By Edgardo Avelar
The former technician of the Mexico team In the 2018 World Cup in Russia and for Puebla as well as for the Xolos de Tijuana, Juan Carlos Osorio will be in Mexico again, but not on a team bench, but as part of the TUDN network analyst employees for the rest of the league and the World Cup 2026.
The Colombian coach was announced as part of the team heading to the 2026 World Cup a few days ago and Now it debuts in the league of the Clausura 2026 tournament of the MX League in the duel Pumas against Pachuca.
However, in Mexico he has not been successful in projects such as Puebla in the Clausura 2012 tournament with very bad results with 11 matches coached where he recorded seven defeats, two draws and only two wins, while with Xolos de Tijuana it was light and dark, with a brilliant Apertura 2024 in where he reached the league, but the next championship the magic ended and he was dismissed.
Osorio is remembered in Mexico for his time on the national team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia where he achieved the historic victory over Germany 1-0 and then the 2-1 victory over South Korea, but a defeat with Sweden 3-0 He sent the Tricolor to define the pass to the quarterfinals against Brazil with a negative result.
Mexico’s victory over Germany was highly praised internationally, but it was just a swallow that didn’t make a summer, because the national team did not go beyond the usual history, remaining in the first step of the next phase.
Mexico had very controversial moments, but Osorio was always considered a studious and innovative coach and he will seek to transfer that experience to television analysis. where he will offer his strategic vision and knowledge.
TUDN thus adds a luxury reinforcement to its staff of analysts, where Juan Carlos Osorio will change the bench for television, but it will once again be linked to Mexican soccer in one of the most important events on the planet.
Osorio will join a squad where names like Ricardo La Volpe, Miguel Herrera, Miguel Layún, Juan Pablo Sorín, Aitana Bonmatí and Carles Puyol, forming a panel full of experience and international hierarchy.
The inclusion of Osorio also adds a different profile within the group of commentators. His analytical style, based on statistics, collective functioning and tactical reading, could bring a deeper focus to debates and coverage during the road to the World Cup.
Juan Carlos Osorio is also remembered for his time in the Xolos of Tijuana and his constant rotations and controversial decisions in important lineups, especially during his management with the national team.
It is not the first time that Osorio ventures into this type of analystbecause in Qatar 2022 he provided his services for the ESPN network, where he shared microphones with Hugo Sánchez, the late Tomás Boy and Roberto Gomez Junco.
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