Guillermo Ochoa set to retire after 2026 World Cup

Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa is reportedly set to retire after the 2026 World Cup, bringing to a close an international career that began more than two decades ago. The veteran keeper has been a fixture for El Tri across multiple World Cups and remains one of the most iconic figures in Mexican football history.

His World Cup moments include unforgettable saves against Brazil in 2014, standout plays versus Germany in 2018 and stopping Robert Lewandowski’s penalty in 2022. Ochoa has won six Gold Cups, earned more than 150 caps and was named to a sixth World Cup squad in 2026.

At club level his career took him from Club América to European stops at Ajaccio, Málaga, Granada, Standard Liège and Salernitana, among others. He won silverware with América and Standard, and his spell in Europe helped raise his international profile, aided by his personality and trademark curly hair.

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