Andrés Guardado vs Antonio Carbajal
Mexico against Mexico. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Andrés Guardado
Mexico · 2011–22 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Mexico
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 180 · 28 goals
- Clubs
- Atlas, Deportivo de A Coruña, Real Betis Balompié
The Eredivisie voted him its player of the season in 2014/15 at PSV, and he retired from the national team with more caps than any Mexican, having captained the side at a fifth World Cup in Qatar. His trophy list runs from the Copa del Rey with Real Betis in 2022 through two Eredivisie titles with PSV, three Gold Cups in 2011, 2015 and 2019, the Golden Ball at the 2015 edition, and the CONCACAF Cup that same year. Career record: 180 caps and 28 goals for Mexico; club career at Atlas, Deportivo de A Coruña, Real Betis Balompié.
Antonio Carbajal
Mexico · 1950–66 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Mexico
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 48 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Real Club España, Club León
Sixteen years separated his first World Cup match at the Maracanã in 1950 from his last at Wembley in July 1966, a goalless draw with Uruguay that closed eleven appearances across five tournaments. The first man to appear at five World Cups, he held that record for 32 years until Lothar Matthäus matched it, guarded the goal for Mexico's first World Cup win, 3-1 against Czechoslovakia in 1962, and was later named CONCACAF's goalkeeper of the twentieth century. Career record: 48 caps and 0 goals for Mexico; club career at Real Club España, Club León.
The verdict
The almanac puts Andrés Guardado ahead by 1 rating point, 88 against 87.
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