Mexico vs. Iraq (Wednesday, 3.00am)
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Final preparations ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar begin on Wednesday for Mexico, who face Iraq in a friendly at Estadi Montilivi in Spain.
It will be the second time the two sides meet in an international fixture, with the previous one occurring at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico when El Tri came away with a 1-0 triumph.
We say: Mexico 1-0 Iraq
Neither team have been convincing since the end of qualifying, but El Tri have faced much more formidable opponents, while Iraq are in a transitional phase looking to develop its next generation, so we will give the experienced Mexicans the edge.
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Cameroon vs. Jamaica (Wednesday, 5.00pm)
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In their penultimate warm-up clash ahead of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup, Cameroon welcome Jamaica to the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo on Wednesday evening.
The hosts will be looking to head into football's biggest tournament on a high, while the visitors take to the pitch for the last time before the commencement of their CONCACAF Nations League campaign next year.
We say: Cameroon 1-1 Jamaica
With little at stake and neither team fielding its regular starting XI, we expect an open and entertaining contest in this one. That said, we can also see the sides cancelling each other out over the course of the 90 minutes and settling for a share of the spoils in the end.
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Qatar vs. Albania (Wednesday, 5.30pm)
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Qatar will round off their preparations for the 2022 World Cup with a friendly against Albania on Wednesday night.
Felix Sanchez's side will open the tournament against Ecuador on November 20, but Albania have not qualified for the finals of the competition, with the national side instead looking ahead to next year's Euro 2024 qualification matches.
We say: Qatar 2-0 Albania
Qatar will fancy their chances of putting another victory on the board in this match, with Albania's squad very light on experience at senior international level. It might be a stop-start fixture, with both managers set to make wholesale changes during the contest, but Qatar should ultimately have too much quality.
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Ben Knapton
