Mexico threatens World Cup ban for no-show players MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico football chiefs vowed to exclude domestic club players from the country's World Cup squad if they fail to report for a pre-tournament team training camp scheduled for later Wednesday. In a bizarre twist to Mexico's World Cup preparations, with their opening game just five weeks away, the federation said players who skipped the get-together risked being ruled out of contention for the squad. "Per instructions from the coaching staff, any player who does not report to the training camp today will be left out of the World Cup squad," the national team stated in a press release.