| Mexico's National team did some physical preparation | | | | Domenech will take just his squad of 23 players and |
| in the golden sands of Acapulco the number one | | | | nobody else to a FIFA World Cup training camp later |
| tourist destination in Mexico. Unlike everybody else, in | | | | this month. Domenech, who has until 15 May to unveil |
| Acapulco the National squad was there to get in tune | | | | his final list, said no reserves would be invited to the |
| early for the most important soccer competition in | | | | camp from 22-26 May in the French Alps resort of |
| the planet. In Acapulco the squad received a lot of | | | | Tignes. |
| support from their fans that gave a boost to their | | | | "I thought about it carefully and I don't think it would |
| morale. | | | | be a good thing to bring players who would need |
| Pavel Pardo said: "The most important thing for me is | | | | somebody else to get injured to make the squad," |
| that the Mexican people are 100 per cent behind the | | | | Domenech told French radio channel RTL. |
| national team. At the end of the day, you're not just | | | | Coach Domenech wants to avoid what happened in |
| representing one sector of society; you're carrying | | | | France 98, back then six players were told to leave |
| the hopes of 100 million Mexicans." | | | | France's training camp at the last minute. |
| The "Tricolor" as it's called in Mexico spent about five | | | | The French team is preparing to face Mexico on May |
| days of hard work on the beach. They did the hard | | | | 27th in a game that's expected to be one of the |
| physical work in Acapulco to head back to Mexico | | | | most difficult friendly matches in their World Cup |
| City with some good fitness work behind them. The | | | | preparation; they'll have the opportunity to measure |
| next few days should see the players enjoying | | | | against another head of group, and a different style |
| considerably more time with the ball. | | | | of play than the European soccer. |
| They're getting ready to head to Europe in the final | | | | Most sports books will certainly have a line for this |
| stage of their preparation for the Soccer World Cup. | | | | exciting friendly match that will meet two very good |
| They will face France on May 27th one of the most | | | | soccer teams and hopefully allow the fans to enjoy a |
| important friendly games of the squad. | | | | very good game. |
| On the other hand, France coach Raymond | | | | |