It is worth remembering that Mexico's only title in the Toulon Hope Tournament took place in 2012, when they defeated Turkey 3-0 to become champions; the same team went on to win the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Mexico has qualified for the semifinals for the third time in a row and in one of them advanced to the Final, but failed in the other. can they tip the balance in their favor?
Although they lost on penalties in their first match against Panama, the reality is that France has yet to lose in 90 minutes of regular time: will they be able to maintain this situation?
In a close match, Venezuela and Colombia played to a scoreless draw during the 90 minutes and, from the penalty shootout, the Vinotinto won 5-4 and will be in the Grand Final.
There will be a great dish for the second semifinal when the host France and the always surprising Mexico clash for a place in the final of the Tournament Hopes of Toulon. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.
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Watch out for Maghnes Akliouche, who usually plays behind the striker, but who has a lot of mobility, speed and good technique. He scored a brace in the win against the Albiceleste.
The good news is that Newcastle United player Santiago Muñoz has already found the net again in the last game of the group stage and his experience in the old continent could be key to get a positive result and thus advance to the final of the tournament.
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The winner of this game will face the winner of the other semifinal between Venezuela and Colombia, so the title game will be played next Sunday in France.
It should be noted that both teams will be looking to improve on what they did in the previous edition. France did not reach the semifinals and lost to Portugal in the fifth place game; while Mexico advanced as the second best team, as in this edition, but in the semifinals they tied 2-2 with Japan and then lost in penalties; in the third place game they tied scoreless against Ireland, but on that occasion they were victorious from the penalty spot.
The host team, France, went from strength to strength in the championship and in the end closed as one of the best teams. They started with a goalless draw against Panama and lost on penalties, got back on track by beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 and ended the tournament with a convincing 6-2 win against Argentina.
Mexico miraculously got through to this stage with two victories over Indonesia and Ghana and a loss to Venezuela. In the last match, besides the victory, they were lucky that Argentina was beaten and that Comoros lost to Algeria to finish as the best second place of the three sectors, which gave them a pass to the semifinal round.
Welcome to VAVEL.com’s LIVE coverage of the U21 Toulon Tournament 2022: Mexico vs France!
My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.
