Chicharito and Mexico will step up their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in the United States at the end of this month.
The West Ham United striker will almost certainly be part of the El Tri squad for friendly international matches with Iceland and Croatia, which will be placed on 23 March and 27 March in San Francisco and Dallas respectively.
The fixtures have been organised not only to give the large Hispanic populations of California and Texas a chance to see Mexico in action, but also to prepare Chicharito and company for their Group F fixtures with European opponents Germany and Sweden at this summer’s World Cup.
The No17 is naturally looking forward to representing his country again, having reached the 100-cap mark when he faced Belgium in Brussels last time out.
It’s been a pleasure every time I pulled on the Mexico shirt and it will be a pleasure every time I pull on the shirt in the future
Chicharito
“This is the best feeling for me, in my job and my sport, to wear the green shirt of Mexico, whether I’m playing at home, in Europe or in the United States, where will play our next two games,” said Mexico’s all-time leading scorer with 49 goals.
“Every stadium we play in, we see Mexicans, as we have a lot of fans all over the world who support our national team. It’s been a pleasure every time I pulled on the shirt and it will be a pleasure every time I pull on the shirt in the future.
“These are important games for us, too, against Croatia and Iceland. They will be tough friendly matches, but we have the World Cup coming up soon and these matches, as well as the games we have against Wales and Scotland at the end of the season, will give us a good idea of where we are ahead of the tournament in June.”