Mexico legend Rafael Marquez officially takes charge of national team

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aguirre-javier/2gjul1lr/"]Javier Aguirre[/a] parted ways with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] national team after the defeat against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.[/p][p]The coach himself had already confirmed that Rafa Marquez would be his successor, with the Mexican federation making the appointment official this Wednesday.[/p][embed guid="1f4145ba-8435-499e-83c8-cfb8845412c1" url="https://x.com/miseleccionmx/status/2074917159839432913" social-type="twitter" /][p]Marquez, the former Mexican centre-back, shone at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] between 2003 and 2009, and began his coaching career at the Catalan club.[/p][p]He is one of his nation's biggest legends, racking up 147 caps and captaining them at each World Cup from 2002 to 2018.[/p][p]In 2024, he took on the role of assistant coach for the national team and has now been promoted to head coach.[/p]