Mexico national football team

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Mexico

Shirt badge/Association crest

Nickname(s)

"El Tri"

Association

FEMEXFUT(Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación'')

Confederation

Head coach

Most caps

Claudio Suárez (178)

Top scorer

Jared Borgetti (46)

Home stadium

Estadio Azteca

FIFA code

MEX

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

Highest

4 (February 1998, May-June 2006)

Lowest

33 (July 2009)

First international

Guatemala 2-3 Mexico

(Guatemala, Guatemala; 1 January 1923)

Biggest win

Mexico 13-0 Bahamas

(Toluca, Mexico; Apr 28, 1987)

Biggest defeat

England 8-0 Mexico

(London, England; May 10, 1961)

World Cup

Appearances

13 (first in 1930)

Best result

Quarter-finals, 1970, 1986

CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup

Appearances

18 (first in 1963)

Best result

Winners, 1965, 1971,
1977, 1993, 1996, 1998,
2003, 2009

Confederations Cup

Appearances

5 (first in 1995)

Best result

Winners, 1999

The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football competition and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation (FEMEXFUT), who also manages the women's national team. The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIFA World Rankings and 8th in the World Football Elo Ratings, making Mexico one of the strongest teams in the Americas.

Mexico has qualified for thirteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994. Mexico's best progression was reaching the Quarterfinals in both the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, both of which were staged on Mexican soil. Mexico holds one FIFA Confederations Cup, five CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships, one North American Nations Cup and two NAFC Championships. Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF, the national football team has been regularly invited to compete in the CONMEBOL Copa América since Ecuador 1993 finishing as runner-up twice and obtaining the third place medal on three occasions.

History

Early years

Competitive association football in Mexico was organized in the early 20th century by European immigrant groups, notably Cornish miners from Cornwall, England, and in later years, Spanish exiles fleeing the Spanish Civil War. The original team played Guatemala, which the Mexican team won 3–2.

A series of international friendlies were played against the national representation of Guatemala on December 9, 12, and 16 of 1923. The match on December 9 was played in Parque España and was won by Mexico with a final score of 2-1. On December 12, the match ended in a 2-0 win for Mexico, and the final game of the series ended in a 3-3 draw. The manager for this team was Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Récord", and the assistant coach was Adolfo Frías. The fourteen players selected for this friendly series include: Nacho de la Garza, Pedro "Perico" Legorreta, Manuel "Güero" Yáñez, Enrique "La Matona" Esquivel, Agustín Ojeda, Roberto Jardón, Carlos Garcés, Horacio Ortiz, Adeodato López, Mauro Guadarrama "La Venada" Alatorre, Cornelio Cuevas, and Alfredo "Fofo" García Besné.

It would be another four years before the national team would be represented in international friendlies. In preparation for a friendly against Spain, the team played a friendly against their "B" squad on June 12, 1927, winning 4-2. On June 19, 1927, the Mexican squad faced a selection from Spain, drawing 3-3. During this series, the squad also played against the Uruguayan club Nacional de Montevideo, losing 1-3.

Formation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol

On August 23, 1927, the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico was founded. From its inception, the federation has been the main body in charge of the promotion, administration, organization, management, and funding of the Mexican national football team as well as all football competition within Mexico. Club representatives from the federation's first division all vote on the direction, management, and coaching staff of the national football team.

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Mexico 1930 world cup sqaud

The 1928 Summer Olympics were hosts to Mexico's first international tournament. Prior to the tournament, the Mexican squad held friendlies against a representative Asturias side as well as two friendlies against Spain. These matches resulted in two draws and one loss. At the Olympic tournament, Mexico faced Spain in the Round of 16 on May 30, 1928, resulting in Mexico's defeat of 1-7.

Mexico participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, having been grouped together with Argentina, Chile, and France. Mexico's first match was played against France at Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 13, 1930. The match ended in a 4–1 win for France, but witnessed Mexico's first World Cup goal by Juan Carreño. This match occurred simultaneously with the USA–Belgium match. In their second match of the tournament, Mexico fell to Chile 3–0 at Montevideo's Estadio Gran Parque Central. Mexico's third match, against Argentina, featured the first penalty of the tournament, awarded in the 42' and scored by Mexico's Manuel Rosas. A total of five penalties were awarded during the match which was refereed by the Bolivian coach Ulises Saucedo, three of them controversial.

