Drama is brewing with the , simply over a month away from the beginning of the World Cup, after the nationwide soccer federation issued an ultimatum to Liga MX gamers — report for a pre-planned World Cup camp this week or don’t anticipate to be taking part in this summer season.
The strict message from the Mexico Soccer Federation on Wednesday comes after it introduced late final month that 20 Liga MX — the highest division {of professional} soccer within the nation — gamers would participate in a pre-World Cup mini-camp in Mexico Metropolis that was to start on Wednesday.
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Nonetheless, officers from Toluca requested the FMF to grant a launch of and Jesus Gallardo to ensure that them to play within the membership’s Champions Cup semifinal match in opposition to MLS aspect .
Chivas de Guadalajara president Amaury Vergara then wrote on X late Tuesday that he was going to have his gamers anticipated to participate within the camp “report back to the membership’s amenities tomorrow.”
Jaine Stiven Barreiro (C) of Leon and Alexis Vega (R) of Toluca struggle for the ball in the course of the seventeenth spherical match between Toluca and Leon as a part of the Torneo Clausura 2026 Liga MX at Nemesio Diez Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Toluca, Mexico. Getty Pictures
All of it led the FMF to make the ultimatum in an announcement on Wednesday that mentioned, “any participant who doesn’t flip up on the [national team’s] coaching middle will miss the World Cup.”
Mexico supervisor Javier Aguirre doubled down on it when he spoke to reporters in a while Wednesday, although he didn’t reply any questions.
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“As you all have been capable of deduce, our press launch was clear: if a participant doesn’t report back to camp, he’ll be out of the World Cup. We can’t be versatile in that regard,” he mentioned, . “I wish to thank the golf equipment and the homeowners who supported this plan, one we offered a very long time in the past, and that was accredited. This can be a pact. A mission that has not been damaged. I wish to thank Toluca and Chivas, notably Chivas that’s impacted by the variety of gamers (referred to as up). And Toluca a membership that’s competing in a world match. They’re serving to us. They’re serving to the nationwide workforce.
“The pact has not been damaged. The [Liga MX] playoffs can be performed with out nationwide workforce gamers. For now, we’re all aligned with the situations that we agreed to.”
The mini-camp the Mexicans are holding is exterior the designated FIFA worldwide window and going down whereas Liga MX is in the course of the playoffs.
Javier Aguirre, Head Coach of Mexico, reacts throughout a world pleasant between Mexico and at Banorte Stadium on March 28, 2026 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. Getty Pictures
Chivas has 5 gamers participating within the camp, together with Brian Gutiérrez, versatile , , Armando González and , who’s the presumed beginning keeper for the Mexican World Cup squad.
“I would like [to] level out that this isn’t the primary time that the playoffs have taken place with out nationwide workforce gamers. It has occurred many instances. I used to be a coach as soon as when it occurred,” he mentioned.