# El Tri train with 14 at Mayakoba as the Europe-based players arrive; Concacaf confirms Saturday in Kingston

*Jamaica v Mexico is Saturday 14 November at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Sunday) at the National Stadium, Concacaf's schedule says. Márquez had half his squad on Monday. Five clubs are in the Liguilla, three places open.*

News · Published 03:20 ET, Nov 10, 2026 · Match News (https://matchnews.news/ca/news/el-tri-train-with-14-at-mayakoba-concacaf-confirms-saturday-in-kingston-gimenez-sets-up-porto-winner/)
By News desk · Reviewed by Fredrik Jurek

Rafael Márquez took Mexico's first training session of the window on Monday at Mayakoba, on the Riviera Maya, with 14 of his 28 players. The other 14 were still travelling, eight of them from Europe, and the full squad is expected on the pitch on Tuesday, according to Excélsior. Concacaf's own schedule, meanwhile, confirms the date that earlier reports had disagreed on: the first leg of the Nations League quarter-final, Jamaica v Mexico, is on Saturday 14 November at 20:00 Kingston time, which is 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Sunday 15 November), at the National Stadium in Kingston.

## Who trained, and who was still on the way

Excélsior's report from Mayakoba lists the 14 who worked on Monday: the goalkeeper Álex Padilla; the defenders Israel Reyes, Jesús Orozco, César Montes, Jesús Gallardo and Kevin Álvarez; the midfielders Gilberto Mora, Erik Lira, Isaías Violante, Erick Sánchez and Andrés Montaño; and the forwards Julián Quiñones, Jesús Manuel "Tecatito" Corona and Alexis Vega. Still to report were Raúl Rangel and Óscar García in goal; Rodrigo Huescas, Diego Campillo, Johan Vásquez and Mateo Chávez in defence; Luis Romo, Obed Vargas, Álvaro Fidalgo and Santiago Sandoval in midfield; and Roberto Alvarado, Armando León, Santiago Giménez and Armando González in attack. "Ocho de los 14 ausentes se encuentran en el Viejo Continente, por lo que estarán llegando la tarde-noche de este lunes", Excélsior wrote: eight of the 14 absentees are in Europe and were arriving on Monday afternoon and evening. No withdrawals or replacement call-ups had been reported as of 08:00 CET on Tuesday.

Claro Sports explained on Sunday why the camp is on the Caribbean coast rather than at the federation's centre in Mexico City. Márquez asked for the move in October, the outlet reported, and "la principal razón deportiva es la aclimatación al calor y la humedad de Kingston": the main footballing reason is getting used to the heat and humidity of Kingston. The camp runs at Mayakoba from 8 to 12 November, the players from Europe fly straight into Cancún, and the squad takes a charter to Kingston on Thursday 12 November, a flight of under two hours rather than nearly four from the capital.

## The date, settled

Concacaf's schedule for the November quarter-finals, published on 9 October, lists Jamaica v Mexico for Saturday 14 November at 20:00 Eastern Time at the National Stadium, Kingston, and the return, Mexico v Jamaica, for Tuesday 17 November at 20:30 Monterrey time (03:30 CET on Wednesday 18 November) at the stadium Concacaf calls Estadio Monterrey, which is Estadio BBVA. Jamaica's clocks are the same as Eastern Time in November, and Kingston is one hour ahead of Mexico City, so 20:00 in Kingston is 19:00 CDMX. Some earlier reports had given Friday 13 November, as Monday's piece on this site noted; this site's own pieces since 5 November have said Saturday, from Claro Sports and TUDN, and Concacaf's schedule confirms it.

TUDN reported that the game is on Canal 5 and ViX in Mexico, that Jamaica's coach Rudolph Speid has called up 13 players based in Europe, and that "El Tri buscará su primera victoria en la era de Rafael Márquez como entrenador nacional": El Tri will be looking for the first win of the Márquez era, which means the coach has not yet won a game since taking over in July. The aggregate score over the two legs decides who goes to the Nations League finals in March.

## Giménez's hand in Porto's winner

Santiago Giménez arrives with a good weekend behind him, if not a goal. Récord reported that he came on in the 78th minute of Porto's 2-1 win at Vitória Guimarães on Sunday with the score 1-1, and that the winning goal, scored by Martim Fernandes in the 86th minute, began with him: "Con el marcador igualado 1-1, Giménez recibió el balón en el mediocampo y abrió hacia el costado derecho para Pepê", the outlet wrote, meaning that with the score level Giménez received the ball in midfield and opened play to the right for Pepê, who found Fernandes. Porto have won all 11 of their league games and lead with 33 points.

