West Ham striker Javier Hernandez will show up at a World Cup in the wake of being named in Mexico’s last 23-man squad.
Hernandez, 30, is the main Premier League player in Juan Carlos Osorio’s squad to movement to Russia. He influenced his World Cup to make a big appearance in South Africa in 2010 and was a Manchester United player by Brazil 2014.
Mexico, fifteenth in Fifa’s reality rankings, are in Group F with holders Germany, Sweden and South Korea. Three players from Portuguese champions Porto make the cut – safeguard Diego Reyes, midfielder Hector Herrera and forward Jesus Manuel Corona.
Mexico’s opening match is against Germany in Moscow on 17 June (16:00 BST). Showing up at the World Cup, Mexico have achieved the knockout stage at the previous six competitions.
Mexico’s final 23-man squad
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard Liege), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul).
Defenders: Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt), Diego Reyes (Porto), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Edson Alvarez (America), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Miguel Layun (Sevilla).
Midfielders: Rafael Marquez (Atlas), Hector Herrera (Porto), Jonathan Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Giovani Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Andres Guardado (Real Betis), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Forwards: Javier Hernandez (West Ham), Raul Jimenez (Benfica), Oribe Peralta (America), Jesus Manuel Corona (Porto), Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven).
Substitute: Erick Gutierrez (Pachuca).