Wolves star Raul Jimenez included in Mexico's World Cup final 26-man squad despite not playing for the club since August as Gerardo Martino gambles on the star striker's fitness for Qatar
- Wolves striker Raul Jimenez named in Mexico squad for World Cup in Qatar
- The Mexican star hasn't played for Wolves since August thanks to a groin injury
- Jimenez is the the only Premier League player included in Gerardo Martino's list
Raul Jimenez has been included in Mexico's final 26-man squad for this month's World Cup in Qatar, despite not featuring for Wolves since the end of August.
Jimenez has only played five times for the midlands club this season, scoring once in the Carabao Cup win over Preston in the early weeks of the season.
Since then the 31-year-old has been sidelined with a groin injury, but has now been named in Mexico manager Gerardo Martino's squad for the tournament, despite a serve lack of match fitness.
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Raul Jimenez hasn't played for Wolves since August but has made the Mexico World Cup squad
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Mexico boss Gerardo Martino has confirmed his final squad for the World Cup next week
Earlier this month Mexico were have said to have angered Wolves when Jimenez appeared on the bench for the national team for their friendly against Iraq, even though he hadn't been part of a Wolves squad since pulling out of the clash with Southampton in September.
Jimenez is the only Premier League name among Mexico's 26-man party heading to Qatar, with striker having scored 29 goals in 94 games for his country.
He will be joined in attack by Hirving Lozano of table-topping Napoli, young Feyenoord forward Santiago Giménez as well as home-based players Henry Martin and Rogelio Funes Mori.
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The familiar face of Guillermo Ochoa will be playing in his fifth World Cup in Qatar this month
Other familiar names in Martino's squad include 177-cap skipper Andrés Guardado now at Real Betis, former Porto and Atletico Madrid star Hector Herrera of Houston Dynamo and defender Hector Moreno, once of Roma.
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is also still part of the Mexico party, and will be competing in his fifth World Cup for his country.
Mexico are in Group C alongside Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Poland. They begin their campaign against Robert Lewandowski's Poland next Tuesday.
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