Guillermo Ochoa is a world championship superhero. And where does he disappear between them?

Without miracles from Memo Ochoa (as he is called in Mexico), the world championships would no longer be possible, according to Opta, in 9 games with Mexico in three World Cups, he prevented 5.4 goals and made 37 saves, conceding only 8 goals. At the 2022 World Cup, Ochoa did not delay and gave magic in the first game, taking a penalty from Robert Lewandowski. It so happened, life is a capricious thing, Ochoa said modestly after the match.

Below are the main moments in the career of the great Mexican and the answer to the question of where he disappears after each world championship.

Ochoa started in America. Already in 2007, he was a star hit on the cover of FIFA 07 and in the top 30 of the Golden Ball

Ochoa made his debut in America when he was 17, replacing the injured veteran Adolfo Rios. Nobody expected that Leo Behnhakker (the ex-coach of Real Madrid, who came to America first in 1994, and then in 2003 Sports.ru) would bet on a 17-year-old guy, especially in 1win-az.net America, where the players are under constant pressure, recalled Ochoa in an interview with El Español. I am very grateful to him. Before entering the field, Beenhakker asked what I wanted to do. I answered: Play for America in the championship. He said: Well, please. Now go and enjoy it.

Almost immediately, Ochoa was spotted in the Mexico U20 team and was soon made captain. When the season ended, Rios ended his career. Before Apertura 2004, everyone was expecting Ochoa to be the main player in America, but coach Oscar Ruggieri, who led the team before the season, had his own plans. He brought new goalkeepers to the club and seated Ochoa on the bench. But the Argentine was fired after the 6th game of the season, and Guillermo still became the main one. Ochoa soon won the first trophy of his professional career in Clausura 2005.

In the same year, Guillermo entered the top 30 of the Ballon d'Or, but finished last in the voting. Still, it was a historic moment, as the Mexicans had never even been nominated before.

The doping scandal derailed Ochoa's transfer to PSG. He was acquitted after 2 months, but the top clubs no longer knocked on his door

There were always a lot of rumors around Ochoa. They wrote about the interest of Manchester United, Arsenal, Atletico, Fulham and a bunch of other clubs, but Guillermo played for America.

In 2011, dreams of a top club collapsed. After the CONCACAF Gold Cup match, Ochoa and four other players from the Mexican national team failed a blood doping test for clenbuterol (an asthma drug that is used as a doping to stimulate the muscles and nervous system, improve respiratory function and burn fat Sports.ru). Two months later, they were acquitted, the investigation concluded that they had accidentally eaten meat that contained doping. But the damage to Ochoa, who had almost agreed on a move to PSG, was irreparable.

The initial results were announced in May 2011, right before the transfer window opened, Ochoa recalled. A possible punishment was a suspension for one or two seasons. We spent two months to restore our reputation. By that time, all negotiations were canceled, contacts ceased. I am sympathetic to the clubs. The only team that hasn't stopped communicating with us is Ajaccio.