Guillermo Ochoa to return to Mexican team ahead of World Cup friendlies

[p]The 40-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ochoa-guillermo/vRRQAdn3/"]Ochoa[/a], ‌who plays for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aris-limassol/tINNchXL/"]Limassol[/a] in Cyprus, ‌is hoping to appear in his sixth World ‌Cup after featuring in five straight editions from ‌2006 through the most recent tournament in Qatar.[/p][p]He had not been called up since May 2025, ‌when he was named to the ⁠Gold Cup squad ‌but did not play.[/p][p]The Mexican team also features the ​first outing for Spanish-born midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fidalgo-alvaro/xhkOoavF/"]Alvaro Fidalgo[/a], who joined LaLiga's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a] ​in February after spending five years at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/club-america/vyrswtJm/"]Club America[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a].[/p][embed guid="305321bb-d37a-40c5-98b4-e2fc8022cc1e" url="https://x.com/AllFutbolMX/status/2034741004394271066?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Mexico will play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mexico-O6iHcNkd/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=fVqJ27Hq"]on ⁠March 28[/a] in ​the reopening of Mexico City's Azteca Stadium after its World Cup renovations, before facing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/belgium-GbB957na/mexico-O6iHcNkd/?mid=0WvEOTM5"]three days later[/a] at Soldier Field in Chicago.[/p][p]Mexico, ‌co-host of the World Cup alongside the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]United States[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a], will kick off their World Cup campaign in Group A with the tournament's opening match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a] on June 11.[/p][p]Squad:[/p][p]Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Limassol), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rangel-jose/YRqyCLUD/"]Raul Rangel[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/guadalajara-chivas/Y5TaMKY6/"]Guadalajara[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/acevedo-carlos/td0rWewo/"]Carlos Acevedo[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/santos-laguna/EBPEFrRQ/"]Santos Laguna[/a]).[/p][p]Defenders: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ledezma-richard/nyjo3ydF/"]Richard Ledezma[/a] (Guadalajara), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sanchez-jorge/M7DFzLKl/"]Jorge Sanchez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paok/Kry6HxA9/"]PAOK[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/montes-cesar/j9EcJFsj/"]Cesar Montes[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lokomotiv-moscow/Sjs63WfK/"]Lokomotiv Moscow[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reyes-israel/UwVSBdQN/"]Israel Reyes[/a] (America), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vasquez-johan/Qydfoeer/"]Johan Vasquez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/genoa/d0PJxeie/"]Genoa[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopez-everardo/2usx08Qr/"]Everardo Lopez[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gallardo-jesus/tSbTldMt/"]‌Jesus Gallardo[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toluca/8hiBr2eQ/"]Toluca[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/angulo-jesus/tzXxKIR7/"]Jesus Angulo[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tigres-uanl/Iy4albIC/"]Tigres UANL[/a]).[/p][p]Midfielders: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garcia-denzell/ADAL5w24/"]Denzell Garcia[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/0KUdxQVi/"]Bravos de ​Ciudad Juarez[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lira-erik/2V4B2zM9/"]Erik Lira[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-carlos/SdWGljLj/"]Carlos Rodriguez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cruz-azul/G8PFBMll/"]Cruz ‌Azul[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vaargas-obed/YVRnyYz4/"]Obed Vargas[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a]), Alvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pineda-orbelin/4KrKDYZe/"]Orbelin Pineda[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aek/ANpZncAM/"]AEK Athens[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sanchez-erick/KO6j7OA2/"]Erick Sanchez[/a] (America), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gutierrez-brian/hKGJC09T/"]Brian Gutierrez[/a] (Guadalajara).[/p][p]Forwards: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarado-roberto/KfqaIjeB/"]Roberto Alvarado[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gonzalez-alba-armando/YqNoIqZ9/"]Armando Gonzalez[/a] (Guadalajara), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berterame-german/OEEHSm7D/"]German Berterame[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Inter Miami[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quinones-julian/dQkfXJPR/"]Julian Quinones[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-qadsiah/tvQZtrTd/"]Al-Qadsiah[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vega-ernesto-alexis/v5eJNiH0/"]Alexis Vega[/a] (Toluca), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinez-guillermo/WGHh6F6F/"]Guillermo Martinez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/unam-pumas/UB73mIXI/"]Pumas ⁠UNAM[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jimenez-raul/ENwqg0Pd/"]Raul Jimenez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a]).[/p]