Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez will be missing some familiar faces from his supporting cast when Mexico convenes for World Cup qualifying later this month.
Veteran forwards Carlos Vela, Oribe Peralta and Giovani dos Santos were omitted from the Mexico squad announced Thursday ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Canada on March 25 and March 29.
Vela's omission comes in the wake of an episode earlier this month that saw the striker miss training with Real Sociedad after he had been at a Chris Brown concert in Madrid the night before.
Hirving Lozano and Candido Ramirez, who both received their first caps in a February friendly against Senegal, are among the newcomers in Mexico's attacking corps.
Mexico's squad in full:
FORWARDS: Raul Jimenez, Javier Hernandez, Eduardo Herrera, Jesus "Tecatito" Corona, Javier Aquino, Hirving Lozano, Candido Ramirez, Isaac Brizuela