Post-WWII

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Mexico did not appear again in a World Cup tournament until the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much of an impact in the World Cup when competing against European and South American teams. However, goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal has the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive FIFA World Cups.

In 1970, Mexico hosted the World Cup and kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the Soviet Union. This was followed by a win over El Salvador (4–0). Mexico advanced to the next round with a victory against Belgium thanks to a penalty scored by Gustavo Peña in the 14th minute. At the quarter-finals stage, Mexico was eliminated by Italy in a 4–1 match despite Mexico taking an early lead.

Mexico failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and did not appear at the world stage until the Argentina '78. Mexico suffered an early exit after three defeats: 0-6 against West Germany, 1-3 against Tunisia, and 1-3 to Poland. Mexico failed to qualify for Spain 1982.

In 1986, Mexico again hosted the World Cup. Coached by Bora Milutinović, Mexico was placed in Group B where they defeated Belgium 2-1, draw 1-1 with Paraguay, and defeated Iraq 1-0. With this performance, Mexico won the top spot in its group and advanced to the next round where Mexico faced Bulgaria in a 2-0 win. In the quarter-finals stage, Mexico lost to West Germany 0-0 (1-4 pens). They won the first championship game

Mexico was disqualified from the 1990 FIFA World Cup (and any other international competition) after using players over the age limit allowed by FIFA in the qualifying round for the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988. The punishment originally was only going to be applied to the Olympic team and not the World Cup team, but the penalty was applied to all Mexican national representatives of all sports for two years. This was a hard intake, as this was the golden time for the legendary striker Hugo Sanchez, where in the next World Cup, he was just considered a "good" player, rather than a "legendary" one.

In the 1990s, after hiring coach César Luis Menotti, Mexican football began experiencing greater international success. An important turning point was its participation in the 1993 Copa America, where they finished second in the tournament, losing to Argentina 2-1 in the final. Mexico went on to win its group on tiebreakers in the 1994 World Cup, emerging from the tournament's "Group of death", composed of Mexico, Italy, Ireland, and Norway. However, Mexico eventually lost in the second round to Bulgaria on penalty kicks. Miguel Mejía Barón led this team into one of its most distinguished performances in a World Cup.

Since their second place finish in the 1993 Copa America, Mexico has been a regular participant in the South American tournament and has competed well. It earned third place in 1997, 1999 and 2007 and another second-place finish in 2001. Mexico has never failed to reach the quarter finals of the Copa America and twice has had the leading scorer in the tournament (Luis García in 1995 (sharing the title with Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta) and Luis Hernández in 1997).

After its participation at King Fahd's Cup (which would eventually become the FIFA Confederation's Cup) and being coached again by Bora Milutinović then eventually Manuel Lapuente, in a very good qualifying round for France 1998, in which they came in first place in the CONCACAF side. At the World Cup, Mexico was placed in Group E, with the Netherlands, Korea Republic and Belgium. Mexico started against Korea Republic losing 0-1 but came back to win 3-1. Belgium had started beating Mexico 2-0 but came back to tie 2-2. The third game against Netherlands ended in another 2-2 result which resulted in qualification to the Round of 16. In the next round, Mexico faced Germany. Although having the lead Mexico did not manage to hold onto it and lost the game 2-1.

Mexico hosted and won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico won its first official FIFA tournament trophy by beating Brazil with a final score of 4-3. Mexico's star, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, shared the tournament's Golden Shoe award as top scorer with Ronaldinho, he was also awarded the Silver Ball.

21st Century

After a tough qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico reached the finals and was placed in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, Ecuador. Mexico opened its participation with a 1-0 win over Croatia. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2-1 win over Ecuador with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado. Mexico then achieved a 1-1 draw against Italy thanks to a goal from Borgetti that was regarded as one of the best of the tournament. In the second round Mexico played continental rivals United States, losing 2-0.

Mexico co-hosted (with the U.S.) the Gold Cup in 2003, winning it after a 1-0 victory in Mexico City over a Brazilian squad which had eliminated the United States in Miami, Florida.

The parallel emergence of Mexico and the United States on the international stage has helped elevate the status of the CONCACAF region, and has provided a natural rivalry that has benefited the development of both national teams.

