#2 From third to second to first choice goalkeeper in World Cups
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At 28, Ochoa has earned 60 national caps for Mexico andis playing in his third World Cup finals.
A 20-year-old Ochoa was called up the then Mexican manager Ricardo Lavolpe for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. But, he was just a third-choice goalkeeper and returned without playing a singlematch.
Later in 2010, Ochoa made the cut for the World Cup squad in South Africaas a back-up for the veteran goalkeeper Oscar Perez.
At last, for the 2014 edition he was the number one choice for the Mexican side as he made his World Cup debut in a 1-0 win against Cameroon. In his second World Cup match against Barzil, he made a string of heroic saves helping his team get a point which put him in the spotlight.
Edited by Staff Editor