Mexican icon Guillermo Ochoa would turn out to be the primary goalkeeper to play in six World Cup finals. Photograph: AFP
MEXICO CITY:
Mexican star Guillermo Ochoa is about to turn out to be the primary goalkeeper to look in six World Cup finals after being named within the co-hosts’ squad.
The 40-year-old, who performs for Cypriot outfit AEL Limassol, joins superstars Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Argentina’s Lionel Messi in performing for the sixth time on the quadrennial soccer competition.
Nevertheless, whereas Ronaldo and Messi are computerized first selections, Ochoa is unlikely to have a lot recreation time as he has dropped down the pecking order lately.
Ochoa, whose first World Cup was in Germany in 2006, headlines the squad together with forwards Raul Jimenez and Santiago Gimenez, who play for Premier League facet Fulhamand Serie A giants AC Milan respectively.
Two of the squad named on Sunday — Spain-born midfielder Alvaro Fidalgo and Colombia-born ahead Julian Quinones — have turn out to be pivotal gamers for the Javier Aguirre-coached group since being naturalised.
Gilberto Mora, the gifted 17-year-old attacking midfielder, is about to turn out to be the youngest participant to signify Mexico at a World Cup.
For Aguirre, 67, it is going to be his third World Cup in cost, having been within the dugout on the 2002 and 2010 renewals.
On each events they’ve did not progress past the group stage however this time spherical will hope to comply with the perimeters of 1970 and 1986 — when in addition they hosted the finals — in reaching the final eight.
Mexico, who’re co-hosting with Canada and the US, play within the event’s opening recreation towards South Africa on June 11 in Mexico Metropolis.
They go on to play South Korea on June 18 and spherical off the group stage towards Czech Republic on June 24.
Mexico squad:
Goalkeepers: Raul Rangel (Guadalajara), Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol, CYP), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna)
Defenders: Israel Reyes (America), Jorge Sanchez (PAOK/GRE), Cesar Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Johan Vasquez (Genoa/ITA), Jesus Gallardo (Toluca), Mateo Chavez (Alkmaar/NED)
Midfielders: Edson Alvarez (West Ham/ENG), Luis Romo(Guadalajara), Obed Vargas (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Brian Gutierrez (Guadalajara), OrbelÃn Pineda (AEK Athens/GRE), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Cesar Huerta (Anderlecht/BEL), Alvaro Fidalgo (Actual Betis/ESP), Luis Chavez (Dynamo Moscow/RUS).
Forwards: Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Julian Quinones (Al-Qadisiyah, KSA), Santiago Gimenez (AC Milan/ITA), Guillermo MartÃnez (Pumas), Armando Gonzalez (Guadalajara), Raul Jimenez (Fulham/ENG)
