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Mexico Names U23 Team for PHP Game

February 20th, 2008 . 3:10 pm . By: Buzz Carrick

Mexico has released their roster for the two games to be played in the US, including the March 6th game at Pizza Hut Park.  Guillermo Ochoa, César Villaluz, and Luis Ángel Landín highlight the roster.  This is the same roster that will take Mexico through Olympic Qualifying.

SUM’s press release.

OCHOA, VILLALUZ AND LANDÍN TO LEAD MEXICAN OLYMPIC TEAM IN OAKLAND AND FRISCO MATCHES

Mexican Olympic Team head coach Hugo Sánchez announced the roster for 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification as well as the squad’s preparatory matches including against Australia on Sunday March 2 in Oakland’s McAfee Coliseum and against Finland on Thursday March 6 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. 

For ticket information, fans should call 1-877-QUAKE-01 for the March 2 match in Oakland, Calif., and 1-888-FCD-GOAL for the March 6 match in Frisco, TX. The Federacion Mexicana de Futbol welcomes fans to use their Visa card.

ROSTER - MEXICO

GOALKEEPERS: Guillermo Ochoa (Club América), Jorge Villalpando (Puebla) y Jonathan Orozco (Monterrey).

DEFENDERS: Omar Esparza (Chivas), Luis Robles (Atlas), Julio César Domínguez (Cruz Azul), Rodrigo Iñigo (Club América), Luis Omar Hernández (Necaxa), Hugo Ayala (Atlas), Francisco Gamboa (Toluca) y Efraín Velarde (Pumas).

MIDFIELDERS: Jorge Hernández (Atlas), Patricio Araujo (Chivas), Alan Zamora (Atlante), Gerardo Rodríguez (Pachuca), Juan Carlos Silva (Club América), Edgar Castillo (Santos), César Villaluz (Cruz Azul) y Sergio Ávila (Chivas).

FORWARDS: Enrique Esqueda (Club América), Pablo Barrera (Pumas), Edgar Andrade (Cruz Azul), Santiago Fernández (Toluca), Luis Ángel Landín  (Morelia) y Omar Arellano (Chivas).

Manager: Hugo Sánchez





7 Comments

  1. Comment by USvsIreland on February 20, 2008 3:53 pm

    Edgar Castillo - US born

  2. Comment by Dan on February 20, 2008 4:07 pm

    I wonder when Finland will release their roster? Do we know when they will arrive? (both)

  3. Comment by Buzz Carrick on February 20, 2008 4:14 pm

    I don’t know. But if SUM releases their roster and any date for either team I will put it on the site.

  4. Comment by jayslick on February 21, 2008 11:34 am

    Esparza and Araujo are class. definately worth seeing them on the pitch. look on the bright side, they could throw guardado, vela, and gio out there too when the real games count. we all know how good ochoa is.

    they have a fierce u23.

  5. Comment by Adrian Cruz on March 2, 2008 3:15 pm

    :twisted: you need the older people with expierence

  6. Comment by enrique guarista on March 31, 2008 6:06 pm

    enrique esqueda es el mejor delantero de mexico quisas del mundo :)

  7. Comment by enrique guarista on March 31, 2008 6:07 pm

    enrique esqueda es el mejor delantero de mexico o del mundo :)

    soy su #1 fan

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