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One week left so that Mexico and the United States meet again , in what will be a high-level clash because both teams have all their main figures to move forward in the classification to the Qatar World Cup 2021 .
La Tri directed by Gerardo “Tata” Martino will search for to establish itself at the top of the classification of the World Cup qualifying rounds of Concacaf that dominates with 14 points , only followed by North Americans who have 11 point s.
The summons of Roberto “El Piojo” Alvarado and Jesús “Canelo” Angulo, both players of the Chivas de Guadalajara and who stood out in the friendly a couple of weeks ago against Ecuador.
On the other hand, the Rayados de Monterrey is the club that adds the most players to the Tri squad with up to five elements: Jesús Gallardo, César Montes, Héctor Moreno, Carlos Rodríguez and the scorer Rogelio Funes Mori. The club from the capital America and Cruz Azul also have four summoned each.
Up to eight players are active in Europe. Stand out Andrés Guarded (Betis), Edson Álvarez (Ajax), Hirving Lozano (Napoli), Raúl Jiménez (Wolves) and Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid), who have added minutes in their last performances in their respective leagues.
The defender Gerardo Arteaga (Genk, Belgium) as well as the attacker José Juan Macías (Getafe, Spain) were not called up after their refusal to play the Tokyo Olympics with Mexico, so Tata’s coaching staff maintains a kind of veto and despite having rhythm in their teams, they will not play the double date.
The Argentine coach has also left out David Ochoa and Julián Araujo who recently changed their Federation or country before FIFA to be able to play for Mexico since they have nationality. The strategist will not risk and will observe them in another opportunity.
The complete list:
- Goalkeepers: Rodolfo Cota, Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera.
- Defenders: Néstor Araujo, Julio César Domínguez, Jesús Gallardo, César Montes, Héctor Moreno, Luis Rodríguez, Osvaldo Rodríguez, Luis Romo, Jorge Sánchez, Johan Vásquez.
Forwards: Jesús Manuel Corona, Rogelio Funes Mori, Raúl Jiménez, Hirving Lozano, Henry Martin.
The schedule is as follows:
- United States vs Mexico | Friday 14 November
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