Marco Fabian curled a free-kick home from 25 yards shortly before halftime to spark Mexico to a 3-0 win over Iceland on Friday.
Miguel Layun doubled Mexico's lead in the 64th minute when he fired home an angled drive. He then made it 3-0 in injury time with a spectacular strike from 40 yards out.
Mexico kick off their World Cup campaign against champions Germany on 17 June and then play South Korea on 23 June and Sweden four days later.
Iceland, who are preparing for their first appearance at the World Cup finals, begin their campaign against Argentina on 16 June before playing Nigeria six days later, and then Croatia on 26 June.
PERU BEAT CROATIA IN FLORIDA
A goal early in each half gave Peru a 2-0 win over Croatia in a lacklustre friendly in Florida on Friday. Andre Carillo gave Peru the lead after 11 minutes when his deflected shot from outside the box wrong-footed the Croatian goalkeeper. Edison Flores doubled their lead three minutes into the second period when he poked the ball home from close range after a quick counterattack. Peru had Yoshimar Yotun sent off after 74 minutes but the Croatians found goalkeeper Carlos Cacida in fine form. Peru, who will compete in the World Cup finals for the first time since 1982, kick off their campaign on 16 June against Denmark and then face France on 21 June before taking on Australia five days later. Croatia play Nigeria in their opening match on 16 June, before facing Argentina five days later and then playing Iceland on 26 June.
ZIYECH HELPS MOROCCO BEAT SERBIA
Midfielder Hakim Ziyech scored one goal and set up another to help lively Morocco beat Serbia 2-1 in a friendly on Friday as both nations started their build-up to the World Cup in Russia.
Ziyech gave Morocco the lead as he converted a 29th-minute penalty and he delivered the inch-perfect cross for Khalid Boutaib to head the winner after Dusan Tadic had equalised.
The Serbians started in an adventurous formation with three forwards and two attacking midfielders, but the unfamiliar strategy left anchorman Nemanja Matic with too much work to do.
Toothless in attack, they looked shaky at the back whenever Morocco came forward and Ziyech made no mistake with the spot-kick after Nikola Maksimovic hauled down Nordin Amrabat.
Tadic, making his 50th international appearance, levelled with a crisp shot from eight metres with his weaker right foot in the 37th minute after a defence-splitting pass by Adem Ljajic left him with time and space.
The Moroccans were in front again three minutes later as Ziyech broke down the right and swung in a delightful cross for Boutaib, whose header gave goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic no chance.
Filip Kostic and Aleksandar Mitrovic missed late chances for Serbia, who face Nigeria in another warm-up at Barnet's stadium in London on Tuesday.
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