Mexico has announced the call up list for Mexico’s return to World Cup Qualifiers. Coach Gerardo Martino had some surprises on the list, where Mexico will be facing three key matches as they hope to climb out of the third place spot they currently are in. Mexico will travel to face Jamaica in Kingston on January 27, and then return home to face Costa Rica on January 30th before ending with a key match in the Azteca against Panama on February 2nd.
The call up list was the following:
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (America), Alfredo Talavera (UNAM Pumas), Rodolfo Cota (Leon), Jonathan Orozco (Tijuana)
Defenders: Johan Vasquez (Genoa), Gerardo Arteaga (KRC Genk), Nestor Araujo (Celta de Vigo), Cesar Montes (Monterrey), Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy), Luis Rodriguez (Tigres), Hector Moreno (Monterrey), Jorge Sanchez (America), Julio Cesar Dominguez (Cruz Azul), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Osvaldo Rodriguez (Leon)
Midfielders: Hector Herrera (Atletico Madrid), Andres Guardado (Betis), Edson Alvarez (Ajax), Erick Gutierrez (PSV Eindhoven), Diego Lainez (Betis), Orbelin Pineda (Celta de Vigo), Carlos Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul)
Forwards: Raul Jimenez (Wolverhampton), Hirving Lozano (Napoli), Jesus Corona (Sevilla), Alexis Vega (Chivas), Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey), Henry Martin (America)
The biggest surprise of the call up list was the return of Gerardo Arteaga to the national team set up.