Mexico coach Miguel Herrera named Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez and Villarreal’s Giovani dos Santos in his 23-player squad for Brazil 2014 on Friday.
Also included were Porto duo Hector Herrera and Diego Reyes, as well as Ajaccio goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and Bayer Leverkusen's Andres Guardado, but Villarreal’s Javier Aquino missed out, despite having a good debut season in La Liga.
Versatile veteran Carlos Salcido was a surprise inclusion and returns to the set-up having not previously been picked by Herrera.
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In the goalkeeping position, Moises Munoz was cut, leaving Alfredo Talavera, Jesus Corona and Ochoa to battle it out for the No. 1 spot.
Herrera opted to pick five center forwards, including 2012 London Olympic gold-medal hero Oribe Peralta and youngsters Alan Pulido and Raul Jimenez, as well as Hernandez and Dos Santos.
Sixteen of the 23 players ply their trade in the Liga MX.
The squad list in full is:
Goalkeepers
Jesus Corona
Guillermo Ochoa
Alfredo Talavera
Defenders
Paul Aguilar
Miguel Layun
Diego Reyes
Rafael Marquez
Francisco Rodriguez
Hector Moreno
Carlos Salcido
Andres Guardado
Midfielders
Juan Carlos Medina
Jose Juan Vazquez
Isaac Brizuela
Luis Montes
Carlos Pena
Marco Fabian
Hector Herrera
Forwards
Raul Jimenez
Alan Pulido
Javier Hernandez
Giovani Dos Santos
Oribe Peralta