Jonathan dos Santos says it was difficult to wait for his World Cup debut, though it was a wonderful moment when it arrived in Mexico’s round of 16 match against Brazil.
Dos Santos was a late cut from Javier Aguirre’s 2010 squad and suffered an injury late in 2013 to rule him out of the 2014 team led by Miguel Herrera. While he was a lock for Juan Carlos Osorio’s squad for Russia, he had to wait for the knockout rounds to see his first minutes.
“It was tough to take because a player likes to play and enjoy football,” he said Wednesday after featuring in the MLS All-Star Game.