MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's new coach Miguel Herrera named a squad including 10 players from his club America to prepare for next month's World Cup playoff against New Zealand, saying the country's prestige as a soccer nation was at stake.
Herrera, who became Mexico's fourth coach in six weeks on Friday after their failure to qualify directly for the 2014 Brazil finals, takes his team to face New Zealand over two legs at the Azteca on November 13 and in Wellington on November 20.
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