Chicago Fire FC announced that Academy midfielder Oscar Pineda has been selected to join the Mexico U-17 Men’s National Team for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament is taking place from November 3 to 27 at the Aspire Zone complex in Al-Rayyan, Qatar.

This marks the eighth consecutive time Mexico's U-17 team will participate in the tournament. The team previously won championships in 2005 and 2011. Mexico begins group play against Korea Republic on Tuesday, November 4, then faces Côte d'Ivoire on Friday, November 7, and Switzerland on Monday, November 10.

Pineda, who is 17 years old and from Bolingbrook, Illinois, joined Mexico’s squad after competing in the Vaclav Jezec Tournament in Czechia earlier this year. During that event from August 30 to September 9, Mexico played agains

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