Of the players of the MX League who were summoned World Cup Qatar 2022the only one who continues to participate is Daniel Alves. In fact, of 23 soccer players who were or were active in Mexican soccer before the tournament, only the defender of the cougars He qualified for the round of 16 with the Brazilian National Team.
Those selected from Mexico, Costa Rica and Ecuador, the other four teams with representatives from Liga MX, were eliminated in the group stage. As for Alves, he started against Cameroon on the last day of the group stage and entered as a replacement in the round of 16 against South Korea.
With the Verdeamarela qualifying after beating the South Koreans 4-1, Alves became the sixth foreign player to represent Liga MX in the quarterfinals of a men’s World Cup FIFA. The first was Hector Zeladathat as a player of America He was called up as the third goalkeeper with Argentina in Mexico 1986.
After that, it took more than 20 years for a foreign footballer to reach that instance in a World Cup. Carlos Bonet Y Cristian Riverosthen players of Blue Crossthey reached the quarterfinals in South Africa 2010 and were eliminated with the Paraguayan national team against Spain.
He was also part of that group. Denis Canizawho played in various teams in the Liga MX, but for the World Cup in South Africa he traveled as a footballer for the Lion. The fifth foreign player from the First Division of Mexico to play in the quarterfinals was Jose Maria Basantaformer defense of striped.
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