Without ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez! Martino gives the preliminary list of Mexico for Qatar 2022
In a press conference without questions from the media, Gerardo Martino summoned the naturalized Mexican Argentine Rogelio Funes Mori from Monterrey, Henry Martín, from América, Santiago Giménez, from Feyenoord from the Netherlands, and the injured Raúl Jiménez, from Wolverhampton in the Premier League.
Jiménez is recovering from a groin injury and although he has not had continuity with his team, he was a fundamental part of the process of “Dad”.
The coach also included Jesús M. Corona on the list, who is recovering with his team, Sevilla from Spain, from a fractured fibula and torn ankle ligaments.
Martino will take 15 young with the selected group, who will help as “sparring” and will take experience towards the future.
The last day to define the final 26 who will attend qatar It will be November 14.
Prior to the start of the World Cup, the Mexican team will close its preparation with two friendly matches in Girona, Spain, against Iraq on November 9, and against Sweden on November 16.
Mexico is part of group C of the Qatar World Cup, in which it will debut on November 22 against Poland, on the 26th it will face Argentina and on the 30th it will close its participation in the first round against Saudi Arabia.
The Argentine coach made his debut as head of the Mexican team in March 2019, the year in which he won the Gold Cup of the concacaf, in which he was runner-up in 2021, the same position he held in the 2019-2020 League of Nations in the area.
Present at the announcement of the list was the president of the Mexican Soccer FederationYon de Luisa, who trusted in the work that Martino has done throughout this process.
“I thank everyone who has participated in this process to get to today; I recognize the 31 summoned who will become 26 on November 14 and especially you dear “Tata”, said De Luisa.
-Preliminary selection of Mexico to the World Cup in Qatar 2022:
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (America), Alfredo Talavera (Juárez FC), Rodolfo Cota (León).
Defenders: Kevin Alvarez (Pachuca), Jesús Angulo (Tigres UANL), Néstor Araujo (America), Gerardo Arteaga (Genk), Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey), Héctor Moreno (Monterrey), César Montes (Monterrey), Jorge Sánchez (Ajax) , Johan Vasquez (Cremonese).
Midfielders: Edson Alvarez (Ajax), Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), Luis Chávez (Pachuca), Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), Erick Gutiérrez (Eindhoven), Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo), Diego Lainez ( SC Braga), Orbelín Pineda (Atenas FC), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Erick Sánchez (Pachuca).
Forwards: Jesús Manuel Corona (Seville), Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey), Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord), Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hirving Lozano (Napoli), Henry Martin (America), Alexis Vega (Guadalajara).
Selector: Gerard Martin.
We are millions of Mexicans with the same enthusiasm heading to the Qatar 2022 World Cup! 🇶🇦🏆
To fight and give everything for our country, for #MexicoOfMyLife! 🇲🇽😤
LET’S GO, TEAM! 🗣
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