Chicharito Missing For EL Tri

Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez , the highest Mexican goal scorer is surprisingly missing from the WC squad

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This has nothing to do with actual football apparently

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Since arriving at the Major Soccer League,he has been one of the highest scorers, something he is known to do best

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He scored 17 goals in the 2021 season, 2 short of the golden boot award

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This year he scored 18 goals for LA Galaxy, marking their best performance since 2016

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Coach Gerardo "Tata" Mortino simply says there are other strikers he chose instead, like Corona, Vega and Martin

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