Alexis Vega was the player chosen to wear the number on the shirt and carry the weight that this represents within the Tri. Days after the news, the official Spanish account of the FIFA World Cup on Twitter published a survey about who will be the best “2022” in America in the World Cup in Qatar and placed his image as an example, along with that of Messi, Neymar and Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
This publication sparked controversy and much criticism of the Mexican from different parts of the continent; However, the gunner took it on the positive side and declared it a compliment for him, since it is like a dream that they have put him on a par with these great football stars.
“I still don’t believe it, out there I saw some publications where Neymar, Messi appear , high quality players and seeing my photo next to them is a dream that I am living. I still don’t believe it, we are nothing, hours away from starting a World Cup and v I am going to represent my country in the best way”, he said in an interview for FIFA.
The Chivas player, who will play his first World Cup, took the opportunity to tell about the experience that players who already know this tournament well, such as Andrés Guardado and Memo Ochoa, who are about to to play his fifth World Cup.
“It motivates me a lot to know that we can all achieve things important, since they were very young they have represented an entire country, now that they have received the awards for their five World Cups, Andrés as the player with the most matches played with the national team, for me it is a great motivation to be able to learn everything they have taught us ” , he added.
Finally, Vega stressed that the objective for him is very clear: to make hi history together with the team and reach the long-awaited fifth game, which translates into reaching the quarterfinals.
“To transcend, to make history with my country, we know that the We have the fifth game in mind, I don’t think about anything else, nor transcend by myself, I want to have a good World Cup together with my teammates and that everyone remembers us for this great World Cup”, he concluded.
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