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USMNT star Alejandro Zendejas addresses ‘dream come true moment’ after FIFA World Cup selection
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With the final squads rolling out for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Mexico , and Canada , Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT have also announced their final squad . With just days left for the FIFA World Cup to begin, 28-year-old Club América winger Alejandro Zendejas has been selected as a vital part of the squad .
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When asked about the shocking announcement of finding himself in the World Cup, Zendejas noted that it was a dream-come-true moment . "Not everyone gets to play in a World Cup, and happening on home soil and me being here, it's a dream come true, for sure," Zendejas said. "I'm sure just like how everyone have been saying, through an email. But, just like receiving that on your screen and just like, actually reading it and taking it in, it was a crazy moment."
Zendejas noted that he was back home with his girlfriend and had just finished training when he received the email. Instead of opening it immediately, he scrolled through his family's group chat. He then found himself in a different group chat, where the name indicated his selection status. The forward also noted that it was "all good vibes" when talking with coach Pochettino.
Zendejas, who was born in Ciudad Juárez, a city in northern Mexico, but moved to the USA in his childhood, where he began his youth career at FC Dallas before getting a promotion to the senior team. He later played for a few more Mexican clubs before settling at Club América in 2022.
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