(most recent jerseys: the larger ones)
Team – Founded: 1927– Affiliated: 1929
Confederation: CONCACAF - North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
Squad's local nickname: Los Tricolores, or simply El Tri (clearly
motivated by Mexico's National colors: red, white & green, i.e., three colors,
which is the meaning of tricolor. Tricolores is the plural form, and Tri, merely a
shortened form, in reality, a prefix, meaning "three".)
The Squad (by jersey number) |
The Squad (by field position) |
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Oswaldo Sánchez  Claudio Suárez  Carlos Salcido Rafa (Rafaél) Márquez  Ricardo Osorio Gerardo Torrado  'Zinha' (A. Naelson) ° ° Pavel Pardo  Jared Borgetti  Guillermo Franco  Ramón Morales  José de Jesus Corona Guillermo Ochoa Gonzalo Pineda José Antonio Castro Mario Méndez Francisco Fonseca ° ° Andrés Guardado Omar Bravo ° ° Rafael García  Jesús Arellano  Francisco Rodríguez Luis Pérez
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 Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (Guadalajara) José de Jesus Corona Rodríguez (Tecos UAG) Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (América)  José Antonio Castro Gonzáles (América) José Andrés Guardado Hernández (Atlas) Rafaél Márquez Álvarez (Barcelona, Spain)  Mario Méndez Olague (Monterrey) Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (Cruz Azul) Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo (Guadalajara) Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (Guadalajara) Claudio Suárez Sánchez (Chivas, USA)  José Rafael García Torres (Atlas) Ramón Morales Higuera (Guadalajara) 'Zinha' - Antônio Naelson Matias (Toluca) Pavel Pardo Segura (América) Luis Ernesto Pérez Gomez (Monterrey) Gonzalo Pineda Reyes (Guadalajara) Gerardo Torrado Díes de Bonilla (Cruz Azul)  José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer (Monterrey) Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (Bolton, England) Omar Bravo Tordecillas (Guadalajara) José Francisco Fonseca Guzmán (Cruz Azul) Guillermo Luis Franco (Villarreal, Spain) |
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(Italian newspaper) carries photos of each squad member – to see.
See on the official Mexican site, for brief info, stats & photos for each player, above.
Coach⁄Manager: Ricardo Lavolpe
(see list of 2005 Top Coaches)
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° Goal scored in Germany-2006 (if bracketed, {
}='own goal')
also took part in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
Oswaldo Sánchez had to fly home after his father's sudden death on June 7
(a heart attack–the family having been left stunned, in their grief,
since 54-year old Felipe Sánchez Carmona had appeared to be healthy,
and was actually due to fly to Germany and watch his son play).
As far as the Squad is concerned, the sad news has also meant a 'huge blow,'
as captain Rafa Márquez is reported to have expressed it.
Sánchez replacement for Sunday's match against Iran
was not immediately announced, though José de Jésus Corona
is thought to be the logical replacement. Though far less experienced than Sánchez
and shorter than the average keeper, Corona has been highly rated
as a young Mexican talent. In terms of performance, itself, Mexico's loss might be on
Corona's reportedly not quite matching Sánchez's skills on high balls. But so it
was said, in Mexico-1970, for example, about Félix (Brazilian Champion
goalkeeper) before the match against England...and the match ended up 1x0
for Brazil–the goal, quite ironically, a ball headed from Pelé to Jairzinho's feet.
So, Corona could well find inspiration and match Sánchez virtues
to every Mexican's content.
A decision on whether or not a replacement for Sánchez would be called up
was to be announced later on Thursday. Hopefully, Sánchez can return and defend Mexico's colors.
Though incommensurate to his current personal loss, being out of a World Cup for which
he had been preparing could be a hard professional loss, on top of his sorrow.
But given that each human being reacts in his⁄her own way at the major personal losses
that most of us eventually go through, it is impossible to predict whether or not Sánchez
would be emotionally fit for, or even up to, defending Mexico's goal in the near future.
(
At the end of the June 8, Sánchez was reported to say that he wished to return
and play; but the Squad management understandably prefered to play it cautiously,
simply mentioning that they would wait and see.)
In case that either Sánchez or the Squad opt for a replacement to be flown in,
either Oscar Pérez
or Moisés Muñoz should be a likely name to get a last minute call.
An update will follow below, as soon as definite news is available.
Sánchez left Mexico on Friday, after his father's last services,
arriving in Germany in time for the match against Iran.
Whether or not he will be on the pitch is yet to be decided.
Borgetti is not expected to be fit to play before the 1st Round is over. He suffered
a muscle injury, in Mexico's first match (against Iran).
Zinha (#7) is a Brazilian-born player and Guillermo Franco (#10) an Argentinean-born player,
both of whom acquired Mexican citizenship.
2006
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