora Milutinovic showed his full support for Javier Aguirre’s process at the head of the Mexican national team by expressing that he has no doubt that the Tricolor will be crowned champion in the current edition of the Gold Cup and at the same time he announced that in the next 2026 World Cup, he will also make a statement.
In his appearance as a special guest on the program “Tiempo Extra” of the newspaper La Opinion, the former coach of the Mexican national team during the 1986 World Cup and later in the first part of the process for the 1998 World Cup in France, stated without fear of being wrong that “Vasco” Aguirre is the right man to lead the Aztec national team to success.
“I think that Javier’s team has more quality than all the other teams and I believe that Mexico will reach the final and win the title,” highlighted the experienced strategist who was also a core part of the growth of the national team. United States since 1990 when he led the first major project of the national squad of the land of the stars and stripes.
For that reason, when giving his prediction of what can be expected with Javier Aguirre in the next World Cup that will take place in Mexico, the United States and Canada, he also highlighted the experience and ability of the current strategist of the Tricolor who was under his command in 1986 in the international event held on Mexican soil.
“It is important how the players prepare mentally, that is basic, Javier has experience and Márquez is already contributing his experience, Davino is there, there are capable people, you just have to be optimistic and I am very optimistic, although I will not go to the final because I have to go to China, but I wish Mexico the best of luck.”
All teams dream of being champions, for example the United States and without forgetting Canada, because Canada is an extremely competitive team, although I think Javier's team has more quality than all the other teams and I think Mexico will reach the final and win the title.”
Regarding the possibility of Mexico reaching the fifth match in the next World Cup, Bora replied and explained that: “Because you talk about a fifth match and although my Spanish is not that good, I want to remember that my greatest satisfaction in my life as a coach was that the Mexican players in the 1986 World Cup gave joy to the Mexican people.”
“I want to remind people that the public itself asked that in the final match between Argentina and Germany, the Mexican national team say goodbye to its fans and that for me is the greatest satisfaction I have had in life,” said the former coach of the national team in that World Cup.