The growth experienced by the Mexican national team since the early 1990s was matched by the increased competitiveness of its domestic league, the Primera División de México. Due in large part to lucrative television contracts, Mexican football clubs are amongst the richest outside of Europe. The influx of high level foreign players, together with increased participation in international tournaments has helped compensate for the fact that, traditionally, relatively few Mexican players have sought opportunities in other countries. Hugo Sánchez (Atlético de Madrid, { and Real Madrid), Luis García (Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Real Valladolid) have all found some success during their time in Europe.

Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D

Mexico played a series of friendlies in the U.S. in preparation for the World Cup, seeking to maximize revenue by appealing to Mexican Americans living in the U.S. .

Mexico was one of eight seeded teams in the first round at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The eight seeded teams consisted of Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Mexico. This was the second time a non-hosting CONCACAF nation was seeded. Mexico was put in Group D with Iran, Angola and Portugal.

Mexico won their opening match 3–1 against Iran, with two goals from Omar Bravo and one by Sinha. In their second match, Mexico played to a 0–0 draw against Angola. Mexico joined Portugal as a qualifier in the Round of 16, despite losing to the Portuguese 2–1. During the match, Bravo missed a penalty.

In the second round, Mexico played against Argentina. The Mexicans scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez assisted by Pável Pardo. Four minutes later, Hernán Crespo scored for Argentina to equalise. The score remained 1–1 after ninety minutes, and in extra time, a volley by Maxi Rodríguez in the second period of extra time brought about a 2–1 win for Argentina.

Argentine coach Ricardo Lavolpe, who was coaching Mexico at the time, stepped down as coach after the tournament, and was succeeded by Mexican legend Hugo Sánchez.

After losing the final match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 1-2 against the United States, Mexico successfully rebounded with a remarkable first-round participation at CONMEBOL Copa America 2007. Beginning by beating the recent champions Brazil 2-0 (goals from: Nery Castillo 23' and Ramón Morales 28') in their first match, they then went on to defeat Ecuador 2-1 (goals from: Nery Castillo 21' and Omar Bravo 79'). For their final match they tied 0-0 with Chile. With those results Mexico came first in Group B with seven points.

In the quarterfinals, Mexico beat Paraguay 6-0 but lost in the semi-finals 3-0 to Argentina. With this defeat, Mexico was left to fight for third place against Uruguay, winning 3-1 and claiming the bronze trophy.

In July 2009 Mexico won their fifth Gold Cup, and eighth CONCACAF Championship overall, after beating the United States 5–0 in the final at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

On October 10, 2009 Mexico qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after defeating El Salvador 4-1 in Estadio Azteca.

Kit

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The Kit of Mexico has traditionally been a green shirt with white shorts with a red trim. As of November 2009, the shirt now has 2 red trims on the shirt near the shoulders. Away colors consist of a black shirt and black shorts, with a green trim. However, an all green kit and an all white kit have been used in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Also, in the 1966 FIFA World Cup the kit consisted of a white shirt with navy blue shorts. An all white kit was also used in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in the group stage games against the Netherlands and Belgium. The Women's team still uses the old kit before November 2009. Socks have usually been red, as to resemble Mexico's flag, but this has been changed to white socks.

Currently, the kit supplier is Adidas. Nike provided kits before 2007. Also, Levi's have also provided kits.

Schedule and results

Recent and upcoming games

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition	Mexico scorers
February 24, 2010	San Francisco, United States	Bolivia	5–0	F	Barrera 2', Hernández 12', 20', Luna 18', Aguilar 52'
March 3, 2010	Pasadena, United States	New Zealand	2–0	F	Hernández 53', Vela 57'
March 17, 2010	Torreón, Mexico	North Korea	2–1	F	Blanco 51', Hernández 68'
March 24, 2010	Charlotte, United States	Iceland	0–0	F
May 7, 2010	East Rutherford, United States	Ecuador		F
May 10, 2010	Chicago, United States	Senegal		F
May 13, 2010	Houston, United States	Angola		F
May 16, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Chile		F
May 24, 2010	London, England	England		F
May 26, 2010	TBD, Germany	Netherlands		F
June 3, 2010	Brussels, Belgium	Italy		F
June 11, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa		WCF
June 17, 2010	Polokwane, South Africa	France		WCF
June 22, 2010	Rustenburg, South Africa	Uruguay		WCF
August 11, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Spain		F

