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Edson Alvarez will undergo tests after being forced off with injury just 30 minutes into Mexico’s Copa America campaign. Alvarez, 26, was left distraught after appearing to pick up an injury in the first-half of Mexico’s opening game of the tournament against Jamaica at NRG Stadium in Houston. The midfielder pulled up while tracking back to stop a Jamaican counterattack and was left in tears as medical staff tended to him on the field. He was then helped from the pitch by staff and was consoled by team-mates. Luis Romo replaced him from the bench. In Alvarez’s absence Gerardo...

The Athletic dissects the big talking points from Mexico and Jamaica's Group B clash

Mexico opens the 2024 Copa America against a familiar opponent in Jamaica. El Tri is favored to win the Group B match.

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Mexico stalwarts Guillermo Ochoa, Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano and Raul Jimenez have been left out of the side’s 26-man squad for the men’s Copa America this summer. Goalkeeper Ochoa, 38, and forward Lozano, 28, were both included in the March squad for the CONCACAF Nations League and started in the 2-0 defeat by the U.S. in the final. Ochoa, Mexico’s third-highest appearance-maker (150) captained the side and he and Lozano played the full game. Jimenez’s last call-up came in the previous international break last November and the 33-year-old has struggled with form and injury this...

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The inexperienced Jaime Lozano now leads a Mexico squad firmly in a transitional phase of bringing through younger players

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Seattle Sounders and U.S. youth international Obed Vargas has completed a one-time switch to represent Mexico. Born in America of Mexican descent, Vargas is eligible for both countries. While the 18-year-old appeared in an official youth tournament for the United States, the 2023 Under-20 World Cup, players are still eligible to file a one-time switch. FIFA regulations introduced in September 2020 dictate that should Vargas make an international appearance for Mexico, regardless if this is at senior or junior level, he will not be able to switch his international allegiance again. “We...