The 4 important synods that will test Rafa Márquez's debut in the National Team
Rafael Márquez has three South American teams and one from the north of the continent as options for his presentation with the Mexican team.
The teams of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Canada are emerging as the natural candidates to give the starting signal to the management of Rafael Márquez at the head of the Mexican team and everything indicates that they will be the adversaries that the Mexican Football Federation will choose.
In this new World Cup cycle towards 2030, the “Kaiser” assumes the bench with a personal obsession: to emulate his mentor, Ricardo La Volpe, and become the next strategist capable of starting and concluding a complete four-year process.
Márquez takes the reins of the Tricolor after the passing of Javier Aguirre, who in his third World Cup stage managed to build a competitive team, but got stuck again in customs in the round of 16 against England.
That painful 3-2 elimination at the Azteca Stadium left an open wound and an eternal debate due to the controversial change that removed Julián Quiñones from the field in the final minutes and that will continue to weigh on the atmosphere of the Tricolor fans who hoped that history would finally be changed.
The four rivals in the sights of the Mexican Soccer Federation come from competing in the last summer fair, leaving very different sensations:
Canada: Had an extremely worthy performance that ended in the second round after losing 3-0 to Morocco in Houston.
Colombia: Lived an absolute drama in the same instance; Despite exerting overwhelming dominance during the 120 minutes, their lack of forcefulness led them to a fateful penalty shootout where they lost to Switzerland.
Ecuador: A synod with pending accounts. The clash would revive the volcanic round of 32 duel held at the Mexico City Stadium, where El Tri won with authority thanks to the scores of Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez.
This deck of matches will be played in the United States during the FIFA dates of September and October. It will be the ideal scenario for Rafael Márquez's project to begin to gain traction, amalgamate his style of play and begin to glimpse the key pieces that will face the next official battles of the Nations League.