Brothers Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos of the Galaxy and forward Carlos Vela of the Los Angeles Football Club were officially named Monday to Mexico’s 23-man World Cup roster, but Vela’s LAFC teammate Laurent Ciman wasn’t as fortunate, with the central defender failing to make the final cut for the Belgium team.
However, Ciman remains on standby should Vincent Kompany, Manchester City’s off-injured center back, be unable to play.
Two other LAFC players — defender Omar Gaber of Egypt and forward Marco Urena of Costa Rica — had earlier made their nation’s World Cup teams. A fifth LAFC player, defender Steven Beitashour, was trimmed from Iran’s preliminary World Cup roster last month.