The former coach of Mexico, Miguel "Piojo" Herrera, hopes that in the next World Cup in Russia 2018, the national team of his country reaches "very far" and as far as possible, according to what he told Efe.

Now the technical director of Club America, who was in charge of Mexico since 2013, avoided going into depth about the selection of his country, which last Tuesday lost in a friendly match against Croatia 1-0, as well as their current coach, the questioned Juan Carlos Osorio.

"The players are under the direction of someone else and I am focused on my team of Eagles," said the coach to Efe, who during his time with the team faced Croatia in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, defeating them 3-1 and securing their passage to the round of 16.

"It was a moment that I experienced with a lot of intensity, but after the match, one has to focus on what comes next, on the next commitment," Piojo recalled.

When asked if he saw any possible national team player in the America team, like striker Henry Martín for example, mentioned by several fans, he said that "it is up to the current coach to decide that".

Beloved by the Eagles' fans and always controversial, the coach and his team played their first preparatory match in the United States this year last weekend in San Diego, California, against Club Tijuana.