By Edgardo Avelar
The Mexican-American defender Julian Araujo He is practically ruled out to be part of the list of 26 selected that Tricolor coach Javier Aguirre will define to face FIFA’s highest international competition starting next June 11.
This became known after Celtic manager Martin O’Neill confirmed that the Mexican Julián Araujo will not be able to be present in the next World Cup after suffering another injury that will presumably keep him away from the 206 World Cup as part of the Mexico team.
🍀 “I produce no longer mediate we will gaze at him for the rest of the season…”
Celtic boss Martin O’Neill doesn’t quiz Jullian Araujo to close for the interval of the title urges-in after “reinjuring” himself while helping at Bournemouth ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/6J9ndGfbmd
— Sky Sports activities Scotland (@ScotlandSky) April 10, 2026
Araujo was in the rehabilitation stage after the injury he suffered on March 8 in the Cup match against Rangers.which forced him to move away from the starting team to undergo a fairly exhaustive rehabilitation in order to be able to recover as soon as possible, but this Friday the unfortunate news of his relapse was known.
The defender who emerged from the LA Galaxy youth academy was a constant player in the Scottish eleven after to arrive on loan from Bournemouth of the Premier Leaguebut a hamstring injury slowed down his activity; He even began to gain the support of the club’s fans, thanks to his important interventions.
But after that dazzling start in his new team that made us think that the selection of Mexico would have found another reliable element for the World Cupl, the Mexican defender’s injury arose, which forced him to return to the Bournemouth facilities, in order to carry out his rehabilitation work there, although that could not happen, as confirmed by O’Neill.
“It is a very hard blow, I just found out today. I don’t think we will see him play the rest of the season if it is the same injury that has occurred again,” said the strategist of the Scottish squad, who added that there was confidence that the Mexican player could recover. But in the end that did not happen and Araujo is almost out of the World Cup list due to the time it will take for his recovery.
🚨𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨
Martin O’Neill has correctly confirmed that Julián Araujo is OUT for the season after re-injuring himself while under the supervision of Bournemouth.
A spacious blow for Celtic at a crucial stage of the marketing campaign and it will probably do well per chance moreover earn even worse, with Araujo now also… pic.twitter.com/jwdC7T5E5v
— The Parkhead Devoted (@TheParkheadF) April 10, 2026
Araujo has not had much participation with the Mexican team, otherwise his absence would have generated great alarm, but now everything depends on what he can generate. Rehabilitation dispute that has been launched with the player who still belongs to Bournemouth.
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