Mexico, New Zealand to clash in World Cup warmup
World Cup veterans Rafael Marquez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco will lead Mexico against New Zealand Wednesday in a friendly football match that will serve as a World Cup tuneup for both. For Mexico the match is the second in a series of six friendlies in the United States as they prepare to open their World Cup campaign against hosts South Africa on June 11.
Their first-round group also includes France and Uruguay. "I think this is the moment for us to do something big, something historic," said defender Marquez, who says the 2010 World Cup will be his last. "We have players with lots of experience and young people who have the hunger to win.
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