MEXICO – The CONCACAF Gold Cup is right around the corner and the national teams in the region are beginning to prepare for it. Today Mexico announced its preliminary list for the tournament in which three Club Tijuana players named appeared.
Goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo, and midfielders Fernando Arce and Richard Ruiz were all included in El Tris list.
In addition to the three players called up to Mexico, Edgar Castillo and Joe Corona will be representing the United States in the same Gold Cup competition.
Here is the full preliminary list for the Mexican National Team:
Goalkeepers: Jonathan Orozco (Monterrey), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Moises Muñoz (America), and Cirilo Saucedo (XOLOS)
Defenders: Israel Jimenez (Tigres), George Corral (Chiapas), Miguel Layun (America), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Joel Huiqui (Morelia), Leobardo Lopez (Monterrey), Jonny Magallon (Leon), Jair Pereira (Cruz Azul), Juan Carlos Valenzuela (America), Miguel Ponce (Chivas), Darvin Chavez (Monterrey), and Adrian Aldrete (America)
Midfielders: Fernando Arce (XOLOS), David Cabrera (Pumas), Jorge Enriquez (Chivas), Carlos Peña (Leon), Juan Carlos Medina (America), Rodolfo Salinas (Santos), Alejandro Castro (Cruz Azul), Isaac Brizuela (Atlas), Jose Maria Cardenas (Morelia), Luis Montes (Leon), Efrain Velarde (Pumas), Richard Ruiz (XOLOS), Javier Cortes (Pumas), and Ulises Davila (Sabadel SPN)
Forwards: Omar Bravo (Atlas), Javier Orozco (Cruz Azul), Rafael Marquez Lugo (Chivas), Marco Fabian (Chivas), and Oribe Peralta (Santos).
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