Mexico has named the 21 player squad that will take part in the 2026 U17 World Cup. Coach Jurgen Castañeda named the players for the now annual competition. Mexico is a 2 time Champions of the category, which has been the most successful for the National team. Mexico is in Group K along with Romania, Cameroon and Venezuela. All their matches will be played in the Aspire Zone in Al Rayyan.
The call up list is the following:
Goalkeepers: Marcelo Avalos (San Jose Earthquakes), Jose Corona (Tijuana), Johan
Cuenca (Tigres)
Defenders: Adonai Valdez (America), Andre Godinez (Chivas), Alan Hernandez (Leon), Dyan Martinez (Necaxa), Gerson Gutierrez (Chivas), Alvaro Velazquez (Monterrey)
Midfielders: Saulo Tejeda (Dynamo Zagreb), Matthew Arana (Houston Dynamo), Juan Carlos Martinez (Queretaro), Santiago Cisneros (Leon), Jonathan De La Fuente (Colorado Rapids), Edy Lugo (Monterrey), Jesus Orduño (Tijuana), Angel Reyes ( Alte
Forwards: Da’vian Kimbrough (FC Dallas), Adan Sanchez (Monterrey), Fernando Ruiz (Toluca)
Besides the squad, Mexico announce that the team will leave on November 5th for Dubai, United Arab Emirates. There Mexico will have a training camp where they will face off in two friendlies. On November 10th, Mexico will face off against Australia. On November 14th, they will play against Ivory Coast. Mexico will then travel to Qatar where they are placed in Group K. Mexico will open their tournament on November 21st against Romania. Mexico will later face off against Cameroon on November 24th before closing their group stage participation against Venezuela on November 27th.
