Mexico’s World Cup team announced

Bolton striker Jared Borgetti and Barcelona winger Rafael Marquez lead the Mexican squad announced Sunday for the World Cup.

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Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe included 26 players in his list, which he will have to reduce to 23 before the June 9-July 9 tournament in Germany.

Lavolpe also called upon Villarreal's striker Guillermo Franco, an Argentine who became a Mexican citizen last year.

Mexico's Guadalajara will lose six players in the Clausura tournament: goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez; defenders Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido and Gonzalo Pineda; midfielder Israel Lopez; and striker Omar Bravo.

Bravo scored twice in Mexico's 2-1 win over Paraguay in a friendly match last week in Chicago.

Mexico will play four warmup matches before the World Cup.

The rest of the team includes: goalkeepers Jesus Corona (Tecos) and Guillermo Ochoa (America); defenders Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA), Jose Antonio Castro (America), Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Joel Huiqui (Cruz Azul) and Jose Guardado (Atlas); midfielders Antonio Naelson (Toluca), Luis Perez (Monterrey), Pavel Pardo (America), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Jose Garcia (Atlas), Jaime Lozano (Tigres), Israel Lopez (Toluca); and strikers Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul), Jose Arellano (Monterrey), reports the AP.

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