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Mexico has announced the first 12 players called up for the 2026 World Cup, who will miss the Liguilla. Additionally, 8 players will join as sparring partners for friendlies, including a match against Ghana.
Mexico gave the list of players that will take part in the 2026 World Cup and will miss the Liguilla. Javier Aguirre called up the first 12 players that will take part in the World Cup, which mean that if their teams are playing the Liguilla, they wonât take part. Mexico also called up 8 players that will take part as sparring and will be able to take part in the friendlies where no European player will be based like the match against Ghana in Puebla. Mexico will host part of the 2026 World Cup and will play in the opener against South Africa on June 11th.
The call up list of players that will take part in the World Cup is the following:
Goalkeepers: Raul Rangel (Chivas), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna)
Defenders: Jesus Gallardo (Toluca), Israel Reyes (America), Luis Romo (Chivas)
Midfielders: Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Brian Gutierrez (Chivas), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), (Chivas)
The first 12 players called up include goalkeepers Raul Rangel and Carlos Acevedo.
The selected players will not participate in the Liguilla as they prepare for the World Cup.
Mexico will play their opening match against South Africa on June 11th, 2026.
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Forwards: Armando Gonzalez (Chivas), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Guillermo Martinez (Pumas)
The call up list of players that will be used as sparring and to complete the call up list for the Ghana match are the following:
Goalkeepers: Oscar Garcia (Leon)
Defenders: Jesus Antonio Gomez (Tijuana), Eduardo Aguila (San Luis), Luis Rey (Puebla), Denzell Garcia (FC Juarez)
Midfielders: Iker Fimbres (Monterrey), Jairo Torres (FC Juarez)
Forwards: Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana)
The most notable call ups are the expected like Gilberto Mora, Alexis Vega, Raul Rangel, Armando Gonzalez and Israel Reyes. The most surprising by a lot is Guillermo Martinez as forward. Martinez had done well in Pumas but was not expected to be part of the team and hadnât done much with the National team either. Itâs clear that he was called up because of his height in a strange experiment from Aguirre. Among the most notable omission, the biggest surprise could be Richard Ledezma. Ledezma had arrived in Mexico and had done well with the National team. It was expected he would get called up but wasnât. Diego Lainez should be the more surprising but he had failed to be called up in February and March and the rumors were strong that he wouldnât be called up because of problems with Aguirre. The list is expected to have a majority of the Euro based contingent although some call ups are in danger with the call ups made in this list. The players will go on weeks vacation as required by FIFA before starting their training camp for the Ghana friendly.