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Mexico 2022 World Cup roster: 24 certainties, two doubts
Mexico boss Gerardo Martino has serious doubts over injured duo Jesús Corona and Raúl Jiménez ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
With just under a month to go before the 2022 World Cup gets underway in Qatar, Gerardo Martino and his backroom staff have already settled on the vast majority of the roster for the tournament.
According to information obtained by TUDN, the Argentinian head coach has already decided on 24 members of his 26-man roster, with the two remaining spaces open due to injuries to striker Raúl Jiménez and winger Jesús Corona, both of whom are key members of the team.
Mexico 2022 World Cup roster: 24 certainties
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (América), Alfredo Talavera (Juárez), Rodolfo Cota (León).
Defenders: César Montes (Monterrey), Néstor Araujo (América), Héctor Moreno (Monterrey), Johan Vásquez (Cremonese), Gerardo Arteaga (Genk), Jorge Sánchez (Ajax), Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey), Kevin Álvarez (Pachuca).
Midfielders: Edson Álvarez (Ajax), Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo), Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Chávez (Pachuca), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Érick Gutiérrez (PSV), Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
Forwards: Alexis Vega (Guadalajara), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey), Henry Martín (América), Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
Jesús Corona and Raúl Jiménez are 2022 World Cup doubts for Mexico
If both Corona and Jiménez miss the tournament, Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord) will occupy one of the striker spots and one of Diego Lainez (Braga) or Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara) as a replacement wide man.
If only Jiménez recovers in time, one of Lainez and Alvarado will go but Giménez won’t.
If only Corona makes it, Giménez will go and Lainez and Alvarado will both stay at home.
If Corona and Jiménez are fit, they both go and none of the others do.
It should be pointed it that 10 members of the roster will be involved in the semi-finals of the Liga MX Apertura 2022 tournament. Johan Vásquez, meanwhile, is expected to named on the roster despite getting off to a poor start in Serie A with Cremonese.