Chucky Lozano hopes Mexico get a good group at 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

The Mexican forward Hirving “Chucky” Lozano expressed his hope on Monday that the Mexican national team will end up in a “good group” at the 2026 World Cup in North America, whose draw will take place on Friday in Washington.

Mexico will be one of the three host countries, along with the United States and Canada, for next year’s World Cup, the first to feature 48 teams.

Mexico is in Pot 1, which includes the other host countries and the highest-ranked teams in the FIFA rankings, such as Spain, Argentina, Brazil, and France. The draw for the competition, for which ‘El Tri’ is already qualified as a host nation, will take place on Friday in Washington, with the presence of the President of the United States, Donald Trump.

“Now there are more teams and several possibilities. I hope we end up in a good group for Mexico. I’ll watch the draw at home with my family,” said the former Napoli player at a press conference.

The 30-year-old winger, one of the most well-known names in Mexican football, made these statements two days after his club, San Diego FC, lost the MLS Western Conference final to the Vancouver Whitecaps, led by German Thomas Müller.

Lozano scored for his team in the 3-1 defeat, which prevented San Diego from winning the title in their debut season in the North American league. The forward once again started the match on the bench, a position to which he was relegated after a disagreement with coach Mikey Varas in October.

“Chucky” refused to comment on the incident with his coach but expressed confidence that it would not affect his chances of being called up by Javier Aguirre for the World Cup.

“The club and everyone who works here will do their best to achieve this goal. We have to be fully prepared,” he said.

The Mexican, San Diego’s first designated player, ruled out the possibility of leaving the California club in search of more competitiveness.

“I’m at San Diego, I have a contract [until the end of the 2028 season], I’m very happy and we have to work very hard for next season,” he said.

Lozano played 31 games and scored 11 goals between the regular season and the 2025 playoffs of the North American league.

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