Mexico announced the preliminary composition for the final tournament of the World Cup.

In the list of 28 players of the Mexican national team who will prepare for the 2018 World Cup, there was a place for the 39-year-old Barcelona ex-player Rafael Marquez.

The final tournament of the World Cup can be the fifth for Marquez, which will allow him to join Lothar Matthus and his compatriot Antonio Carbachal. Played 143 matches for the Mexican national team Rafa has already gone down in history, becoming the first player to withdraw his national team on the field as captain on four mundials.

Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard, Belgium), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul).

Defenders: Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht F, Germany), Nestor Araujo (Santos Laguna), Diego Reyes (Porto, Portugal), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad, Spain), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Osvaldo Alanis (Guadalajara), Edson Alvarez America), Jesus Gallardo (Pumas), Miguel Laiyun (Seville, Spain).

Midfielders:

Rafael Marquez (Atlas), Jesus Molina (Monterrey), Hector Herrera (Porto, Portugal), Jonathan Dos Santos, Giovanni Dos Santos (both Los Angeles Galaxy, USA), Guardado (Betis, Spain), Erik Gutierrez (Pachuca), Marco Fabian (Eintracht F, Germany).

Forwards: Javier Hernandez (West Ham, England), Raul Jimenez (Benfica, Portugal), Oribe Peralta (America), Jesus Corona (Porto, Portugal), Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Galaxy, USA), Javier Aquino, Jurgen Damme both Tigres), Irving Lozano (PSV, Netherlands).

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