Mexico has suffered one other main damage blow forward of the 2026 World Cup, with midfielder Marcel Ruiz ruled out of the event after his membership aspect Toluca introduced Friday that he had suffered a torn ACL and meniscus in his proper knee.
Ruiz suffered the damage within the first half of Toluca’s Concacaf Champions Cup match in opposition to MLS crew San Diego FC on Wednesday. Ruiz was substituted within the fortieth minute of the match and was seen strolling off the sector with ice on his proper leg following the ultimate whistle.
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“Our player Marcel Ruiz presented a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscus tear in his right knee during the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 in San Diego,” Toluca stated in a press release Friday.
“Our midfielder will undergo surgery in the upcoming days, and his recovery time will depend on his progress.”
Ruiz, 25, was a World Cup roster lock for Mexico and began in all three matches thus far in 2026 underneath nationwide crew coach Javier Aguirre.
The information is an extra setback for Aguirre after Club América goalkeeper Luis Ángel Malagón, one other sure choice for Mexico, tore his Achilles earlier this week to additionally rule him out of the World Cup.
Coupled with key worldwide figures comparable to Edson Álvarez, Rodrigo Huescas, César Montes, Mateo Chávez, Gilberto Mora, and César Huerta presently recovering from short-term accidents, query marks stay throughout a quantity of positions in Mexico’s roster.
While Toluca will proceed in Liga MX play on Saturday at house in opposition to Toluca, Mexico will put together for the World Cup with out Ruiz in friendlies later this month in opposition to Portugal on March 28 and Belgium on March 31.
Mexico is co-hosting this summer time’s World Cup alongside the United States and Canada, and performs the event’s opening sport in opposition to South Africa on June 11 at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.
