El Tri train with all 28 at Mayakoba and fly to Kingston on Thursday; Speid names Jamaica's 23; Querétaro v Monterrey

Rafael Márquez had all 28 of his players on the training pitch for the first time on Tuesday, Fox Sports México reported, two days after the camp opened at Mayakoba on the Riviera Maya with 14. The last six to arrive, all from Europe, were Santiago Giménez, Mateo Chávez, Johan Vásquez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Obed Vargas and Rodrigo Huescas, the report says. Mexico play Jamaica in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final on Saturday 14 November at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Sunday) at the National Stadium in Kingston, and the second leg on Tuesday 17 November at 20:30 Monterrey time (03:30 CET on Wednesday) at the Estadio BBVA.

The week’s plan

The squad trains in Quintana Roo through the week, Fox Sports México says: “La Selección Mexicana seguirá entrenando en Cancún durante la semana y el jueves emprenderá el viaje a Jamaica.” That is, the team keeps training in the area during the week and begins the journey to Jamaica on Thursday, with a look at the pitch in Kingston on Friday. Claro Sports explained why the camp is in the Riviera Maya and not at the federation’s centre in Mexico City: the base is the Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, the flight to Kingston from Quintana Roo is a charter of under two hours, and “la principal razón deportiva es la aclimatación al calor y la humedad de Kingston”, the main football reason being to get used to Kingston’s heat and humidity at sea level. After the first leg the party goes straight to Nuevo León for the return.

No injury or withdrawal from the squad had been reported by any named outlet by 07:30 CET on Wednesday, and no press conference is planned until Kingston. Márquez’s record as coach after four friendlies is two draws and two defeats, two goals scored and seven conceded, Claro Sports reported last week, quoting him after the first games: “Tenemos que ser más contundentes en ambas áreas”, we have to be more decisive in both penalty areas. These are his first competitive matches in charge.

Jamaica under an interim coach

Jamaica are coached for this tie by Rudolph Speid as interim head coach. He named a squad of 23 at a press conference at the federation’s headquarters in Kingston on Thursday 5 November, the Jamaica Information Service reported: goalkeepers Andre Blake, Amal Knight and Jahmali Waite; defenders Richard King, Miguel Freckleton, Joel Latibeaudiere, Christopher Ainsworth, Kyle Ming, Ronaldo Webster, Denzel Hall and Damion Lowe; midfielders Courtney Clarke, Kevon Lambert, Karoy Anderson, Tyrese Hall, Dwight Merrick and Brandon Cover; forwards Kaheim Dixon, Renaldo Cephas, Javon East, Tyreece Campbell, Warner Brown and Khori Bennett. Speid said, in the same report: “Victory on aggregate will help us not only to get to the semi-finals of the Nations League and qualify to the Gold Cup”. The Gleaner, the Jamaican daily, quoted him on Mexico: “Mexico are really a good team, but a positive result against them is very important.”

How the tie works

Concacaf’s schedule explains the format. The quarter-final is over two legs, home and away, with the higher-ranked team, Mexico, hosting the second leg. The team with more goals over the two games goes through; if the two are level, the away-goals rule applies, meaning goals scored away from home count double in the comparison; if still level, extra time and then penalties. The four winners go to the Nations League Finals, the semi-finals and final, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles from 25 to 28 March 2027, and qualify for the 2027 Gold Cup. The four losers go to the Gold Cup preliminary round. Mexico are the holders, having won the 2025 Nations League under Javier Aguirre, Récord notes.

Liga MX: one game this weekend, and the title race in three weeks

The only Liga MX regular-season game in the international window is Querétaro v Monterrey on Saturday 14 November at 17:00 CDMX (00:00 CET on Sunday) at La Corregidora, a jornada 7 match postponed because of Monterrey’s run in the Leagues Cup, Claro Sports reported. Monterrey are ninth on 21 points and Querétaro eleventh on 20, so the winner moves into the top eight before the last round; Pachuca and Tijuana are level on 22 in eighth and ninth, with Pachuca ahead on goal difference, according to La Crónica’s table.

At the top, Cruz Azul lead with 32 points, with América and Chivas on 30, Récord reported, and the leaders’ last game is at Chivas on Sunday 22 November at 17:07 CDMX (00:07 CET on Monday), Fox Sports México’s schedule shows. Récord puts it plainly: “El liderato general del Apertura 2026 está exclusivamente en manos de Cruz Azul”, the leadership is in Cruz Azul’s hands alone, because a win in Guadalajara takes them to 35. América host Tigres on Saturday 21 November at 21:00 CDMX (04:00 CET on Sunday) and need a win and a Cruz Azul slip. The Liguilla, the eight-team play-off that decides the champion, follows the final round.

Mexicans in Europe

Álvaro Fidalgo was an unused substitute again as Real Betis won 2-0 at Elche on Sunday, Récord reported: 66 league minutes in four appearances this season, none of them a start. Giménez’s part in Porto’s winner at Vitória Guimarães was in Tuesday’s piece on this site. Whether Vargas played in Atlético Madrid’s 1-2 defeat by Barcelona and whether Vásquez played in Genoa’s defeat by Milan could not be confirmed on a source this site could read on Wednesday morning.

Sources

1. ¡Equipo completo! Rafa Márquez ya tiene a todos sus convocados con México para enfrentar a Jamaica, Fox Sports México. Read 07:12 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
2. ¿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. Read 07:10 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
3. Los errores que Rafa Márquez quiere corregir en México antes de la Nations League, Claro Sports. Read 07:40 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
4. 2026/27 Concacaf Nations League: November schedule confirmed, Concacaf. Read 07:08 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
5. Reggae Boyz to face Mexico on November 14, Jamaica Information Service. Read 07:12 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
6. Speid announces squad for Mexico assignment, The Gleaner. Read 07:12 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
7. Julián Quiñones, Gilberto Mora y compañía reportan con el Tri en Playa del Carmen para enfrentar a Jamaica, Récord. Read 07:14 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
8. Cierre dramático en la Liga MX: Cruz Azul tiene en sus manos el liderato frente al acecho de América y Chivas, Récord. Read 07:18 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
9. Querétaro vs Monterrey, Liga MX: la sorpresa de tener futbol mexicano en fecha FIFA, Claro Sports. Read 07:16 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
10. Tabla general de la Liga MX, jornada 16, Apertura 2026, La Crónica de Hoy. Read 07:18 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
11. ¿Cuándo se jugará la jornada 17 del Apertura 2026? Habrá pausa en Liga MX por la fecha FIFA, Fox Sports México. Read 07:16 CET, 11 Nov 2026.
12. ¡Sin minutos! Álvaro Fidalgo vuelve a quedarse en la banca en triunfo del Betis ante Elche, Récord. Read 07:28 CET, 11 Nov 2026.

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