Under the premise that the Mexican team does not have a pound chick in its ranks like teams like Argentina with Lionel Messi, Brazil with Neymar Jr. and Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo, it will base its strength in the World Cup on the leadership and international contact of several of its players, as well as with the packaging of most of its lines.

It would be audacious to say that the Aztec team has those kinds of players who with a single play change the course of the games. For that reason, the strength of the team led by the experience of two World Cups of Javier Aguirre and a high-level career of Rafael Márquez, will try to ensure that the 26 players they chose were the correct ones.

Mexico will base its strength on the experience and leadership of players such as Guillermo Ochoa, Jorge Sánchez, César Montes, Johan Vázquez, Jesús Gallardo, Luis Romo, Edson Álvarez, Luis Chávez, Orbelín Pineda, Roberto Alvarado, Alexis Vega and Raúl Jiménez.

The key question will be whether the 26 chosen will have the ability to justify their presence on the World Cup list to be able to aspire to something more than a discreet performance, much more so because there will be a great responsibility on their shoulders.

Above all, to be able to correspond once again to the dreams of millions of Mexicans who since 1970 have been waiting for their team to step with authority in FIFA's highest competition and who throughout the last 56 years have eagerly waited for their dreams to become a reality.

The goal with the weight of Memo Ochoa's career

Beyond the fact that Guillermo Ochoa is not supposedly considered as a starter for the start of the World Cup on June 11, without a doubt the five World Cups on the shoulders of the current goalkeeper of AEL Limassol of Cyprus will be fundamental to boost the success of Raúl “Tala” Rangel.

Memo's sobriety and vision have been key to being considered a stronghold of the Mexican goal in the World Cups in Brazil 2013, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, where the goalkeeper had outstanding performance such as that game against the Brazilians in their own home, the Germans on Russian soil in 2018 and in Qatar in 2022.

The work of Memo's tutor will be essential to calm the nerves of "Tala" Rangel and the impulse and support so that Carlos Acevedo is ready for any contingency in the World Cup, where Memo Ochoa would wait for the option of playing for at least a few minutes in his glorious farewell with his sixth World Cup event under his belt.

A defense with a lot of experience, but little support

The defense of the Mexican team cannot complain about a lack of experience. It undoubtedly has the contribution of World Cup players who have mostly developed in Europe, such as Jorge Sánchez (PAOK Salonika of Greece), César Montes (Lokomotiv of Russia) and Johan Vázquez of (Genoa) of Serie A, who undoubtedly represent the backbone of a vital block in the Tricolor's aspirations.

These players will have the support of an impetuous and talented Mateo Chávez, also with experience in Europe with AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands, along with the talented work of Jesús Gallardo, World Cup winner in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, which currently makes him one of the most important full-backs.

Another with World Cup experience is Luis Romo, with World Cup experience and who defends the colors of Chivas and whose versatility allows him to become another relevant variant and a transcendental contribution when it comes to the critical moments in the recent World Cup.

Completing this list: Ismael Reyes, from América, who has an important career in the Liga MX with América, but without the international contact of his teammates, which could be the difference when it comes to taking the field.

The midfield, the difference between success and failure?

Without fear of being wrong, much of the success or failure that the Mexican team may have lies in the midfield with players like Edson Álvarez, Erik Lira and Álvaro Fidalgo, who give Javier Aguirre's performance the strength and versatility that could modify the complicated matches he will have in the World Cup.

The weight of experience passes through the two-time World Cup winner Edson Álvarez in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, which allows him to be considered the benchmark of an area that came to find the freshness of players like Erik Lira and Álvaro Fidalgo, who ended up consolidating in Cruz Azul and América, to now have this great opportunity.

Edson Álvarez provides strength and technique to generate the national team's output, while Erik Lira, although it took him a while to develop his talent, has found the formula to be considered one of the key elements in the functioning of the national coach.

But against Álvarez is the lack of football rhythm after undergoing surgery to alleviate a chronic ankle condition; He underwent the medical procedure on February 17, which takes away a lot of baggage on the court and could take its toll on the most experienced player in that area of ​​the Tricolor.

Then comes Fidalgo, who arrived in Mexico six years ago and grew until he was considered a contribution to the operation required by Vasco's tactical team in the national team, taking advantage of his great ball handling and wide vision on the field of play.

But the contribution of Luis Chávez will be very important due to his experience in the World Cup in Qatar, where his great goal against Saudi Arabia is still remembered, which was not enough to help Mexico advance to the next phase.

Closing the list are the promises Obed Vargas from Atlético de Madrid and Gilberto Mora from the Xolos de Tijuana, who will jump into the World Cup challenge in search of the complicated panorama of becoming a reality that can refresh this area of ​​the team, which will be the key in the World Cup tournament.

Mexico needs Mora's talent and change of pace, but the weight of the World Cup is what could work against them and for that reason, the weight of responsibility will fall on Edson Álvarez and Luis Chávez due to the World Cup experience they have and that will be the key to sheltering the rest of the players in that area who have quality, but not experience and that cannot be bought in a pharmacy.

A forward with a lot of quality, even so with little World Cup experience.

The forward of the Mexican team has a lot of quality, but little experience, since, except for Raúl Jiménez, Alexis Vega and Roberto Alvarado with World Cup experience, the rest of their teammates, such as Santiago Giménez of AC Milan, Julián Quiñones of Al Al-Qadisiya, César Huerta of Anderlecht, will have a lot of experience in Europe; However, without having weighed what a World Cup tournament represents.

The list is completed with Liga MX players: Guillermo Martínez from the Pumas, Brian Gutiérrez from Chivas and Armando González from Chivas, who will try to contribute their ability and quality, but without that international weight that could be the difference when it comes to granting capacity to the Mexican team.

Much of the success or failure of the Tricolor may depend on what the men at the front of the Mexican team do or fail to do, which is why coach Javier Aguirre is betting on the experience and international experience of several of them, as well as the youth and drive of the young people who seek to make a difference.