Eight days remain until the 2026 World Cup kicks off, with Mexico set to serve as one of the tournament’s three host nations. The competition gets underway on June 11 at the Estadio Ciudad de México.

Ahead of the biggest event in world soccer, the Mexican national team - coached by Javier Aguirre - has revealed the squad numbers that “El Vasco’s” call-ups will wear throughout the tournament.

Goalkeeper Raúl “El Tala” Rangel has been handed the iconic No. 1 shirt for El Tri. Jorge Sánchez and Edson Álvarez will wear No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, while Álvaro Fidalgo takes No. 8.

Luis Romo will sport the No. 7 jersey, and Raúl Jiménez will lead the line in No. 9. Alexis Vega, meanwhile, inherits the legendary No. 10 shirt for the national team.

César Montes will wear No. 3, while players such as Santiago Giménez, Guillermo Ochoa, Armando González, Jesús Gallardo, and Brian Gutiérrez round out the numbering assignments with Nos. 11, 13, 14, 23, and 26, respectively.

Every Mexico shirt number for the 2026 World Cup:

1. Raúl Rangel

2. Jorge Sánchez

3. César Montes

4. Edson Álvarez

5. Johan Vásquez

6. Erik Lira

7. Luis Romo

8. Álvaro Fidalgo

9. Raúl Alonso Jiménez

10. Alex Vega

11. Santiago Giménez

12. Carlos Acevedo

13. Guillermo Ochoa

14. Armando González

15. Israel Reyes

16. Julián Quiñones

17. Orbelín Pineda

18. Obed Vargas

19. Gilberto Mora

20. Mateo Chávez

21. César Huerta

22. Guillermo Martínez

23. Jesús Gallardo

24. Luis Chávez

25. Roberto Alvarado

26. Brian Gutiérrez

Mexico poses for official photo at the Museum of Anthropology

On Tuesday, Aguirre’s squad gathered for its official team photo ahead of the World Cup, with the session taking place at the National Museum of Anthropology in southern Mexico City.

For the shoot, the players appeared in formal attire and also posed for an additional set of photos holding up their jerseys, each displaying their assigned number.

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