There is no doubt in my mind that Mexico is the favorite to win this game against Venezuela given the ability of the team. Has it been a long time since Mexico was in the Americas? It's over. They have been in this war before, returned to this competition after some time away, and managed to win their first group game.
Earlier, we had already said that perhaps Jamaica should have gotten more against Mexico. Unfortunately, after Jamaica repeatedly lost their chances, Mexico ended up with three valuable points and tied with Venezuela for first place in the group.
While getting three points is a satisfying result, Mexico captain Aichen Omar Aivarius was taken out of the firing line in the 30th minute due to injury. The team definitely wants him back as soon as possible as he is the most important midfielder in the 4-2-3-1 formation. They looked a little shaky after he was replaced, so they need to adjust to his absence or they hope he'll be back for this game.
Of course, the level of Venezuela on the other side has improved over the last few years. They won 0-1 and showed a tenacious fighting spirit. Even though Ecuador's opponents could only be 10 People fighting, as a former player I experienced a strange situation where sometimes players would play one less game against the other team, and it had to do with the fact that you didn't know whether to force the issue or keep possession at the back. They battled by shrinking the back first but when they went down a goal they immediately changed tactics and attacked forward and that's why they won 2-1.
Whichever team wins this game will win the first place in the group, so it's an important game. Maybe both sides will be happy with the game, but I believe Mexico has the conditions to win 2-1.
