54 days until the ball rolls in the World Cup 2026the forward of the Fulham and the Mexican team Raul Jimenez has lost the prominence that it cost him so much to achieve in the “Cottagers” team and That has the Tricolor coaching staff headed by Javier Aguirre on alert.
This Saturday, in the duel on matchday 33, Jiménez could only play 23 minutes in the 0-0 draw against Bradford, marking the third game in which his presence has diminished in the attack of the team led by the Portuguese Marco Da Silva, who has preferred the participation of the Brazilian Rodrigo Muniz.
THEY DON’T HURT THEMSELVES! ❌❌
Brentford and Fulham settled for a dull 0-0 draw that is of no use to either of them in their attempt to qualify for Europe.
The Mexican Raúl Jiménez could do little to shake up the game in the 23 minutes he was on the field… pic.twitter.com/fZdBYTt8f0
— MedioTiempo (@mediotiempo) April 18, 2026
Jiménez’s role has become secondary within the Whites team at the least appropriate time, since it was thought that this tournament would be his consolidation and the first to arrive without being in the shadow of other forwards; once again faces a turbulent panorama.
Jiménez has played 32 games, totaling 1984 minutes, with eight goals scored, 66 shots, three assists and 5 yellow cards. in a season where he started with the wind against him and little by little, with a lot of effort, he took over ownership of his squad, but in the final stretch of the championship things have once again turned against him as he was sidelined as a substitute for his team.
The so-called “Mexican Wolf” has only played 41 minutes in three games in the last three games.as can be seen in the following activity count, where in the 31st minute against Burnley, he scored a goal in eight minutes, in the 32nd against Liverpool he added ten minutes and this Saturday against Bradford he played 23 minutes.
Raúl Jiménez has not been able to gain the trust of his coach and has totally minimized the participation of the Mexican striker in a serious blow to his World Cup aspirations, where the coaching staff headed by Javier Aguirre has stated that the players who are called must be fully active.
The Mexican striker hopes that in the next five games remaining for his squad in the Premier League championship can have more minutes on the field of play to be able to fight for a place in the European cups, where mathematically it can still reach the 12th position it holds at the end of the championship, where it has forty five points and the one that is at the limit of continental competitions is Bradford with 48 points.
Fulham has five games remaining to conclude the season. Although the team is in 12th position in the primary table, the mathematics They still allow him to dream of places in European competitions.
TRICOLOR ALARM. 🇲🇽😲
Raúl Jiménez loses prominence with Fulham, adding just forty five minutes in three games. ❌
Does it turn off before starting the World Cup? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/lOXnWvjqir
— Esto en Línea (@estoenlinea) April 18, 2026
This scenario forces the club to play high-intensity duels at the close of the Premier League, which represents a golden opportunity for Jiménez to regain the confidence of coach Marco Silva and, above all, the physical condition necessary to lead the tricolor attack.
Raúl is emerging as a starter
Raúl Jiménez is so far the one who emerges as the starter in the attack of the Mexican team for the 2026 World Cup, because, beyond the fact that he is not going through a period of much activity, He is the trusted forward of “Vasco” Aguirre, but the lack of rhythm works against the former América, Atlético de Madrid, Benfica, Wolverhampton and Fulham striker.
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