Mexico national team squad vs Jamaica Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, Digi Mart USA News: Rafael Márquez has announced a list of 28 players who will represent the Mexican national team in the Concacaf Nations League 2026 quarterfinals, where the Tricolor will face Jamaica over two legs.
Notable returns include Jesús Manuel “Tecatito” Corona, Alexis Vega and Julián Quiñones. Armando León, a striker for Croatia’s NK Osijek, also earns his first call-up to the senior squad.
Corona returns to the national team after four years away. The Monterrey player will get a new chance to wear the national jersey under Márquez.
Vega and Quiñones also return, and both are expected to offer alternatives in attack.
León receives his first opportunity with the senior team after his time in European football.
Several notable players were left out. Raúl Jiménez, Edson Álvarez, Luis Chávez, Germán Berterame and Henry Martín are not among the selected players for this series.
The squad follows four friendly matches in which Márquez’s team recorded two draws and two defeats. The matches against Jamaica will therefore represent the coach’s first official test in charge of the Tricolor.
Goalkeepers: Raúl “Tala” Rangel (Guadalajara), Óscar García (León), Álex Padilla (Athletic Club).
Defenders: Johan Vásquez (Genoa), César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Israel Reyes (América), Jesús Orozco Chiquete (Cruz Azul), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Diego Campillo (Guadalajara), Kévin Álvarez (América), Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar), Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen).
Midfielders: Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Erick Sánchez (América), Santiago Sandoval (Guadalajara), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Guadalajara), Obed Vargas (Atlético de Madrid), Álvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis), Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
Forwards: Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara), Armando León (NK Osijek), Armando González (Olympiacos), Santiago Giménez (FC Porto), Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiya), Jesús “Tecatito” Corona (Monterrey), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Isaías Violante (América).
Mexico will begin training camp on November 8 at Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, working through November 12 before traveling to Kingston. The first leg is scheduled for Saturday, November 14 at the National Stadium in Kingston.
The return leg is set for Tuesday, November 17 at Estadio Monterrey in Nuevo León. The series will determine which team advances to the next stage of the Concacaf Nations League.
