Mexico has named the U23 squad that will face off against South Korea in two friendlies as they prepare for the Pan American games and the Olympic games. Coach Eduardo Arce has named 24 players for the two matches against host South Korea that will take part on November 14th and 17th.
The Call up list was the following:
Goalkeepers: Emmanuel Ochoa (Cruz Azul), Pablo Lara (Pumas), Giovani Camacho (Puebla)
Defenders: Everado Lopez (Toluca), Diego Ochoa (Necaxa), Rodrigo Pachuca (Puebla), Franco Rossano
(America), Eder Lopez (FC Juarez), Geovanni Perez (Santos Laguna), Francisco Mendez (Necaxa)
Midfielders: Andres Heredia (Stromsgodset), Elias Montiel (Atlas), Yael Padilla (Tijuana), Iker Fimbres (Monterrey), Diego Sanchez (Tigres), Ariel Castro (Cruz Azul), Jesus Lara (Leon), Juan Pablo Uribe (Tapatio), Rogelio Gonzalez (Cruz Azul), Octavio Vasquez (Atlante), Luis Gomez (Santos Laguna)
Forwards: Tahiel Jimenez (Santos Laguna), Joaquin Moxica (Atlante), Omar Moreno (Puebla)
It’s a notable strong list for Mexico, with some key players for their Liga MX being called up. The most notable of them are Elias Montiel and Tahiel Jimenez, who both have been having a great Apertura 2026. The only European based player is Andres Heredia, who plays in Norway.
Mexico will play their first match against South Korea on November 14th (the most important day of the year) in Korea Football Park stadium in Cheonan. They will play in the same city on November 17th but this time in Cheonan Stadium.
