Why Chicharito and Carlos Vela haven’t been called up by the Mexican national team
LA TimesMexico’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, right, drives the ball past forward Carlos Vela during the 2018 World Cup match between Germany and Mexico. And he’s done that without LAFC’s Carlos Vela, the man who eclipsed Martínez’s MLS scoring record, and with little help from the Galaxy’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, the league’s current leader in goals. “I hope they can win the Gold Cup, win the gold medal, that they can qualify for the World Cup.” Hernández’s snub is particularly noteworthy considering Mexico’s Gold Cup team will be without Henry Martín, who will be at the Olympics, while J.J. Macías, Alan Pulido and Raul Jiménez all are dealing with injuries. “Not only of the present, but also of the future, of the Mexico national team.” As for the skills competition, Vela and Hernández, who played 30 times together with the national team, will lead an eight-man MLS squad against an equal number of players from Mexico’s Liga MX in a two-hour exhibition on Aug. 24, the day before the All-Star game.
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