In an official ceremony, Mexico announced the first list of 31 players for the 2022 World Cup. Out of this list will come the 26 players that will be part of the final squad, with cuts coming after the end of their training camp in Girona, Spain in November. Mexico will be playing two friendlies during that time against Irak and Sweden. Coach Gerardo Martino announced the list of players as well as the list of young players that will go to the camp and take part as sparring players in practices.
The call up list was the following:
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (America), Alfredo Talavera (FC Juarez), Rodolfo Cota (Leon).