Mexico World Cup 2018 squad list and team guide
Here we take a look at Mexico's World Cup squad and the other things it will be handy to know about the Group F challengers.
Mexico's World Cup squad - the 23 names
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul)
Defenders: Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt), Diego Reyes (Porto), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Edson Alvarez (Club America), Jesus Gallardo (Pumas), Miguel Layun (Sevilla)
Midfielders: Rafa Marquez (Atlas), Hector Herrera (Porto), Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Andres Guardado (Real Betis), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt), Giovani Dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
Forwards: Javier Hernandez (West Ham United), Raul Jimenez (Benfica), Oribe Peralta (Club America), Jesus Corona (Porto), Carlos Vela (LAFC), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Hirving Lozano (PSV)
Mexico's World Cup 2018 fixtures
Germany: Sunday, June 17 at 4pm
South Korea: Saturday, June 23 at 4pm
Sweden: Wednesday, June 27 at 3pm
What odds are Mexico to win the World Cup?
100/1
The kits
See where Mexico's shirts ends up in our ranking of all 64 World Cup shirts below:
World Cup kits ranked
Who's the coach?
Unconventional Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio, nickname El Recreacionista (The Recreationist). Studied at uni in Liverpool where he rented a flat near Melwood so he could spy on training sessions.
Who's the star?
Andrés Guardado, the skipper, is vastly experienced with 138 caps and El Tri are hoping that he can shake off injury to take up his command post in the centre of the park.
Best thing about them
Experience, and consistency. Regulars in the knockout stages, having reached the last 16 in the last six World Cups.
Worst thing about them
Javier Hernandez is a fine marksman but the team can struggle to break teams down and create chances for him, as seen in recent 0-0 with Wales.
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You may recognise…
Forward Carlos Vela, a fringe performer at Arsenal and then later with West Brom, currently playing in Los Angeles.
Cameramen will be picking out…
Hirving Lozano, a young winger with tons of talent and the nickname of Chucky. Currently at PSV, and surely a Premier League candidate.
Fans' favourite chant
“Puto!”
A vile homophobic slur at opposing players. An enterprising beer company back home has encouraged fans to instead switch the chant to “Putin!”
On-field prediction
Second in the group, out to Brazil in last 16.
Off-field prediction
Fun fans. Not afraid to keep it simple with a comedy sombrero.
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