Fulham pair Raul Jimenez and Luc de Fougerolles will compete in this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup having been included in Mexico and Canada’s final squads.
Jimenez will be a key part of Mexico’s bid to retain the trophy they won in 2023 as Javier Aguirre’s side head into the tournament as one of the favourites following their Nations League triumph in March. The Fulham forward, who has scored 39 goals in 109 games for his country, is back in the national team fold after a superb season in SW6 where he scored fourteen goals in 43 appearances in all competitions.
Mexico have been drawn in Group A alongside Costa Rica, Suriname and Dominican Republic. Their first fixture is against the Dominican Republic on Sunday 15 June.
Young centre back de Fougerolles has been included in Canada’s squad after proving his fitness with Fulham’s under-21s towards the end of the season. The highly-rated 19 year-old has won two senior international caps but had been sidelined with injury since October until he returned for the final month of the domestic season for Hayden Mullins’ side. The Canadians, who are co-hosting the tournament with the United States, are in Group B with Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao. Canada’s first fixture sees Jesse March’s side take on Honduras on 18 June.
