Overview
- The Mexican federation received FIFA’s formal notice on Tuesday confirming a one-game suspension that sidelines Montes for the match at Geodis Park in Nashville.
- FIFA’s July 1 circular mandates that any red card in a friendly triggers an automatic ban for the team’s next fixture and allows for possible additional fines or suspensions.
- Montes was sent off late against Japan when an initial yellow for stopping a counterattack was upgraded to red after VAR, with Ayase Ueda through on goal and Luis Ángel Malagón in net.
- The notification enforces the automatic next-match ban under the new policy, and no additional penalties were specified in the reports.
- Record reports Mexico could turn to Jesús ‘Chiquete’ Orozco or Juan José Sánchez Purata to partner Johan Vásquez at center back versus South Korea.