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Soccer-Mexico name 23-man World Cup squad

(Corrects name of Brizuela's team) MEXICO CITY, May 9 (Reuters) - Mexico coach Miguel Herrera named the following 23-man squad on Friday for next month's World Cup in Brazil: Goalkeepers: Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio) Defenders: Andres Guardado (Bayer Leverkusen), Paul Aguilar, Francisco Rodriguez, Miguel Layun (all America), Hector Moreno (Espanyol), Rafael Marquez (Leon), Diego Reyes (Porto), Carlos Salcido (UANL Tigres) Midfielders: Hector Herrera (Porto), Jose Juan Vazquez, Carlos Pena, Luis Montes (all Leon), Juan Carlos Medina (America), Isaac Brizuela (Toluca), Marco Fabian (Cruz Azul) Forwards: Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United), Raul Jimenez (America), Giovani Dos Santos (Villarreal), Alan Pulido (UANL Tigres) (Reporting by Carlos Calvo,; writing by Rex Gowar in Buenos Aires, editing by Tony Jimenez)