Mexico Starting Lineup World Cup 2014: See 11 Players To Start In Friendly Against Portugal And Likely In Brazil

Miguel 'El Piojo' Herrera has revealed the 11 players that will play against Portugal in the pre-World Cup friendly in Boston. The 11 players who will face Portugal are: Corona, Rafa Marquez, Francisco "Maza" Rodriguez, Hector Moreno, Paul Aguilar, Miguel Layun, Jose Juan Vazquez, Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Dos Santos and Oribe Peralta. These players are likely to be the starting lineup for the World Cup in Brazil and will give a good indication of how El Tri stands.

Rafael Marquez has explained that adverse results can also have a positive side, since they allow the team to find the flaws are letting them down and have stronger debut in the World Cup Brazil 2014 against Cameroon. The Mexican defender spoke about El Tri's loss agains Bosnia Herzegovina. "It is going to be 100 percent important in the game against Cameroon," he said. Marquez said during the team's final preparations that tomorrow night against Portugal will be of just as important as the match Saturday against Ecuador.

Meanwhile, fellow defender Carlos Salcido made it clear that the El Tri cannot falter after the defeat suffered against Bosnia-Herzegovina, but instead must lift and be aware that the most important time is just beginning. "We are working to prepare well for the start of the World Cup, to be on the right foot: we know how important it is to keep going hard, there is no need to lower our arms or bow our heads. " He said that despite having suffered the first defeat under the command of Miguel Herrera, they should study the situation thoroughly to avoid a repeat.