Miguel Layun scores twice, Mexico beats Israel 3-0 in friendly match before World Cup

Mexico's Oribe Peralta, left, fights for the ball with Israel's Ben Sahar during a friendly soccer match in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Christian Palma) (The Associated Press)

Israel's Beram Kaya, left, battles for the ball with Mexico's Oribe Peralta, center, and Israel's Sheran Yeini during a friendly soccer match in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) (The Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY – Defender Miguel Layun scored twice and Mexico beat Israel 3-0 on Wednesday night in the first or four friendly matches before the World Cup.

Layun scored in the 42nd and 62nd minutes, and Marco Fabian added a goal in the 85th.

Mexico goalkeeper Jesus Corona sustained a head injury after crashing into Francisco Rodriguez and was replaced in the 70th by Guillermo Ochoa. The Mexican Federation had not given a report on his injury.

Mexico will play Ecuador on Saturday in Arlington, Texas, then face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday night in Chicago and close its pre-World Cup schedule against Portugal on June 6 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.