Andrés Guardado vs Jorge Campos
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.
Jorge Campos
Mexico · 1989–99 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Mexico
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 130 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, LA Galaxy, Pumas UNAM
At 1.68 metres he refused to be only a goalkeeper, scoring 14 league goals for Pumas in the 1989-90 season while still registered in the squad as a keeper, wearing the luminous kits he designed himself. Two Mexican league titles came with Pumas and Cruz Azul, plus the 1999 Confederations Cup and Gold Cups in 1993 and 1996 across 129 caps for Mexico. Career record: 130 caps and 0 goals for Mexico; club career at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, LA Galaxy, Pumas UNAM.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 88.
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