Copenhagen June 6 (IANS) The Mexican national football team "El Tri" have begun their preparation and training in Copenhagen for the warm-up friendly match against Denmark although defender Diego Reyes was missing as he was recovering from a muscle injury.
The Mexican side is scheduled to play Denmark on Saturday reports Efe.
The players selected by Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio completed a series of one-hour-long regeneration sessions and also took to the field to practice.
Reyes completed a series of specific exercises while waiting for the medical results to confirm whether he will be in the 23-man squad or whether he will be replaced by the versatile midfielder Erick Gutierrez who has travelled with the group as the first substitute.
The Mexican team s coach said before travelling to Denmark that despite Reyes absence the team is in an excellent position to compete for the World Cup.

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