Overview

• Gabriel Milito confirmed Javier Hernández’s soleus injury and Miguel Tapias’s calf issues have prevented both from traveling to New York.
• The 30-player roster combines first-team regulars like Efraín Álvarez and Roberto Alvarado with three promoted academy talents.
• Seventeen-year-olds Gael García and Samir Inda and reserve-team starter Sergio Aguayo will make their senior tournament debuts.
• Chivas open group play against New York Red Bulls on July 31, then face Charlotte FC on August 3 and FC Cincinnati on August 7.
• With Hernández and Tapias remaining in Guadalajara to rehabilitate, Chivas aim to leverage squad depth to advance beyond the group stage for the first time.