Excélsior's round-up of Mexicans abroad reported that Obed Vargas was not in Atlético Madrid's matchday squad for Sunday's 1-2 defeat by Barcelona and has yet to play a league minute in 12 rounds, his only appearances this season having come in the Champions League in October; that Johan Vásquez started and captained Genoa in their 1-2 defeat by Milan; that Álvaro Fidalgo was an unused substitute in Betis' 2-0 win over Elche; that Mateo Chávez scored for AZ in a 4-3 win over Groningen; and that Armando González came on and scored for Olympiacos in a 1-1 draw with PAOK. The same report said César Montes missed Lokomotiv Moscow's game with "molestias físicas", physical discomfort; he was among the 14 who trained on Monday.

## Liga MX: five in, three places open

The regular season has one round left after the break. Fox Sports México's table after jornada 16 has Cruz Azul first on 32 points, América and Chivas on 30, Toluca and Atlas on 27, Santos on 25, León on 23, and Pachuca and Tijuana on 22, with Monterrey and Pumas on 21 and Querétaro on 20. Monterrey and Querétaro still have a jornada 7 game to play against each other, on Saturday 14 November at 17:00 CDMX (00:00 CET on Sunday).

Excélsior's guide to the last round says the first five are mathematically in the Liguilla, the eight-team play-off that decides the champion: Cruz Azul, América, Chivas, Toluca and Atlas. Santos need a draw at home to León; León need to beat Santos; Pachuca must beat Toluca or they are out; Tijuana must beat Atlante and still need other results; Monterrey can reach 27 points with two wins; Pumas must beat Monterrey and need help; Querétaro must win both their games to reach 26. Puebla, Atlético San Luis, Tigres, Atlante, Necaxa and Juárez are out. "A falta de una fecha, cinco clubes tienen su clasificación matemática", Excélsior wrote: with one round left, five clubs have their place secured.

Jornada 17 is played from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November, according to Fox Sports México's listing, with the times given in central Mexico time: on the Friday, Puebla v Atlético San Luis at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Saturday) and Juárez v Atlas and Tijuana v Atlante at 21:00 CDMX (04:00 CET); on the Saturday, Pachuca v Toluca at 16:50 CDMX (23:50 CET), Santos v León at 17:00 CDMX (00:00 CET on Sunday), Pumas v Monterrey at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET) and Tigres v América at 21:00 CDMX (04:00 CET); and on the Sunday, Chivas v Cruz Azul at 17:07 CDMX (00:07 CET on Monday) and Querétaro v Necaxa at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Monday). Liga MX's own calendar page could not be read on Tuesday morning, so the times are the outlet's.

## Sources

1. 2026/27 Concacaf Nations League November schedule confirmed (Concacaf) https://www.concacaf.com/competitions/nations-league/news/2026-27-concacaf-nations-league-november-schedule-confirmed - Read 01:50 ET, Nov 10, 2026
2. México vive primer entrenamiento con mira a Jamaica; faltan 14 por reportar (Excélsior) https://www.excelsior.com.mx/deportes/mexico-vive-primer-entrenamiento-con-mira-jamaica-faltan-14-por-reportar - Read 02:04 ET, Nov 10, 2026
3. ¿Por qué el Tri se concentra en la Riviera Maya? El plan de Rafa Márquez para enfrentar a Jamaica en la Nations League (Claro Sports) https://clarosports.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/por-que-el-tri-se-concentra-en-la-riviera-maya-el-plan-de-rafa-marquez-para-enfrentar-a-jamaica-en-la-nations-league - Read 01:55 ET, Nov 10, 2026
4. Jamaica vs México: cuándo es y dónde ver el partido de la Concacaf Nations League (TUDN) https://tudn.com/futbol/mexico/jamaica-vs-mexico-cuando-es-y-donde-ver-el-partido-de-la-concacaf-nations-league - Read 01:52 ET, Nov 10, 2026
5. Santiago Giménez participa en la jugada del gol ganador del Porto ante el Vitória (Récord) https://www.record.com.mx/historia/santiago-gimenez-jugada-gol-ganador-porto-vitoria-2026110822540223584 - Read 01:58 ET, Nov 10, 2026
6. Mexicanos en el extranjero: Mateo Chávez y 'Hormiga' González destacan; Javier Aguirre, goleado (Excélsior) https://www.excelsior.com.mx/deportes/mexicanos-extranjero-mateo-chavez-hormiga-gonzalez-javier-aguirre-resultados - Read 01:59 ET, Nov 10, 2026
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8. ¿Cuándo se jugará la jornada 17 del Apertura 2026? Habrá pausa en Liga MX por la fecha FIFA (Fox Sports México) https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2026/11/09/cuando-se-jugara-la-jornada-17-del-apertura-2026-habra-pausa-en-liga-mx-por-la-fecha-fifa/ - Read 02:02 ET, Nov 10, 2026
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