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Vela, Dos Santos bros highlight final Mexico World Cup squad

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MLS headliners Carlos Vela and Dos Santos brothers Jonathan and Giovani have been included in Juan Carlos Osorio's 23-man Mexico squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Also making the cut are skilled PSV winger Hirving Lozano and West Ham's Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, the only inclusion on Osorio's roster from the Premier League. Three players from Portuguese top-flight-champ Porto will travel to Russia - Diego Reyes, Hector Herrera, and Jesus Manuel Corona - while long-serving duo Andres Guardado (144 caps) and Rafa Marquez (143) also get the nod.

Set to kick off its 16th World Cup appearance against holder Germany on June 17 in Moscow, El Tri have progressed to the knockout round in the last six quadrennial contests, losing at that stage each time.

Here's a glance at Mexico's final 23-man roster:

GK: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard Liege), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul)

DF: Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt), Diego Reyes (Porto), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Edson Alvarez (America), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Miguel Layun (Sevilla)

MF: Rafael Marquez (Atlas), Hector Herrera (Porto), Jonathan Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Giovani Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Andres Guardado (Real Betis), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt)

FW: Javier Hernandez (West Ham), Raul Jimenez (Benfica), Oribe Peralta (America), Jesus Manuel Corona (Porto), Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven)

SUB: Erick Gutierrez (Pachuca)

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