Overview
- Multiple outlets published Friday that TUDN reporter Gibran Araige leaked an initial list of about 15 names for Javier Aguirre’s first World Cup camp starting May 6.
- The schedule conflicts with the Liga MX Liguilla, the postseason that begins with quarterfinals on May 2, so the called players would miss playoff matches.
- The leaked group is almost entirely Liga MX players, with Europe-based goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa listed as the lone overseas inclusion.
- Reports describe this as a base group that would later be joined by roughly 11 foreign-based players after FIFA’s May 25 release date to form a pool of about 26.
- Some inclusions carry injury questions, with media noting Marcel Ruiz and Gilberto Mora are still being evaluated, and the federation has not issued an official list yet.