Mexican Football Federation has denied rumours that Pellegrini could be the next Mexico coach and have said they are not interested in him. Pellegrini left the Bernabeu at the end of last season and his availability coincides with the departure of Javier Aguirre as boss of the North American nation.

But the secretary general of the Mexican Football Federation Decio de Maria Serrano has played down the link.

Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has named his final 23-man party for the World Cup this summer.

Aguirre selected the final line-up from his provisional squad of 26, with Barcelona midfielder Jonathan dos Santos among those who did not make the cut.

The 20-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes of Mexico's 5-1 friendly thrashing of Gambia on Sunday, suffered a muscle tear while training with Barca last month which limited his playing time ahead of Aguirre's selection.

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The observation phase of Mexico's road to the World Cup ended when the Mexico-Iceland match came to a close.

The next time Mexico manager Javier Aguirre releases a roster, it will be comprised of mostly World Cup-bound players.

And there is little doubt in his mind about whether those upcoming players are the correct ones for Mexico.

Mexico were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Iceland in their latest World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.

Fielding a team of home-based players, Matias Vuoso had Mexico's first chance of the match played in North Carolina when he fired over after Paul Aguilar had pulled the ball back from the byline in the 20th minute.

Adolfo Bautista wasted their other first-half chance, heading another Aguilar cross wide from an unmarked position, while Jon Gudni Fjoluson's free kick was deflected wide by Mexico goalkeeper Luis Michel in Iceland's only opening.