Group A
Mexico
- Manager
- Javier Aguirre
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 31
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 88.7%
- Round of 16
- 52.7%
- Quarter-final
- 24.2%
- Semi-final
- 10.6%
- Final
- 4.5%
- Champion
- 2.1%
Market champion price 1.1% · model edge +1.0%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04Hosts under Javier Aguirre, who pulled the squad together five weeks early for an extended home-soil camp. A controlled, crossing 4-3-3 with serious set-play and aerial threat.
Style · 4-3-3 — fullbacks high & wide, wingers as inside '10s', heavy crossing for the Jiménez/Giménez aerial threat; strong rest-defence from 3 CMs and 2 CBs (think Gerrard's Rangers).
Counter-reliance ·lowControlled, crossing side — builds rather than counters
Strengths
- +Exceptional from set-plays (5 of 9 goals in the Gold Cup)
- +Aerial threat — Jiménez, Montes, Vásquez & Reyes all dangerous in the air
- +Great rest-defence and protective structure behind the press
Key players
- Gilberto Mora · 17yo CMTidy technical midfielder, U20 WC standout in 2025, 9 goal involvements this season
- Tactics
- Fullbacks push high and wide while the wingers tuck in as '10s', funnelling crosses to the strikers. A 3-CM / 2-CB rest-defence keeps them protected against transitions. Set-plays are a genuine weapon. With fans and altitude on their side, this could be a very exciting home tournament.
Notes
- Aguirre began assembling players a month before the opener, pulling them from Liga MX mid-season for a 5-week camp at the renovated Centro de Alto Rendimiento.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Carlos AcevedoSantos Laguna
- Guillermo OchoaAEL Limassol
- Raúl RangelChivas
Defenders
- Jesús GallardoToluca
- Israel ReyesAmérica
- César MontesLokomotiv Moscow
- Jorge SánchezPAOK
- Johan VásquezGenoa
- Mateo ChávezAZ Alkmaar
Midfielders
- Gilberto MoraTijuana
- Edson ÁlvarezFenerbahçe
- Orbelín PinedaAEK Athens
- Luis RomoChivas
- Brian GutiérrezChivas
- Obed VargasAtlético Madrid
- César HuertaAnderlecht
- Luis ChávezDinamo Moscow
- Erik LiraCruz Azul
- Álvaro FidalgoReal Betis
- Roberto AlvaradoChivas
Forwards
- Armando GonzálezChivas
- Raúl JiménezFulham
- Julián QuiñonesAl Qadsiah
- Santiago GimenezAC Milan
- Guillermo MartínezPumas
- Alexis VegaToluca