Mexico announce final squad

The 51-year old has named his final SA2010 squad ahead of FIFA's June 1 deadline, and opted for the experience of Giovani dos Santos over his younger brother Jonathan.

Barcelona midfielder Jonathan dos Santos was given a full 90 minutes to impress in Mexico's recent 5-1 friendly rout against Gambia, but failed to make the final cut alongside defenders Juan Carlos Valenzuela and Adrian Aldrete.

Arsenal's Carlos Vela and West Ham United striker Guillermo Franco were amongst those who kept their places, with veteran forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Manchester United acquisition Javier Hernandez also booking their place in the squad.

Mexico kick off the World Cup tournament's opening game against hosts South Africa on June 11 before playing France and Uruguay in Group A.

Mexico's final 23-man SA2010 squad:

Goalkeepers-

Guillermo Ochoa
America

Luis Ernesto Michel
Chivas

Oscar Perez
Chiapas

Defenders -

Rafael Marquez
Barcelona

Ricardo Osorio
Stuttgart

Hector Moreno
AZ Alkmaar

Francisco Rodriguez
PSV Eindhoven

Carlos Salcido
PSV Eindhoven

Paul Aguilar
Pachuca

Efrain Juarez
Pumas

Jonny Magallon
Guadalajara

Jorge Torres Nilo
Atlas

Midfielders -

Gerardo Torrado
Cruz Azul

Israel Castro
Pumas

Giovani dos Santos
Galatasaray

Andres Guardado
Deportivo La Coruna

Pablo Barrera
Pumas

Alberto Medina
Guadalajara

Forwards -

Adolfo Bautista
Guadalajara

Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Veracruz)

Javier Hernandez
Guadalajara

Guillermo Franco
West Ham

Carlos Vela
Arsenal