With 21 months left before the 2026 World Cup, the U.S. and Mexico are trailing Canada and coach Jesse Marsch in player and program development.
After winning the right to stage the 2026 World Cup, the U.S., Mexico and Canada had eight long years to put together teams good enough to make long runs in the tournament. All while three teams have hired new coaches since May, when that marathon became a sprint, only Canada has momentum on its side heading into the final lap. That leaves Mexico and the U.S.
So the team he called up this month is missing such stalwarts as goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, 39, and forwards Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, 29, and Raúl Jiménez, 33, and includes 10 players with 10 or fewer international caps. “I need people that see that this is a great opportunity for a soccer player to play a World Cup at home,” Aguirre said. “There is no better competition than a World Cup. And where better than at home? I need people for who that is clear. I’m working on that.
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