1. Mexico goals are first.

Source: Medio Tiempo

Key

F = Friendly
WCF= 2010 FIFA World Cup

Current squad

The following 17-man squad was selected for the pre-World Cup list and for the remaining friendly matches in the United States. All caps and goals are correct as of the completion of the friendly match against Iceland.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Guillermo Ochoa	(1985-07-13) July 13, 1985 (age 39)	34	0	América
1GK	Luis Ernesto Michel	(1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 45)	2	0	Guadalajara
1GK	Óscar Pérez	(1973-02-01) February 1, 1973 (age 51)	48	0	Chiapas

2DF	Paul Aguilar	(1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38)	3	2	Pachuca
2DF	Efraín Juárez	(1988-02-22) February 22, 1988 (age 36)	13	0	UNAM
2DF	Jonny Magallón	(1981-11-21) November 21, 1981 (age 43)	48	3	Guadalajara
2DF	Juan Carlos Valenzuela	(1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 (age 40)	7	0	América
2DF	Jorge Torres Nilo	(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36)	5	0	Atlas

3MF	Gerardo Torrado	(1979-04-30) April 30, 1979 (age 45)	107	6	Cruz Azul
3MF	Israel Castro	(1980-12-29) December 29, 1980 (age 43)	25	1	UNAM
3MF	Adrián Aldrete	(1988-06-14) June 14, 1988 (age 36)	5	0	Morelia

4FW	Pablo Barrera	(1987-06-21) June 21, 1987 (age 37)	13	3	UNAM
4FW	Adolfo Bautista	(1979-05-15) May 15, 1979 (age 45)	32	9	Guadalajara
4FW	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	(1973-01-17) January 17, 1973 (age 51)	109	38	Veracruz
4FW	Alberto Medina	(1983-05-29) May 29, 1983 (age 41)	49	2	Guadalajara
4FW	Javier Hernández	(1988-06-01) June 1, 1988 (age 36)	4	4	Guadalajara

Miguel Sabah was removed from the team due to injury.

Recent call ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mexico squad within last 12 months.

Name	DOB (Age)	Club	Caps	Goals	Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
José de Jesús Corona	(1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 (age 43)	Cruz Azul	9	0	v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Jonathan Orozco	(1986-05-12) May 12, 1986 (age 38)	Monterrey	1	0	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Defenders
Fausto Pinto	(1983-08-08) August 8, 1983 (age 41)	Cruz Azul	26	0	v United States, July 26, 2009
Ismael Rodríguez	(1981-01-10) January 10, 1981 (age 43)	América	6	0	v United States, July 26, 2009
Aarón Galindo	(1982-05-08) May 8, 1982 (age 42)	Guadalajara	20	0	v Honduras, September 9, 2009
Edgar Dueñas	(1983-03-05) March 5, 1983 (age 41)	Toluca	5	0	v Colombia, September 30, 2009
Hugo Ayala	(1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 (age 37)	Atlas	3	0	v Bolivia, February 24, 2010
Rafael Márquez	(1979-02-13) February 13, 1979 (age 45)	Barcelona	88	10	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Carlos Salcido	(1980-04-02) April 2, 1980 (age 44)	PSV	69	6	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Francisco J. Rodríguez	(1981-10-20) October 20, 1981 (age 43)	PSV	44	1	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Héctor Moreno	(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36)	AZ	4	0	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Ricardo Osorio	(1980-03-30) March 30, 1980 (age 44)	Stuttgart	72	1	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Óscar Rojas	(1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 43)	América	18	1	v North Korea, March 17, 2010
José Antonio Castro	(1980-08-11) August 11, 1980 (age 44)	UANL	33	1	v North Korea, March 17, 2010
Midfielders
Fernando Arce	(1980-04-24) April 24, 1980 (age 44)	Santos	42	7	v Trinidad and Tobago, June 10, 2009
Pável Pardo	(1976-07-26) July 26, 1976 (age 48)	América	148	11	v Trinidad and Tobago, June 10, 2009
Israel Martínez	(1981-03-14) March 14, 1981 (age 43)	América	8	0	v United States, July 26, 2009
Edgar Pacheco	(1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 34)	Atlas	1	0	v Colombia, September 30, 2009
Andrés Guardado	(1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 38)	Deportivo La Coruña	48	7	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Giovani dos Santos	(1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 35)	Galatasaray	23	5	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Jonathan dos Santos	(1990-04-26) April 26, 1990 (age 34)	Barcelona	3	0	v North Korea, March 17, 2010
Patricio Araujo	(1988-01-30) January 30, 1988 (age 36)	Guadalajara	5	0	v North Korea, March 17, 2010
Luis Miguel Noriega	(1985-04-17) April 17, 1985 (age 39)	Puebla	6	1	v North Korea, March 17, 2010
Daniel Arreola	(1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 39)	Atlante	1	0	v North Korea, March 17, 2010
Jesús Molina	(1988-03-29) March 29, 1988 (age 36)	UANL	1	0	v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Braulio Luna	(1974-09-08) September 8, 1974 (age 50)	San Luis	31	2	v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Strikers
Omar Bravo	(1980-03-04) March 4, 1980 (age 44)	Guadalajara	63	15	v United States, July 26, 2009
Carlos Esquivel	(1982-04-10) April 10, 1982 (age 42)	Toluca	7	0	v United States, July 26, 2009
Nery Castillo	(1984-06-13) June 13, 1984 (age 40)	Dnipro	21	6	v Honduras, September 9, 2009
Néstor Calderón	(1989-02-14) February 14, 1989 (age 35)	Toluca	2	0	v Colombia, September 30, 2009
Francisco Palencia	(1973-04-28) April 28, 1973 (age 51)	UNAM	80	12	v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Omar Arellano	(1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37)	Guadalajara	5	1	v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Guillermo Franco	(1976-11-03) November 3, 1976 (age 48)	West Ham United	20	6	v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Enrique Esqueda	(1988-04-19) April 19, 1988 (age 36)	América	4	1	v Bolivia, February 24, 2010
Aldo de Nigris	(1983-07-22) July 22, 1983 (age 41)	Monterrey	2	0	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Carlos Vela	(1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35)	Arsenal	23	8	v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Ángel Reyna	(1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 40)	América	3	0	v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Vicente Matías Vuoso	(1981-11-03) November 3, 1981 (age 43)	Santos	10	4	v Iceland, March 24, 2010

