Hector Moreno believes Mexico can go into the FIFA World Cup in Brazil without the weight of expectation on their shoulders.
Mexico struggled in the CONCACAF section of qualifying, finishing fourth in a group of six, which was good enough to earn Miguel Herrera s men an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand.
A 9-3 aggregate success sealed an ultimately comfortable passage, and Moreno thinks he and his team-mates can begin the tournament against Cameroon on Friday without worry.
We re arriving under a lot less pressure than on past occasions, when people expected great things from the team, he told FIFA.com.
The general feeling is that we don t have anything to lose, and that s how we’re approaching it.
I think that we ll pleasantly surprise a lot …