Mexico announce first call ups for 2026 World Cup

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 hadn’t done much with the National team either. It’s 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 wasn’t. 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 wouldn’t 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.