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Mexico Names 12 Liga MX Players to Open May 6 World Cup Camp

The move signals an accelerated home-soil buildup under Javier Aguirre.

Overview

  • Mexico’s federation, which released a 12-player domestic list Tuesday, will open its pre‑World Cup camp on May 6.
  • Seventeen-year-old Gilberto Mora made the group after recovering from a sports hernia and could become Mexico’s youngest World Cup player if he features.
  • Europe-based internationals will join later in May and the final 26-man roster is due to FIFA by June 1.
  • Liga MX clubs agreed to release players early for extended preparation and eight prospects were added to help training until the full squad assembles.
  • Mexico opens against South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City, and a May 22 warm-up with Ghana in Puebla has been reported as a possibility.