Midfielders Marcel Ruiz, of Toluca, and Diego Lainez, of Tigres UANL, stood out on Tuesday in the list of 55 called-up players for the Mexican National Team announced by coach Javier ‘Vasco’ Aguirre for the 2026 World Cup.
This list will be reduced to the 26 that will attend the tournament no later than June 1.
Marcel Ruiz surprises; Lainez revives and Chucky is left out
Marcel Ruiz is one of the surprises.
After it appeared that he would be sidelined by the partial rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament he suffered last March.
He decided not to undergo surgery and opted for a conservative treatment in order to have the opportunity to attend the World Cup.
In the case of Diego Lainez, who had been left off Aguirre’s previous call-ups for alleged indiscipline, he appeared on this list of 55 players.
Hirving Lozano, a player who is out of MLS San Diego, has no chance of going to the World Cup after being left out of the Mexican National Team’s pre-list.
This list will be reduced to 26
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Pre-list of 55 called-up players of the Mexican National Team
Goalkeepers: Alex Padilla (Athletic Club), Antonio Rodríguez, (Tijuana) Carlos Acevedo (Santos).
Carlos Moreno (Pachuca); Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol); and Raúl Rangel (Guadalajara).
Defenders: Bryan González (Guadalajara); César Montes (Lokomotiv); Edson Álvarez (Fenerbahce); Eduardo Águila (San Luis); Everardo López (Toluca); Israel Reyes (América); Jesús Angulo (Tigres UANL); Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
Jesús Gómez (Tijuana); Johan Vázquez (Genoa); Jorge Sánchez (Paok); Julián Araujo (Celtic); Luis Rey (Puebla).
Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar); Ramón Juárez (América); Richard Ledezma (Guadalajara); Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey).
Midfielders: Alexei Domínguez (Pachuca); Alexis Gutiérrez (América); Álvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis); Brian Gutiérrez (Guadalajara); Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
Denzell García (Juárez); Diego Lainez (Tigres UANL); Efraín Álvarez (Guadalajara); Elías Montiel (Pachuca); Erick Sánchez (América).
Erik Lira (Cruz Azul); Gilberto Mora (Tijuana); Isaías Violante (América); Jordan Carrillo (Pumas UNAM); Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana).
Luis Chávez (Dynamo Moscow); Luis Romo (Guadalajara); Marcel Ruiz (Toluca); Obed Vargas (Atlético de Madrid); Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens); Ricardo Angulo (Toluca).
Forward: Alexis Vega (Toluca); Armando González (Guadalajara); César Huerta (Anderlecht); Germán Berterame (Inter Miami); Guillermo Martínez (Pumas UNAM).
Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah); Raúl Jiménez (Fulham); Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara); Santiago Giménez (Milan) – Filed under: Mexican National Team reveals its World Cup roster.
With information from EFE
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