If Marquez, who can play as a centre back or defensivemidfielder, walks out for Mexico during the June 14 to July 15tournament, he would join German midfielder Lothar Matthaeus andMexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal as a five-time World Cupveteran.
The 28-man squad named by coach Juan Carlos Osorio will betrimmed down to 23 by June 4.
Mexico kick off their campaign against champions Germany onJune 17 before facing South Korea and Sweden in Group F.
Appearing in a fifth World Cup would be a fitting farewellfor the 39-year-old Marquez, who had already announced his plansto retire from the sport following the tournament in Russia.
Marquez is one of the best-known athletes in Mexico and hasenjoyed a long career playing for teams including Monaco, NY RedBulls, Hellas Verona and now Atlas.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie, editing by Pritha Sarkar) ((andrew.downie@thomsonreuters.com; +55 11 99995-9571;))
