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What Mexico misses without Araujo, Burrito's tough day & more: Five things from El Tri's loss to Croatia

Goal looks at what El Tri can take away from Dallas and how injuries to center backs may change the course of the team's World Cup preparations

ARLINGTON, Texas — That wasn't how Mexico wanted to end the international break.

El Tri took a 1-0 loss to Croatia on Tuesday night, a defeat manager Juan Carlos Osorio said he "could digest." Harder to stomach were the injuries. Nestor Araujo and Carlos Salcdeo are being tested Wednesday to determine the next step in their recovery processes.

All three of the Porto trio of Diego Reyes, Jesus Corona and Hector Herrera are nursing smaller knocks.