The Mexican national team could have a coaching staff with former World Cup players, after the Mexican Football Federation announced that Rafael Marquez will be the coach for the 2026-2023 cycle and now the version that Andres Guardado would be his assistant has begun to circulate assistant.

The 2026 World Cup, where the fate of the Mexican national team will be decided, hasn't even taken place yet, but preparations are already being made for both Rafael Marquez and Andres Guardado to work together on this project and contribute their experience from five World Cups each to the Mexican team, according to unofficial reports circulating this Friday.

The directors of the Mexican Football Federation supposedly want to take advantage of the image and respect that Rafael Marquez and Andres Guardado have within the Mexican national team, even though at this moment the so-called Little Prince is just beginning to learn the training methods and techniques of the coaches in the youth ranks of Real Betis in Seville.

According to several Mexican media outlets, Guardado is in talks with the directors of the Mexican Football Federation to assume an important role in developing new talent for the Mexican national team, trying to maximize his experience in five World Cups.

The possible integration of Andres Guardado alongside Rafael Marquez represents the union of two of the most influential leaders in the recent history of the Mexican National Team. The two shared a locker room as captains in multiple tournaments and embody discipline and success in European football. Rafael Marquez played in the World Cups of South Korea and Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, and Russia 2018, while Andres Guardado played in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018, and Qatar 2022. The best period for both players was in the World Cups of Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014. In the former, under the management of Ricardo LaVolpe, Marquez already had more experience than Guardado.Discovered by the Argentine coach, he was brought in as one of the new talents, and in this sense, he had a great performance against Argentina in the Tricolor's last game, where Rafael Marquez scored the opening goal. In 2014, the two stood out as the experienced members of the national team managed by Miguel Herrera, with memorable victories such as the 3-1 win against Croatia, where both players scored goals along with Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez.