Overview
- Márquez was presented as Mexico’s head coach at the CAR on Thursday and confirmed Andrés Guardado, Juan Manuel Lillo, Vidal Paloma, Xabier Mancisidor and Pol Lorente as his technical staff.
- His first matches in charge are a four-game friendly tour in the United States that begins Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 6 against Colombia, Peru, the United States and Chile.
- Márquez said he will not start from scratch and will preserve elements of Javier Aguirre’s work while demanding club performance, enforcing merit-based selection and promoting younger players.
- The new staff blends Spanish tactical and elite-club experience with domestic continuity, assigning Lillo and Vidal Paloma tactical roles, Mancisidor as goalkeeping coach, Pol Lorente as fitness lead and Guardado as an on-field leader and assistant.
- The federation frames the four-year cycle as phased goals—Nations League 2026–27, defending the 2027 Gold Cup and targeting Copa América 2028—to sharpen Mexico for stronger contention at the 2030 World Cup and to boost player moves to Europe.