Overview
- The Mexican federation issued a hard ultimatum Wednesday, saying any Liga MX player who skips the national team camp in Mexico City will miss the World Cup.
- After granting Toluca players a one-game exception for the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal against LAFC, the federation reaffirmed that all others must report the same day.
- Chivas owner Amaury Vergara told his call-ups to return to club facilities, and forward Armando “Hormiga” Gonzalez was seen at the complex, putting his spot at risk under the new rule.
- The clash stems from the camp overlapping the Liga MX playoffs and continental matches, while FIFA release rules set May 25 as the general deadline with a late-May carve-out for continental finalists.
- Coach Javier Aguirre called 20 domestic players to open camp, with foreign-based players due later and friendlies set against Ghana on May 22, Australia on May 30, and Serbia on June 4 before the June 11 World Cup opener against South Africa at Estadio Azteca.