Yesterday, Javier Aguirre and Rafael Márquez were presented as the new duo leading El Tri, this being the third term of the ‘Basque’ at the head of the Mexican national team and hoping that it will be the key for Mexico to at least have a decent performance in the 2026 World Cup, in the tournament in which it will act as host. That being the case, the coach must present at the end of this month his first list for the friendly matches against Canada and New Zealand, where there will be a host of returns.
🚨🇲🇽 EXCL. Guillermo Ochoa, Raúl Jiménez and Hirving Lozano will return to the Mexican National Team.
Javier Aguirre has already had his first talks with them and is considering them for the 2026 project.
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— Fernando Esquivel (@fer_esquivel22) July 31, 2024
At 90min we reported that both Lozano and Henry Martín would be called back to El Tri after being dropped by the previous coaching staff. That being the case, to this pair of names we must add those of Guillermo Ochoa and Raúl Jiménez, since according to Fernando Esquivel, Aguirre has already had contact with both players and the coach, at least initially, has them both in mind for the project leading up to the 2026 World Cup.
Unlike what happened with Lozano, Aguirre will not be forced to choose players, much less discard them. The coach has total freedom of choice and in his mind, both veterans are capable of continuing to be part of the Mexican national team, beyond the management’s position of making an emergency generational change, which Javier does not consider. However, yesterday the coach’s position was clear: “I’m going to call those who are in the best shape, regardless of their age,” he said.
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