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Injured Tecatito and Jimenez named to Mexico preliminary World Cup roster

Tata Martino will have additional time to evaluate the injured pair ahead of the World Cup

Mexico head coach Tata Martino has named a preliminary 31-man World Cup roster, which includes the injured pair Raúl Jiménez and Jesús “Tecatito” Corona.

Martino will have to trim down his squad to 26 players before the tournament in Qatar, with a deadline of November 14 to submit his final roster.

El Tri will head to Spain next month, playing friendlies against Iraq on November 9 and Sweden on November 16 in Girona. Martino’s side will begin World Cup play on November 22 against Poland.

The statuses of Jiménez and Corona have been major talking points as Mexico hopes to utilize one, if not both of its major attacking pieces in Qatar.

Jiménez is recovering from a troublesome groin injury that has seen him sidelined since August. Corona, meanwhile, suffered a broken fibula and a rupture of his ankle ligaments in August.

Martino will aim to evaluate the pair’s fitness in Spain before making a final call on their status for the World Cup.

Missing from the squad was Mexico’s all-time top scorer Chicharito, with Martino confirming last month that the LA Galaxy forward would not be in contention for the World Cup.

Mexico preliminary World Cup roster

Goalkeepers 

Guillermo Ochoa – Club America

Alfredo Talavera – FC Juarez

Rodolfo Cota – Leon

Defenders

Jorge Sánchez – Ajax

Néstor Araujo – Club America

Héctor Moreno – CF Monterrey

César Montes – CF Monterrey

Johan Vasquez – Cremonese

Gerardo Arteaga – Genk

Kevin Álvarez – Pachuca

Jesús Gallardo – CF Monterrey

Jesús Angulo – Tigres

Midfielders

Andrés Guardado – Real Betis

Edson Álvarez – Ajax

Roberto Alvarado – Chivas de Guadalajara

Héctor Herrera – Houston Dynamo

Carlos Rodriguez – Cruz Azul

Erick Gutierrez – PSV Eindhoven

Luis Chávez – Pachuca

Diego Lainez – SC Braga

Erick Sánchez – Pachuca

Orbelín Pineda – AEK Athens

Luis Romo – Cruz Azul

Uriel Antuna – Cruz Azul

Forwards

Raul Jiménez – Wolves

Henry Martin – Club America

Santiago Gimenez – Feyenoord

Rogelio Funes Mori – CF Monterrey

Hirving Lozano – Napoli

Alexis Vega – Chivas de Guadalajara

Jesús Corona – Sevilla

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Raúl Jiménez is in real danger of missing the World Cup

The forward may miss out, but there was some good news on Jesús “Tecatito” Corona

Mexico head coach Tata Martino has admitted that Raúl Jiménez could miss the 2022 World Cup with a groin injury.

Jiménez has missed the last three games for Wolves and was called into this month’s Mexico camp, but returned to England on Sunday after Martino revealed his injury was worse than initially expected.

“When I visited him 20 or 30 days ago, I never thought we would be in this situation,” Martino said last week.

“I didn’t think his injury was going to be this serious and I don’t think it is that serious, but it needs to be monitored closely.”

Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Colombia, Martino said that Jiménez, along with winger Jesús “Tecatito” Corona, would be last-minute calls for El Tri’s World Cup roster.

“The only ones who will take us to the last minute are Jesús and Raúl,” Martino said. “When the medical staff asked me until when [we can wait], I told them November 16.”

Corona’s inclusion as a last-minute call counts as good news for Mexico, as the winger initially looked certain to miss the tournament when he suffered a broken fibula and a rupture of his ankle ligaments in August.

Sevilla said the winger would be out 4-5 months after suffering the injury in a training session. Should he be fit for the World Cup, Corona would have only missed three months.

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Raúl Jiménez went full pirate after scoring for Wolves

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for Raúl

Raúl Jiménez produced an early-season celebration of the year contender on Tuesday, going full pirate after scoring for Wolves in the Carabao Cup.

The Mexico international scored eight minutes into the match against Preston, which Wolves would eventually win 2-1.

After scoring Jiménez removed his headband, which also looks a lot like an eye patch, and put it over his face. Crucially to the celebration, the forward had also stored a hook in a bag next to the goal, which he put on to complete the full pirate motif.

Asked about the celebration in a video on Wolves’ official Twitter page, Jiménez said: “I was planning since the preseason having this kind of thing, so I hope I can score more and do it more times.”

The interviewer asked an important follow-up, quizzing Jiménez on whether more pirate regalia, like a parrot on his shoulder, could be added for future goals.

“You need to wait for me to score again and let’s see what’s coming next,” Jiménez replied.

Wolves fans, and the rest of us, will hope we don’t have to wait too long.

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Raúl Jiménez is out for ‘a number of weeks’ with knee and groin injuries

The Mexico striker will miss out on the start of the Premier League season

Raúl Jiménez will be out for “a number of weeks” with injuries to his knee and groin, Wolves have announced.

The Mexico international striker suffered the injury during last weekend’s friendly against Besiktas, and will now miss the beginning of his team’s 2022-23 Premier League campaign.

“Raul came off in the game against Besiktas after he stretched for the ball and felt something in his knee and his groin,” Wolves head of performance and medicine, Dr Rob Chakraverty, said in a statement.

“Scans reveal that he has suffered a medial collateral ligament injury to his knee and a minor strain of his adductor. Neither injury is very serious but he is expected to be out for a number of weeks.”

Jiménez scored six goals in 34 league appearances last season after recovering from a horrific skull fracture the previous campaign that nearly ended his career.

Wolves begin their Premier League campaign on August 6 against Leeds.

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Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Preview, Prediction, La Liga Live Stream, Lineups, TV Channel, Start Time, How to Watch

One of the biggest rivalries in the game of soccer is showcased today as Real Madrid will take on Barcelona in La Liga action.

One of the biggest rivalries in the game of soccer is showcased today as Real Madrid will take on Barcelona in La Liga action. This is a huge match in the fierce battle for the league title and these teams will be fighting to the end.

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Real Madrid vs. Barcelona

  • When: Sunday, March 1
  • Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
  • TV: beIN Sports
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Real Madrid will be looking for its first victory in three games and they will have to do it against one of the best teams in the world, Barcelona. Real has been plagued with injuries, with one to Eden Hazard which will knock him out of play for at least three months.

Barcelona is coming off of an extra day of rest after facing Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday. They will look to jump on the fast speed of Real Madrid to open up some lanes and play a little more reserved with that speed on the outside.

Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Bale, Benzema.

Barcelona starting XI: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Firpo, Busquets, Arthur, De Jong, Vidal, Griezmann, Messi.

Prediction: With these teams evenly matched as always, this will be a tough match and expect a low scoring affair. Barca: 2 Real Madrid: 1

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