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Mexico

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First home World Cup since 1986: after a rocky 2025, Aguirre's El Tri hit form at exactly the right time behind teen sensation Mora and record-breaker Ochoa.

Coach Javier Aguirre (Mexico) · since 2024-07 (third stint)

Matches

Mexico

2–0

South Africa

Group A · Mexico City · 13:00 CST74 · 18 · 8

Mexico

1–0

South Korea

Group A · Zapopan · 19:00 CST57 · 25 · 18

Czech Republic

0–1

Mexico

Group A · Mexico City · 19:00 CST18 · 25 · 57

Mexico

2–0

Ivory Coast

Round of 32 · Mexico City · 19:00 CST65 · 22 · 13

Mexico

0–1

England

Round of 16 · Mexico City · 18:00 CST26 · 27 · 46

Key players

Edson ÁlvarezDM · Fenerbahçe
Captain anchoring the side at a home World Cup
Raúl JiménezST · Fulham
Veteran focal point of the attack
Santiago GiménezST · AC Milan
Leads the line alongside Jiménez
Gilberto MoraAM · Tijuana
17-year-old prodigy, squad's youngest player after recovering from pubalgia
Guillermo OchoaGK · AEL Limassol
Record sixth World Cup at 40 after Malagón's ACL tear
Álvaro FidalgoMF · Club América
Naturalized playmaker and surprise call-up
Johan VásquezCB · Genoa
Defensive cornerstone in Serie A form

Injuries / doubts

Luis Malagón (GK) — torn ACL, out; Ochoa drafted in as replacement

Recent form

2026-06-05	Serbia	5-1 W	Friendly
2026-05-31	Australia	1-0 W	Friendly
2026-03-31	Belgium	1-1 D	Friendly
2026-03-28	Portugal	0-0 D	Friendly
2025-11-18	Paraguay	1-2 L	Friendly
2025-11-15	Uruguay	0-0 D	Friendly

News

2026-06-05

Mexico thrash Serbia 5-1 in final warm-up

Best performance of the Aguirre era sends El Tri into the June 11 opener vs South Africa with momentum

2026-06-01

Aguirre names squad; Ochoa makes history

40-year-old keeper called for a record sixth World Cup after Malagón's ACL tear; teen Mora included

2026-03-31

El Tri hold Portugal and Belgium

March draws against elite opposition showed the gaps from 2025's heavy losses to Colombia and Switzerland have narrowed

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