Mexico vs. Iceland: Time, Live Stream and TV Schedule

Mexico and Iceland will continue their preparations ahead of the 2018 World Cup on Friday when they meet in a friendly at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The pair will both be heading to Russia this summer, and each faces a difficult group. Mexico will be contending with Germany, South Korea and Sweden for a place in the knockout phase of the tournament, while Iceland will be taking on Argentina, Croatia and Nigeria.

Fine-tuning their squads ahead of the competition will be key if either is to succeed, so there's much to be gleaned from this friendly.

Here are the viewing details for the match:

Date: Friday, March 23

Time: 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET

TV: Fox Sports 1 USA

Live Stream:  Fox Sports Go

At the World Cup, and most likely in this match, El Tri will be looking to all-time record goalscorer Javier Hernandez to fire them to success.

The 29-year-old has netted 49 times for Mexico in 100 appearances, and he's evidently delighted to be representing his country once again:

The international break will have come as a relief to the striker, who has endured a difficult season with West Ham United.

With the Hammers struggling against the threat of relegation, Hernandez has netted just seven goals in 29 appearances.

Chicharito has always been capable of turning it on for his national side, though if he's unable to shake off his domestic form, Mexico will at least have alternatives in Hirving Lozano and Raul Jimenez.

The former has bagged 16 goals and 10 assists for PSV Eindhoven this season, while the latter will also carry some momentum into the break, per ESPN FC's Tom Marshall:

They'll need to be on form to overcome Iceland, who should not be underestimated after their remarkable development in recent years.

They were the smallest team ever to reach a major tournament when they qualified for the UEFA European Championship, where they reached the quarter-finals. Iceland are now set to make their World Cup debut, per football journalist Joe Crann:

Iceland will be without their best player, Everton star Gylfi Sigurdsson, after he was ruled out with a knee injury earlier this month.

However, while he will be missed, Iceland's strength was never based on individual quality but rather their ability to become greater than the sum of their parts, so they'll still be a difficult opponent for Mexico to navigate.