Mexico legend Guillermo Ochoa announces his retirement from football

[p]The ‌41-year-old confirmed his decision on ‌social media on Tuesday after appearing at ‌his sixth World Cup.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ochoa-guillermo/vRRQAdn3/"]Ochoa[/a] came on ‌for the final 12 minutes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a]'s 2-0 victory over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech ‌Republic[/a], soaking up the applause ⁠from ‌fans at the Azteca Stadium, where he ​made his senior debut for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/club-america/vyrswtJm/"]Club America[/a] in 2004.[/p][embed guid="e24eecfd-7799-4700-add5-bc84e1be908a" url="https://x.com/yosoy8a/status/2079665760205762634/history" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I gave ​it my all; I left everything on the field for my clubs ⁠and the ​national team, and today I hang up my gloves," [/b]Ochoa wrote on social media.[/p][p][b]"Being a goalkeeper means ‌knowing you might wait 90 minutes for a single moment when everything depends on you. And when that moment arrives, you cannot hesitate."[/b][/p][p]Ochoa first represented Mexico on the world stage at Germany 2006 and went on to feature at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South ‌Africa[/a] 2010, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] 2014, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/russia/hrgrswHh/"]Russia[/a] ​2018 and Qatar 2022.[/p][p]During his 22-year career at club level, Ochoa has played in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a], Spain, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/hlKvieGH/"]⁠Italy[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]⁠Portugal[/a].[/p]