Armando González is getting the kind of attention that usually follows a breakout star, even though he was not one of Mexico's regular starters. His profile has climbed to 1.1 million followers on Instagram, and the surge has put the Chivas forward in the middle of a comparison with Cho-gue Sung, one of the most talked-about names from the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
That comparison is landing now because the 2026 World Cup buildup has turned every notable Mexican attacker into a talking point, and González has become one of the few who can claim both results and visibility. He won the Liga MX scoring title in Apertura 2025 with 12 goals, then repeated the total in Clausura 2026, becoming the first Mexican to top the scoring chart since Uriel Antuna in Clausura 2024.
The size of the reaction helps explain why people are looking twice. Cho-gue Sung was a surprise at Qatar 2022 after scoring two goals against Ghana, then saw his Instagram following rise from 20,000 to 1.5 million after the tournament. He later appeared on the covers of Vogue Korea and Elle Men, a reminder that the attention moved well beyond the pitch.
González has not had the same route, and that is what makes the momentum interesting. He was not among Mexico's regular starters, yet he still came on in the 75th minute in the local team's win over Sudáfrica and was expected to add more minutes in the second Group A match. Javier Aguirre's blunt verdict captured how quickly the moment arrived: González, he said, caught them off guard and even joined the squad on the bus before the team fully settled on him.
The story now is less about whether González can score and more about whether the public pressure around him keeps growing before the World Cup even starts. A forward with 1.1 million followers does not stay hidden for long, especially when the numbers already say he has produced enough to belong in the conversation.