Coaching Staff

Manager	Javier Aguirre
Assistant Manager	Mario Carrillo
Assistant Manager	Manuel Vidrio
Youth Coach	Juan Carlos Chávez
Coach	José Luis González China
Fitness Coach	Ariel González
Goalkeeping Coach	Alberto Aguilar
Physiotherapist	Juan Iribarren
Team Doctor	Dr. Radames Gaxiola

Competitive record

World Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Round 1	3	0	0	3	4	13
1934	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Round 1	3	0	0	3	2	10
1954	Round 1	2	0	0	2	2	7
1958	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	8
1962	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	4
1966	Round 1	3	0	2	1	1	3
1970	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	6	3
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Round 1	3	0	0	3	2	12
1982	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Quarter-Finals	5	3	2	0	6	2
1990	Banned	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Round 2	4	1	2	1	4	4
1998	Round 2	4	1	2	1	8	7
2002	Round 2	4	2	1	1	4	4
2006	Round 2	4	1	1	2	5	5
2010	Qualified
Total	14/19	45	11	12	22	48	82

Confederations Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Third Place	3	1	2	0	4	2
1997	Round 1	3	1	0	2	8	6
1999	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	6
2001	Round 1	3	0	0	3	1	8
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Fourth Place	5	2	2	1	7	6
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	5/8	19	8	5	6	33	28

CONCACAF Championships record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1963	1st round	3	1	1	1	9	2
1965	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	2
1967	Second place	5	4	0	1	10	1
1969	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	4	5
1971	Champions	5	4	1	0	6	1
1973	Third place	5	2	2	1	10	5
1977	Champions	5	5	0	0	20	5
1981	Third place	5	1	3	1	6	3
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Banned	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Third place	5	3	1	1	10	5
1993	Champions	5	4	1	0	28	2
1996	Champions	4	4	0	0	9	0
1998	Champions	4	4	0	0	8	2
2000	Quarter-Finals	3	1	1	1	6	3
2002	Quarter-Finals	3	2	1	0	4	1
2003	Champions	5	4	1	0	9	0
2005	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	4
2007	Second place	6	4	0	2	7	5
2009	Champions	6	4	2	0	15	2
Total	8 Titles	83	54	17	12	181	48

