The historic milestone Guillermo Ochoa goals to succeed in with Mexico: Can Messi and Ronaldo obtain it too?

Veteran Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is aiming to make historical past by enjoying in his sixth FIFA World Cup. The 39-year-old, presently enjoying in Portugal, believes he can obtain this outstanding feat regardless of his age and present lack of enjoying time.

Ochoa’s ambition would make him the one participant to ever take part in six World Cups. Whereas acknowledging the problem, Ochoa expressed his willpower in an interview with Flash Rating: “I’ve performed in 5 World Cups, and a World Cup is one thing very particular, one thing vital for a participant. Not everybody will get to play in 5 World Cups, and no person has been in six.”

He expressed his profound want to play in one other World Cup, notably in Mexico: “Taking part in in a sixth World Cup, in Mexico, could be very particular for me, for Mexican soccer. It will go down in soccer historical past, and proper now, at this stage, solely three gamers may do it: Ronaldo, Messi, and me.”

Competitors from Messi and Ronaldo

Ochoa’s pursuit of this document faces stiff competitors from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who’re additionally anticipated to take part within the 2026 World Cup, regardless of their age. Each gamers have already performed in 5 World Cups.

Ochoa’s intensive World Cup expertise consists of appearances in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018, and Qatar 2022. He acknowledges the challenges of sustaining his kind and health at his age, together with the elevated danger of harm: “It’s not simple as a goalkeeper. They rating a whole lot of objectives; it’s simpler to attain objectives than to defend. I need to be on the World Cup. We’ll see if I can do it; I do know I’m on the finish of my profession. It’s not simple; there are extra accidents, extra ache, it’s regular, that’s life. Let’s see if I can do it.”

Ochoa shouldn’t be the one participant to have participated in 5 World Cups. Rafa Márquez, Andrés Guardado, and Antonio Carbajal additionally maintain this document for Mexico, alongside Messi, Ronaldo, Gianluigi Buffon, and Lothar Matthäus internationally. Ochoa’s immense contribution to the Mexican nationwide workforce over time is indeniable, enhancing his possibilities of making the squad even when this may not be probably the most objectively affordable resolution from a purely sporting standpoint.

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