By Edgardo Avelar
Guillermo Ochoa He again suffered a hard blow in seeking to maintain continuity in AEL Limassol when he was ignored to play against Omonia Aradippou in the final series to avoid relegation in the Cyprus League and where the Mexican goalkeeper added the second game without seeing action.
Ochoa continues to be questioned to be part of the Mexico team for the next 2026 World Cup and the lack of activity with his team works against him in order to keep alive his options of being called to coach Javier Aguirre’s final list.
OCHOA WAS NOT CALLED BY AEL LIMASSOL! 🇲🇽🧤⚽️
After the FIFA Date, Guillermo Ochoa was not included in the squad for Matchday 2 of the playoffs due to non-relegation in Cyprus.
Without the Mexican goalkeeper, AEL Limassol took the 0-3 victory against Omonia Aradippou. Before, they had…
— FOX Sports actions MX (@FOXSportsMX) April 4, 2026
Ochoa’s second absence adds to the inactivity he had with the Mexico team on the last FIFA date against Portugal and Belgium, where he did not have a single minute of action under the three posts of the Tricolor goal, a task given to Chivas goalkeeper Raúl “Tala” Rangel.
But it seems that AEL Limassol did not need its starting goalkeeper to beat Omonia Aradippou 0-3, where the goal of this squad was defended by Panagiotis Kyriakou. The Mexican Ochoa was also not present last night in the 1-1 draw against Ethnikos Achnas
This is the second time in a row that the Mexican goalkeeper is not on the team’s roster; the previous one was in the 1-1 draw against Ethnikos Achnas, while the last time the Mexican goalkeeper saw action was against Omonia Aradippo, on March 14, where they lost 1-2
Blow against his presence in the World Cup
Without a doubt, the lack of activity is a hard blow for Memo Ochoa in his World Cup aspirations, especially because he insists in his presence at the next World Cup as one of the three goalkeepers that Javier Aguirre will choose from among the 26 called up.
Deleted in his membership and in the national team! ❌❌
For the second consecutive game, Guillermo Ochoa was not called up by Hugo Martins. AEL Limassol beat Omonia Aradippou 0-3 in the Playoff for not relegation in the Cyprus League ⚽📝🇨🇾 pic.twitter.com/pJ3snUVETo
— AS México (@ASMexico) April 5, 2026
Everything indicates that he will be part of the Mexican team in the World Cup even though he is not having a good time in his club. Of course, the starting position is practically tied to Raúl ‘Tala’ Rangel, but it should be noted that in the 2010 World Cup Memo Ochoa was a starter for almost the entire process of “Vasco” Aguirrebut in the end the owner was Óscar Pérez.
Continue reading:
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