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Mexico announce 21-member squad for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017

Mexico announce 21-member squad for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 (Photo courtesy: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación)

Two-time FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Mexico have announced their 21-member squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 to be held this October in six cities across India.

Head coach Mario Arteaga and his team will be travelling to Málaga, Spain on September 16 for a final preparation camp ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017.

The squad will head to India directly from Spain as they kick off their World Cup campaign against Iraq in a Group F encounter at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata on October 8. The second match will be against England at the same venue on October 11, while the final group stage match against Chile will be played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on October 14.

MEXICO U-17 SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Víctor André Alcaráz Díaz (Guadalajara), César Iván López De Alba (Guadalajara), César Rafael Ramos Becerra (Monterrey)

Defenders
Alan Maeda Luevanos (Santos), Luis Alejandro Olivas Salcedo (Guadalajara), Oscar Haret Ortega Gatica (América), Carlos Alejandro Robles Jiménez (Atlas), Adrián Vázquez Hernández (Pachuca), Sergio Villarreal Lozano (Monterrey), Raúl Martín Sandoval Zavala (Tijuana)

Midfielders
Luis Javier Gamíz Ávila (Tijuana), Carlos Eduardo Guerrero Zavala (León), Alexis Hazael Gutiérrez Torres (Guadalajara), Diego Laínez Leyva (América), Deivoon Alexander Magaña Rico (Guadalajara), Jesús Andrés Pérez Álvarez (Querétaro), Marco Antonio Ruíz Zarco (Atlas)

Forwards
Ían Jairo Misael Torres Ramírez (Atlas), Roberto Carlos De la Rosa González (Pachuca), César Saúl Huerta Valera (Guadalajara), Daniel Guadalupe López Valdez (Tijuana)

Officials
Mario Arteaga Herrera (Head Coach), Enrique Echeverría (Assistant Coach), José Cruz (Physical Trainer), José R. Piña (Goalkeeper Coach), Pedro Ordoñez (Doctor), Manuel Angulo (Video Analyst), Manuel Alvarado (Kit Manager), Luis Monroy (Kit Manager), Juan Carlos Ortega (Technical Coordinator)