Hernandez not obsessed by Mexico goals record
He is just shy of becoming Mexico's all-time leading goalscorer, but that is of little concern to Javier Hernandez.
Mexico star Javier Hernandez hopes to break the nation's all-time goalscoring record, but insists he is not obsessed by it.
The Bayer Leverkusen forward has 45 international goals, just shy of record-holder Jared Borgetti (46).
Hernandez has another chance to draw level with Borgetti when his team face Panama in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
But the 28-year-old insists it is not his focus, saying: "For me it would be nice.
"But it is something that I'm not obsessed about."
Mexico started the fifth round of CONCACAF qualifying with a 2-1 win over the United States.
Hernandez is keen to see his side build on that display when they visit the Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutierrez.
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