In a summer that was supposed to see a handful of Mexican players take the next big steps in their careers by leaving Liga MX, the opposite came true.
Mexico produced arguably its greatest-ever World Cup performance this summer, winning four games for the first time in a single tournament and pushing eventual third-place finisher England to the brink in a painful defeat. Beyond the strong results, El Tri played an attractive and effective brand of soccer, seeing a number of relatively unknown players shine on the global stage.
