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Alexis Vega, Luis Chávez and César Huerta made the cut and will play in the World Cup

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By Edgardo Avelar

Alexis Vega, Luis Chávez and César Huerta ended up getting on the World Cup truck Mexico when the forecasts assured that Jesús Alejandro Gómez and Kevin Castañeda would have a place on the final list of 26 called up, but in the end the “Vasco” Aguirre He opted for the greatest experience of the first three.

The three names took away the expectation from the publication on social networks of the official announcement of the 26 World Cup players from Mexico, where no one will be satisfied, since for many specialists other players had greater merits, such as Carlos Rodríguez from Cruz Azul, Jordan Carrillo from Pumas, Richard Ledezma from Chivas, Everardo López and Marcel Ruiz from Toluca or Germán Berterame himself from Inter Miami.

A list that may have a lot of quality, but doubts arise due to the lack of rhythm of many players who are barely recovering from injuries, such as the case of César Huerta, Edson Álvarez, Santiago Giménez and Luis Chávez, that call into question the true capacity of the Tricolor.

At the end of the day, there are all those that Javier Aguirre believed in and for some, there are those who should not be there and for others, those who should be there were missing, but at the end of the day, These 26 players will have the great responsibility on their shoulders to show that Mexico It has the arguments to make history.

The call of the Mexican National Team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? ???

The wait is over… Javier ‘Vasco’ Aguirre presents the 26 players chosen to compete in the competition.

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— TV Azteca Deportes (@AztecaDeportes) June 1, 2026

The official list was planned to be announced this Monday, June 1, but in the end it was decided to bring forward the publication of the 26 World Cup players due to FIFA’s demands. who ordered that all of the participating teams be made known.

World Cup list

Mexico’s official squad list for the World Cup was made up as follows:

Goalkeepers: Raúl Rangel, Guillermo Ochoa and Carlos Acevedo

Defenses: Jorge Sánchez, Israel Reyes, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo and Mateo Chávez

Midfielders: Erik Lira, Orbelín Pineda, Álvaro Fidalgo, Brian Gutiérrez, Luis Romo, Edson Álvarez, Obed Vargas, Gilberto Mora and Luis Chávez

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Goalkeepers:

– Raúl Rangel
– Guillermo Ochoa
–Carlos Acevedo

Defenders:

– Israel Kings
– Jorge Sánchez
– Jesus Gallardo
– Mateo Chavez
– Johan Vasquez
– César Montes
– Edson Alvarez

Midfielders:

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— Julio Rodríguez (@julioordz10) June 1, 2026

Attackers: Roberto Alvarado, César Huerta, Alexis Vega, Julián Quiñones, Guillermo Martínez, Armando González, Santiago Giménez and Raúl Jiménez.

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