Mexico midfielder Marco Fabian seeking regular football ahead of World Cup

Eintracht Frankfurt and Mexico midfielder Marco Fabian wants to get in as much match practice as he can between now and this summer's FIFA 2018 World Cup.

The 28-year-old has played just three times in the Bundesliga this season following surgery on a troublesome back injury, but made a scoring return to the Mexico national team during the March international break and managed 51 minutes as a substitute in Frankfurt's 2-1 defeat to Werder Bremen at the weekend.

Watch: Marco Fabian targets more minutes for Eintracht

"I'm feeling good and have a lot of confidence," Fabian told bundesliga.com after replacing Ante Rebic late in the first half of Sunday's contest at the Weser Stadium. "I'm back playing for the national team, where I got to play and scored a goal so close to the World Cup, and that filled me with confidence.

"After that, I want to come back and get minutes under my belt here. We're into the final stretch. I'm completely with the team, am working hard, and I’m going to play my best whenever I get the chance to play."

Fabian - in his second full season in the Bundesliga - has not started a match for Frankfurt since the final day of last season.

His recent outing for Mexico - a 3-0 friendly win over Iceland - was his first international appearance since the extra-time loss to European champions Portugal in the Confederations Cup third-place play-off in July 2017.

Mexico begin their World Cup campaign in Group F against defending champions Germany on 17 June, before facing South Korea and Sweden.

Frankfurt, meanwhile, resume their push for a top-four finish at home to Hoffenheim on Sunday (kick-off: 06:00 PM CEST/ 04:00 PM GMT/ 12:00 PM EST).

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