Santiago Giménez has broken his silence after the World Cup to speak about his recovery from an ankle injury.
The Mexican striker also firmly defended the Mexican national team's campaign, categorically rejecting the idea that the tournament was a "failure" and insisting they leave with pride...
How are you?
"Very well, thank God. My ankle is getting better."
After your injury, people made a lot of memes about you on social media...
"Yes, it was funny (smiles)."
How do you deal with these kinds of situations? We know you've received a lot of criticism for not having a good World Cup and, unfortunately, because of this injury.
"No, we had a very good World Cup. I think we're going home proud because we gave everything on the pitch. It was a great World Cup, especially because I think the people really came together."
Being among the best 16 teams, I think that says a lot about what you achieved... Gimenez replied:
"Yes, absolutely. We're very happy, very pleased, and we're aiming to achieve even more."
