(FILES) (FILES) The new assistant coach, Rafael Marquez, looks on during the presentation of the new technical staff for the Mexico National football team at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Mexico City on August 1, 2024. Rafael Marquez will make his debut as Mexico's coach in a series of friendlies the national team will play from late September, 2026 onwards against Colombia, Peru and Chile. The 47-year-old "Kaiser" Márquez took charge of El Tri, taking over from Javier "El Vasco" Aguirre, who stepped down at the end of Mexico's campaign at the 2026 World Cup. (Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP via Getty Images)