Mexico News: Aguirre’s chosen 23

Mexico coach Javier Aguirre unveiled his final 23, twenty-three players he hopes will take the country deep into the 2010 FIFA World Cup from June 11th – July 11th. One of the more notable exclusion, purely because of his name, was Jonathan Dos Santos, the younger brother of former Barcelona ace Giovani Dos Santos. While the younger sibling didn’t make the final Mexico cut along with three other players, his brother, who spent the remainder of last season on loan at Galatasarary in Turkey, did although we’re sure Jonathan will show no bitterness towards Giovanni and give his brother all the support he needs ahead of a big summer of football.

Jonathan is just 20 years-old and his time to shine in the finals of a World Cup will come, we’re sure about that. It does however leave us with information on another complete team, with some big Mexican stars staying on, including Blanco, Marquez, Hernandez, Dos Santos and Carlos Vela.

Mexico’s first game of the tournament is against the host nation South Africa on June 11th, while games with France and Uruguay await them further down the line, as the objective now for Mexico will be targeting progression from Group A.

Mexico final 23-man Squad:

Goalkeepers: Oscar Perez, Guillermo Ochoa, Luis Ernesto Michel
Defenders: Rafael Marquez, Ricardo Osorio, Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido, Hector Moreno, Paul Aguilar, Efrain Juarez, Jonny Magallon, Jorge Torres Nilo
Midfielders: Andres Guardado, Gerardo Torrado, Israel Castro, Giovani dos Santos
Forwards: Pablo Barrera, Adolfo Bautista, Alberto Medina, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez, Guillermo Franco