Czechia vs Mexico Lineups & Formations Confirmed: Predictions for World Cup 2026 Group A

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Czechia vs Mexico Lineups & Formations Confirmed: Predictions for World Cup 2026 Group A

Czechia vs Mexico Confirmed Lineups & Formations — World Cup 2026 Group A

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🏟️ TONIGHT 9:00 PM ET · ESTADIO AZTECA · MEXICO CITY · FOX / TELEMUNDO · HIGH ALTITUDE 2,240M

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group A · Matchday 3 · Confirmed Lineups & Formations

Czechia vs Mexico: Confirmed Lineups & Formations

✅ Ochoa CONFIRMED GK · Mexico 4-3-3 (rotating) · Schick (c) leads · Soucek STARTS · ❌ Juráček OUT · Mora 17yr debut · S. Giménez ST · Czechia 3-4-3 full strength

Wednesday June 24, 2026 · Betting odds via FanDuel Sportsbook · Must be 21+

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Czechia ML · FD

+270

Draw +280 · Under 2.5 CBS Green

Giménez +205 · Schick +265

anytime · FanDuel Sportsbook

🇲🇽

Mexico ML · FD

-110

✅ CONFIRMED — GUILLERMO OCHOA (40 · 148 CAPS) STARTS TONIGHT · FAREWELL WC · ESPN SUTCLIFFE

Ochoa confirmed by ESPN's Tom Sutcliffe. The legendary 40-year-old plays his final World Cup match at the Azteca. Mexico XI (4-3-3): Ochoa; Sánchez, Reyes, Álvarez, Gallardo; Fidalgo, Romo, Mora; Alvarado, Giménez, Huerta. Czechia (3-4-3): Kovář; Holešč, Hranáč, Krejčí; Coufal, Souček, Darida, Sojka; Šulc, Provod; Schick (c).

Group A Stakes · Matchday 3

🇲🇽 Mexico · 6pts · GROUP WINNERS ✅ · Rotating tonight

1st

🇨🇿 Czechia · 1pt · MUST WIN · Full strength · Schick (c) all 90

3rd

🇨🇿 Czechia — Predicted Starting XI (3-4-3)

3-4-3 SI confirmed · Full strength · MUST WIN ❌ Juráček OUT (muscle) · Sojka LWB ✅ Souček STARTS (SI confirmed)

ATTACK →

ŠULC / HLOZEK

SCHICK (c) ⭐

ST · 26 intl G · +265 FD

PROVOD / ŠULC

COUFAL ⭐

RWB · 7 WC corners

SOUČEK ✅

CM · 17 intl G · PK taker

DARIDA

SOJKA ⚠️

LWB · for Juráček❌

HOLEŠČ

HRANÁČ

KREJČÍ ⚠️YC

CB · YC risk

KOVÁŘ

GK · Bayer Leverkusen

Set pieces: Coufal 7 WC corners → Souček aerial · Souček PK taker · ❌ Juráček OUT · ⚠️ Krejčí YC risk

🇨🇿 Czechia Bench

Staněk GKChaloupek CBZima CBZelený WBCerv CMProvod WChory FWKuchta FWChytil FW❌ Juráček OUT

🇨🇿 Key Team News

Patrik Schick (c) · ST · Bayer Leverkusen — Captain. 26 international goals, 0 WC goals. Czechia's focal point all 90 minutes. FD anytime +265.

✅ Tomáš Souček STARTS (SI confirmed) · CM · West Ham — 17 international goals from CM. Primary aerial target for Coufal's 7 WC corners. PK taker.

❌ David Juráček OUT (muscle) — Sojka fills LWB. Experience drop-off on Czechia's left.

⚠️ Ladislav Krejčí · CB — One yellow card. Suspension risk tonight.

🇲🇽 Mexico — Confirmed/Predicted XI (4-3-3, Rotating)

4-3-3 SI / ESPN / CBS ✅ Ochoa GK (ESPN Sutcliffe) GROUP WINNERS · Wholesale rotation

ROTATING

ALVARADO

S. GIMÉNEZ ⭐

ST · Milan · +205 FD

HUERTA

MORA 🔥

AM · 17yr debut · +340

FIDALGO/ROMO

VARGAS/LIRA

SÁNCHEZ

ÁLVAREZ

REYES

GALLARDO

OCHOA ✅

GK · 40yrs · 148 caps · CONFIRMED

✅ Ochoa confirmed ESPN · Mexico GROUP WINNERS · 6pts · 0 WC goals conceded

🇲🇽 Mexico Bench

Rangel GKR. Jiménez FW ⭐Quiñones FW ⭐Álvarez DMMontes CBVásquez CBVega FWGutiérrez FW

🇲🇽 Key Team News

✅ Guillermo Ochoa · GK · 40yrs · 148 caps — CONFIRMED — His farewell at the Azteca. Six World Cups. An icon for Mexico.

🔥 Gilberto Mora · AM · 17yrs — FIRST WC START — SI confirms him at no.10. Racing Post: "the gifted Tijuana tearaway can make an impact." FD anytime +340.

⭐ Santiago Giménez · ST · AC Milan — confirmed — 30 goals last season. FD anytime +205.

⚔️ Tactical Overview · 3-4-3 vs 4-3-3 · Altitude 2,240m

Czechia 3-4-3: Schick as focal point, Coufal bombing forward from RWB delivering corners to Souček's aerial threat. 62.1% of their xG from set pieces. Attack from minute one all 90.

Mexico 4-3-3 (rotation): Ochoa's farewell. Mora's creative debut at no.10. S. Giménez leads the counter-attack. CBS Green: Under 2.5 goals is the primary bet — 3 of 4 Group A games have gone under at altitude.

💰 Key Bets — FanDuel Sportsbook

Under 2.5 Goals — CBS Green primary · altitude · group avg 2.0 goals

Check FD

Draw +280 — Mexico rotating · 0-0 or 1-1 · Covers/Yahoo primary

+280

S. Giménez anytime +205 · confirmed ST · Milan · $10→$30.50

+205

Schick anytime +265 · confirmed captain · 26 intl G · 0 WC G · attack all 90 · $10→$36.50

+265

FanDuel Sportsbook · World Cup 2026 Group A · Czechia vs Mexico · 9PM ET · Estadio Azteca

Bet Czechia vs Mexico Tonight

Mexico -110 · Draw +280 · Czechia +270 · Giménez +205 · Schick +265

Bet Now

All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook · ✅ Ochoa confirmed ESPN Sutcliffe · Czechia 3-4-3 SI confirmed · ❌ Juráček OUT · ✅ Souček starts SI · Mexico rotation SI/ESPN/CBS · Mexico -110 / Draw +280 / Czechia +270 FD · Under 2.5 CBS Green primary · Must be 21+

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