Mexico Under-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 squad announcement, Digi Mart USA News: Mexico’s Under-17 national team head coach Jürgen Castañeda on Wednesday announced a 21-player squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, which will be played at the end of November.
The squad is led by Santiago Cisneros, a León player regarded as one of the country’s top young talents. The list also includes Da’vian Kimbrough, Jonathan de la Fuente and goalkeeper José Corona Rivas, son of former World Cup goalkeeper José de Jesús Corona.
In goal, Castañeda selected José Corona (Tijuana), Marcelo Ávalos (San José Earthquakes) and Johan Cuenca (Tigres UANL). The defense includes Adonaí Valdez (América), André Godínez (Guadalajara), Gerson Gutiérrez (Chivas), Alan Hernández (León), Dylan Martínez (Necaxa) and Álvaro Velázquez (Rayados).
The midfield includes Miguel de Jesús Rivera (América), Ángel Reyes (Atlético San Luis), Jesús Orduño (Tijuana), Jonathan de la Fuente (Colorado Rapids), Saulo Tejeda (Dinamo Zagreb), Juan Carlos Martínez Jr (Querétaro), Santiago Cisneros (León) and Edy Lugo (Rayados). The forward line features Da’vian Jaleel Kimbrough (Dallas FC), Matthew Arana (Houston Dynamo), Adán Sánchez (Rayados) and Fernando Ruiz (Toluca).
The team arrives at the tournament with a qualifying-cycle record of 16 wins and only two defeats. The squad will travel early Thursday to Dubai for additional friendly matches as preparation before its debut in Qatar.
Mexico’s Group Stage fixtures are against Romania on November 21, Cameroon on November 24 and Venezuela on November 27. The matches will be played in the morning, Central Mexico time, at the Aspire Zone in Doha, the Qatari capital.
