Mexico’s veteran goalkeeper Guillermo ‘Memo’ Ochoawith 151 caps in the senior team, ensuring that, despite being 39 years old and not called up by Javier Aguirre and Rafa Marquez Since they took over the Aztec team in July, they want to “pass to the next World Cup” to be played in 2026.
This Tuesday the experienced goalkeeper, who came to share in the locker room Rafael Marquez (now, assistant Aguirre in the national team), was presented by his new club, AVS of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Ochoa He publicly stated that he feels “good, physically and mentally” to help his new team and the national team.
Good reference
Although he had offers from other leagues less competitive than the Portuguese, he finally chose Portuguese football because his compatriots such as Hector Herrera (formerly Porto) o Raul Jimenez (former Benfica player), they always talk to him about his “very good level.”
The veteran Mexican international, of the same age Cristiano Ronaldo or Modric and that he passed through clubs like Granada or Malagaalso emphasized that he will give his new team a “work example”, which he considers “the important part of the most experienced”.
After his sixth World Cup
Ochoa He played his last match with Mexico in the final of the last CONCACAF Nations League against the United States, played on March 25, where they lost (0-2).
Since then, he has not been called up again, so he seeks to relaunch his career in Europe and thus compete in a new soccer World Cup, which will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada in the summer of 2026.
After five in a row, 2026, if he is called up, will be his sixth World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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