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Javier Aguirre’s Early Mexico Camp Echoes 1986 Tactics For Home World Cup

When Javier Aguirre was a player, he believed Mexico's grueling, year-long training camp ahead of the 1986 World Cup was the key to El Tri's run to the quarterfinals — matching its best result. As coach of the national team, he is trying to replicate that vintage formula. Unlike most competing nations, which must wait for domestic leagues to conclude before gathering their squads, Mexico began assembling its players more than a month before its opening World Cup match on June 11 against South Africa — pulling them away from their teams while the Liga MX was ongoing. "This is a project, not a w...