With some surprises and other absences, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) published through its official website the line-up of the players it considered the 11 best in the region in the past 10 years, from 2011 to 2020, with the presence of five Mexicans, three Americans, two Costa Ricans and a Jamaican. .
Javier Hernndez, Hirving Lozano, Andrs Guardado, Hctor Moreno Y Carlos Salcedo, the five Mexicans voted by the IFFHS are part of the Concacaf “team of the decade.” Guillermo Ochoa’s absence was surprising, as former Real Madrid Keylor Navas took his place.
Besides Hctor Moreno and Carlos Salcedo, the Jamaican Kemar Lawrence and the American John Brooks, the picture on defense is complete; while the midfield consists of the tricolor captain, Bryan Ruiz from Costa Rica and Michael Bradley from the land of the Stars and Stripes.
The absence of the Mexicans also attracted attention Carlos candle Y Ral Jimnez In the attack, however, they do appear the ‘Chicharito’, who played in teams such as Manchester United and Real Madrid during these years, as well as the ‘Chucky’ Lozano, Napoli’s top scorer. the trident is completed by the American Clint Dempsey.
In the ladies eleven there are no Mexican players and eight belong to the United States National Team: Hope Solo (USA); Kelley OHara (USA), Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada), Becky Sauerbrunn (USA), Ali Krieger (USA); Shirley Cruz (Costa Rica), Carli Lloyd (USA), Christine Sinclair (Canada); Tobin Heath (USA), Alex Morgan (USA) and Megan Rapinoe (USA).