Mexican Stars, Absent from Mexico’s Call-up for Friendlies
The figures of Mexican soccer, Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez, will not be part of the national team led by Javier Aguirre for the upcoming friendly matches against Colombia and Ecuador, due to recent injury problems.
Jiménez suffered a hip injury after scoring Fulham’s only goal in the 3-1 defeat against Aston Villa in the Premier League. This situation left him out of Friday’s match against Bournemouth.
Mexican defender Huescas is out for the rest of the season, and his participation in the World Cup is in doubt.
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For his part, the captain of Mexico, Álvarez, was only able to return to the field with Fenerbahce in the 2-1 victory over Nice in the Europa League, marking his return after a hamstring injury suffered on September 6.
Another notable absence is defender Rodrigo Huescas. FC Copenhagen announced that the young Mexican will be out for the rest of the season due to a right knee injury, which puts his participation in next summer’s World Cup in doubt.Raúl Jiménez y Edson Álvarez se perderán los amistosos de México en octubre.Despite these absences, Aguirre’s team will have outstanding players such as Santiago Giménez, César Montes, Alexis Vega, Hirving Lozano and Johan Vásquez.
After the October matches, Mexico will continue its preparation for the 2026 World Cup with a series of friendlies in November against Uruguay and Paraguay.
Mexico’s Call for October
Goalkeepers: Luis Ángel Malagón (Club América), Raúl Rangel (Chivas), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna)Defenders: Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar), Ramón Juarez (Club América), Israel Reyes (Club América), Kevin Álvarez (Club América), Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul), César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Johan Vásquez (Genoa), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca)Midfielders: Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens), Alexis Gutierrez (Club América), Érick Sánchez (Club America), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Chivas), Diego Lainez (Tigres), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca)Forwards: Santiago Gimenez (AC Milan), Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadsiah), German Berterame (Monterrey), César Huerta (Anderlecht), Hirving Lozano (San Diego FC), Alexis Vega (Toluca)
