The “Vasco” Aguirre would have defined the initial as soon as to debut vs. South Africa – Opinion

Israel Reyes would be the only variant in the initial as soon as of the Mexico team for the debut duel in the World Cup 2026 against South Africa, as was revealed at the end of the team’s training national table this Tuesday held at the High Performance Center.

The novelty is that during practice, the national coach “Vasco” Aguirre used in the as soon as title to the young Diego Ochoa of the Chivas del Guadalajaraso it didn’t take long for speculation to arise about a possible surprise on the Tricolor payroll.

But the reality is that the presence of the young man from the Guadalajara painting It was due to the fact that he is concentrated with the Sub 23 in the High Performance Center and Aguirre has not hesitated to use these youngsters to cover several absences in training, due to the fact that several players carry out different work in the national team’s concentration.

The Chivas youth squad was used as a sparring partner to complete the tricolor’s training. It should be noted that he does not have any type of possibility of being part of the team in case of an injury, since he is not part of the pre-list of 55 players that Javier Aguirre formed.

It is claimed that Aguirre has opted for Erik Lira for the midfield instead of Edson Álvarez because the player who played for Fenerbahçe in Turkey has not recovered his best physical condition. while Israel Reyes would play for Jorge Sánchez in the only move of the last initial as soon as that faced Serbia in the city of Toluca, State of Mexico.

The only way for Edson Álvarez to start the game against Bafana Bafana is for “Vasco” Aguirre leans towards the experience of two World Cups, in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022in order to have greater strength in this area where it can be key between victory and defeat.

Mexico’s lineup would be with Raúl “Tala” Rangel, Israel Reyes, César Montes, Johan Vázquez, Jesús Gallardo, Erik Lira, Álvaro Fidalgo, Julián Quiñones, Brian Gutiérrez, Roberto Alvarado and Raúl Jiménez, with which they would have the responsibility of starting the duel in search of the first World Cup victory.

Javier “Vasco” Aguirre directed 25 games during his third stage at the helm of the Mexican National Team prior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This figure corresponds to his management from his arrival in July 2024 until the preparation duels prior to the start of the tournament. Their stability in this cycle was highly positive, registering 12 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, with which El Tri managed to stabilize and win the Gold Cup.

Continue reading:
– Defender Johan Vásquez reveals the teachings of Rafa Márquez in the training sessions of the Mexican team
– Teachers and families of missing people collapse access to the Azteca Stadium
– Guillermo Ochoa accepts that it will not be easy to leave the Mexican team

Continue reading: