It is almost the end of the first month in 2022, and soccer fans all across the world are looking forward to the year’s most anticipated event: the FIFA World Cup. However, Qatar 2022 is stillmonths away, and the Concacaf national teams still have a lot to play in order to secure a spot there.
The Third Round will finally resume in late January, kicking off a thrilling triple-header in which several nations’ World Cup hopes will be on the line. Jamaica and Mexico will meet at Independence Park on Thursday on Matchday 9 of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers 2022. Meanwhile, three days later, El Tri will welcome Costa Rica, and then Panama on February 2 in the following two fixtures.
Several key players of the Mexican squad will miss these three upcoming World Cup Qualifying duels, and Tigres UANL attacking midfielderSebastian Cordovais one of them. Here you will find out why the 24-year-old Mexicointernationalis out of these January-Februarymatchups.
Why isn’t Sebastian Cordova playing for Mexicoin January-February 2022 World Cup Qualifiers?
In preparation for the next matches against Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Panama, coach GerardoMartino assembled a 30-man team. The absence of Sebastian Cordova in the national team was the greatest surprise of the call-up list.
This month, the 24-year-oldleft Club America to joinTigres for a sum of €5 million. However, according toMediotiempo, Tata Martino has already beendoubting the forward’sform andcontinuity. Cordova has so far featured in three matches for his new side in the 2022Liga MX Clausura.
He had previously managed to gather a total of 13 appearances for Club America in the2021 Liga MX Apertura, netting just three goals. In addition, it is said that the59-year-old manager is not happy withCordova’s performances in the El Tri jersey.