A failure to beat Saudi Arabia on Wednesday would ensure Mexico crash out of the 2022 World Cup at the group stage.
But coach Gerardo Martino knows one thing: that El Tri won't allow fear to control them in their final Group C fixture.
He said: "Afraid? No. We compete, we play football, we're not afraid.
"We face and respect all rivals that we have in front of us, we all know how well [Saudi] Arabia has done in the match against Argentina, and especially in the first half against Poland, but I don't think there is fear in someone who is used to competing."
Here, we take a look at how Mexico line up for a do-or-die game.
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Mexico lineup vs Saudi Arabia
(4-3-3, right to left): 13. Ochoa (GK) — 19. Sanchez, 3. Montes, 15. Moreno, 23. Gallardo — 17. Pineda, 4. Alvarez, 24. Chavez — 22. Lozano, 20. Martin, 10. Vega
- Injured: None
- Suspended: None
Mexico vs Saudi Arabia team news
Henry Martin retained his place in attack despite suggestions Rogelio Funes Mori might have been in line for a start.
Martino returned to a 4-3-3 shape, with Orbelin Pineda coming into the midfield at the expense of Andres Guardado.
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Mexico World Cup squad
Here are the 26 names on Mexico's World Cup roster in Qatar (Caps correct as of start of Qatar 2022):
| Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 12 | Rodolfo Cota | Club Leon (MEX) | 35 | 8 |
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa | Club America (MEX) | 37 | 132 |
| GK | 1 | Alfredo Talavera | FC Juarez (MEX) | 40 | 40 |
| DEF | 26 | Kevin Alvarez | Pachuca (MEX) | 23 | 8 |
| DEF | 2 | Nestor Araujo | Club America (MEX) | 31 | 63 |
| DEF | 6 | Gerardo Arteaga | Genk (BEL) | 24 | 17 |
| DEF | 23 | Jesus Gallardo | Monterrey (MEX) | 28 | 79 |
| DEF | 3 | Cesar Montes | Monterrey (MEX) | 25 | 31 |
| DEF | 15 | Hector Moreno | Monterrey (MEX) | 34 | 128 |
| DEF | 19 | Jorge Sanchez | Ajax (NED) | 24 | 26 |
| DEF | 4 | Johan Vasquez | Cremonese (ITA) | 23 | 7 |
| DEF | 4 | Edson Alvarez | Ajax (NED) | 24 | 59 |
| MID | 24 | Luis Chavez | Pachuca (MEX) | 26 | 9 |
| MID | 18 | Andres Guardado | Real Betis (SPA) | 36 | 180 |
| MID | 14 | Erick Gutierrez | PSV (NED) | 27 | 34 |
| MID | 16 | Hector Herrera | Houston Dynamo (USA) | 37 | 102 |
| MID | 8 | Carlos Rodriguez | Cruz Azul (MEX) | 25 | 37 |
| MID | 7 | Luis Romo | Monterrey (MEX) | 27 | 27 |
| FWD | 17 | Orbelin Pineda | AEK Athens (GRE) | 26 | 50 |
| FWD | 25 | Roberto Alvarado | Chivas (MEX) | 24 | 32 |
| FWD | 21 | Uriel Antuna | Cruz Azul (MEX) | 25 | 37 |
| FWD | 11 | Rogelio Funes Mori | Monterrey (MEX) | 31 | 16 |
| FWD | 9 | Raul Jimenez | Wolves (ENG) | 31 | 97 |
| FWD | 22 | Hirving Lozano | Napoli (ITA) | 27 | 60 |
| FWD | 20 | Henry Martin | Club America (MEX) | 29 | 27 |
| FWD | 10 | Alexis Vega | Chivas (MEX) | 24 | 23 |