Ochoa made the final 23-man cut for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was controversially the back-up goalkeeper to veteran Oscar Pérez. During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Ochoa, along with four other members of the Mexico national team, tested positive for the banned substance called Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team’s tournament squad. All of the players were later acquitted by Mexican Football Federation and the results blamed on contamination of meat; the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional. In May 2014, Ochoa was named in Mexico’s 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup. In the game against Brazil, Ochoa made four stunning saves, including one following a powerful header from Neymar, that had critics and fans comparing him to Gordon Banks’ famed 1970 save against Pele; he was subsequently named “man of the match.” In 2006, Ochoa started dating Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter Dulce Maria, but the pair split a year later. After his move to France, he began to date Mexican model, Karla Mora and in 2013 the couple gave birth to a baby girl named Lucciana.
