Mexico vs. Honduras: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Mexico take on Honduras in a friendly on Thursday evening with Miguel Herrera's men looking to preserve their unbeaten run since the summer's World Cup in Brazil.

Mexico were cruelly knocked out of the World Cup at the last-16 stage, losing 2-1 to the Netherlands after two late Dutch goals.

However, since that disappointment, El Tri have drawn with Chile and beaten Bolivia. They take on a Honduras side fresh from last month's Copa Centroamericana at the Estadio Zoque VMR in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Date: Thursday, October 9

Time: 9 p.m. ET, 2 a.m. (Friday morning) BST

TV Info: Univision Deportes USA, ESPN2

Live Stream: ESPN Player (U.S.)

Defensive Solidity

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Herrera seems to have built a strong defensive backbone in his squad, which has proven very effective in their recent outings.

Not only have they kept clean sheets in their two recent friendlies—it was 0-0 against Chile and 1-0 against Bolivia—but they did not concede against either Cameroon or hosts Brazil at the World Cup.

In the group match against Brazil, it was goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa who quite rightly received all the plaudits for pulling off a string of magnificent stops, per Bleacher Report UK:

However, the Malaga shot-stopper is not the only reason for Mexico's efficient defensive record. Herrera has integrated numerous defence-minded players into the setup and the likes of Miguel Angel Herrera and Oswaldo Alanis performed admirably as they debuted against Chile.

Furthermore, the call-up of midfield enforcer Javier Guemez for the Honduras encounter shows that the aim is to create a solid core in the team. His call-up is well deserved, per Mexican football expert Tom Marshall:

The defensive solidity of El Tri combined with the attacking flair of the likes of Oribe Peralta and Javier Hernandez mean Mexico continue to look an exciting prospect and are definite favourites for Thursday's encounter.

Mixed Results

Honduras were largely unimpressive at the World Cup, scoring just one goal and losing all three of their group matches against France, Ecuador and Switzerland.

A very physical side, they provided a mixed return of results in September's Copa Centroamericana, losing to El Salvador and Guatemala but beating Belize and Nicaragua.

However, their only truly competitive win against Belize—the Nicaragua game was a fifth-place play-off—came courtesy of two own goals, per Soccerly:

Hernan Medford's side still seem to be having some significant issues getting the ball in the back of the net.

Coming up against the robust defensive setup of Mexico, they may well struggle, and a victory for Honduras on Thursday would certainly be a significant upset.