Earlier today (noon CT to be exact), the Mexican National Team announced ‘Tata’ Martino’s final 26-man roster travelling with him to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. It’s been weeks of anticipation as the list has gotten progressively shorter, to the point where there were 31 players left, meaning 5 would be cut by today. Now, is it really necessary to drag the decision date until the very last possible moment? I don’t think it is, but Mexico has done this for years now, so everybody knew the rules prior to the fact.
With the injury to Jesús ‘Tecatito’ Corona weeks ago, he was the first player crossed off that list, so in reality there were only four players left to cross off, and they ended up being who everyone expected it would; Jesús Angulo, Erick Sánchez, Diego Lainez, and Santi Giménez.