Antonio Mohamed made his position clear about a possible arrival to the Mexico team. The coach of the Toluca Red Devils assured that he does not contemplate directing the national team in the future, due to the discomfort left in him by the process of choosing the strategist who heads the project towards the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

During an interview, the Argentine coach acknowledged that the chapter with El Tri was closed and that currently he would only see it feasible to direct the team from his native country.

“Mexico is also closed to me, so the only one left is Argentina, which I find difficult,” Mohamed said in an interview for Fox.

Mohamed believed that he was the right one to start the World Cup process

The multi-champion strategist in the MX League explained that he considered he had sufficient arguments to assume the technical direction of the Mexican National Team when the current World Cup cycle began.

Although he reiterated his respect for those who were elected to office, he admitted that he hoped to receive the opportunity to lead the national project.

"I didn't like how they treated me. I believed it should have been the coach at the beginning of this term, and not those who were elected, but with all due respect to those who were elected. I believed it was me."

The statements reflect a disagreement that, according to the coach himself, is still present despite the passage of time.

The phrase with which he definitively closed the door to Tri

For Antonio Mohamed, the decision made by the leaders of Mexican soccer marked a breaking point in his relationship with the possibility of leading the national team.

The current coach of Toluca assured that he is not willing to reconsider a possible proposal in the future if it was not previously taken into account.

“If they don't love me, they won't love me when they need me, so I prefer that they never need me and that's it,” he stated.

The statement represents one of the most forceful positions that have been expressed publicly on the subject since the process towards the 2026 World Cup began.

Mohamed reveals who made the decision not to hire him

The strategist also confirmed that it was the Mexican soccer leaders themselves who decided not to bet on his project for the Mexican National Team.

Without going into details about names or specific circumstances, Mohamed stated that he understands that each manager has different criteria when making decisions.

"(They were) the presidents. Each one has their own way of choosing and that's fine. I'm not questioning anything, it's just that when decisions are made there are two parties and one party comes out angry and I handle the anger in my own way," he said.

Antonio Mohamed's link with Mexico remains intact

Despite his disappointment at not having been considered to lead El Tri, the coach made it clear that he maintains a deep sense of belonging to Mexico, a country where he built a large part of his professional career.

“I feel more like a Mexican coach than from another country because I spent my entire life here,” he added.

His career as a soccer player and coach within Liga MX has made him one of the most recognized figures in Mexican soccer in recent decades.

Mohamed supports Javier Aguirre and sees Rafael Márquez as a natural replacement

Beyond his personal position, Antonio Mohamed expressed his support for the current project headed by Javier Aguirre and considered it appropriate that the Mexican National Team be directed by someone who knows in depth the culture and mentality of the Mexican soccer player.

Likewise, he endorsed the possibility of Rafael Márquez taking the reins of the national team in the future.

"I feel that the team has to be led by a Mexican or someone who knows the Mexican roots well. A guy who knows the idiosyncrasies of the Mexican, who has lived here. So it's good that Vasco has it and then Rafa takes it," he concluded.