Copa América record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1993	Second Place	6	2	2	2	9	7
1995	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	4
1997	Third Place	6	2	2	2	8	9
1999	Third Place	6	3	1	2	10	9
2001	Second Place	6	3	1	2	5	3
2004	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	5	7
2007	Third Place	6	4	1	1	13	5
Total		38	17	10	11	55	44

Pan American Games record

1951 - Did not enter
1955 - Silver medal
1959 - Sixth place
1963 - Did not enter
1967 - Gold medal
1971 - Round 1
1975 - Gold medal
1979 - Did not enter
1983 - Round 1
1987 - Fourth place
1991 - Silver medal
1995 - Silver medal
1999 - Gold medal
2003 - Bronze medal
2007 - Bronze medal

Central American and Caribbean Games record

1935 - Gold Medal
1938 - Gold Medal
1946 - Did not participate
1950 - Round 1
1954 - Silver Medal
1959 - Gold Medal
1962 - Gold Medal
1966 - Gold Medal
1978 - 4th place
1982 - Gold Medal
1986 - Gold Medal
1990 - Gold Medal
1993 - Gold Medal
1998 - Gold Medal
2002 - Silver Medal
2006 - Quarterfinals

NAFC Championship results

1947 - Champions
1949 - Champions

North American Nations Cup results

1990 - Runner-Up
1991 - Champions

International Honors

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Regional Honours (CONCACAF)

Panamerican Games

Minor Cups

Player Records

Top 10 goalscorers

Players in bold text are still active with Mexico.

Rank	Player	Goals	Years
1	Jared Borgetti	46	1997–
2	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	38	1995–
3	Carlos Hermosillo	35	1984–1997
4	Luis Hernández	35	1995–2002
5	Enrique Borja	31	1966–1975
6	Zague	30	1988–2001
7	Luis Flores	29	1983–1993
	Luis García		1991–1999
	Hugo Sánchez		1977–1998
10	Benjamín Galindo	28	1983–1997

Most appearances (caps)

Players in bold text are still active with Mexico.

Rank	Player	Caps	Years
1	Claudio Suárez	178	1992–2006
2	Pável Pardo	148	1996–
3	Jorge Campos	131	1991–2003
4	Alberto García-Aspe	127	1988–2002
5	Ramón Ramírez	121	1991–2000
6	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	109	1995–
7	Gerardo Torrado	107	1996–
8	Oswaldo Sanchez	99	1999–
9	Carlos Hermosillo	90	1984–1997
10	Jared Borgetti	89	1997–

Goalscorers in World Cups

Player	Number of Goals	Edition
Manuel Rosas	2	1930
Juan Carreño	1
Roberto Gayón	1
Héctor Ortiz	1	1950
Horacio Casarín	1	1950
José Lamadrid	1	1954
Tomás Balcázar	1	1954
Jaime Belmonte	1	1958
Isidoro Díaz	1	1962
Alfredo del Águila
Héctor Hernández
Enrique Borja	1	1966
Javier Valdivia	2	1970
Javier Fragoso	1
Ignacio Basaguren
Gustavo Peña
José González

Player	Number of Goals	Edition
Arturo Vázquez	1	1978
Víctor Rangel	1	1978
Fernando Quirarte	2	1986
Hugo Sánchez	1
Luis Flores
Manuel Negrete
Raúl Servín
Luis García	2	1994
Marcelino Bernal	1
Alberto García Aspe	1
Alberto García Aspe	1	1998
Luis Hernández	4
Ricardo Peláez	2
Cuauhtémoc Blanco	1
Cuauhtémoc Blanco	1	2002
Jared Borgetti	2
Gerardo Torrado	1

Player	Number of Goals	Edition
Omar Bravo	2	2006
Zinha	1
Francisco Fonseca
Rafael Márquez

Previous World Cup squads

1930 FIFA World Cup

Mexico managers

Manager	Mexico career	Games managed	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Adolfo Frías Beltrán	1923	6	4	1	1	66.6
Alfonso Rojo de la Vega	1928	2	0	2	0	00.0
Juan Luque de Serrallonga	1930	3	0	3	0	00.0
Rafael Garza Gutiérrez	1934, 1937–1938, 1949	16	14	1	1	87.5
Alfred C. Crowle	1935	5	5	0	0	100.0
Jorge Orth	1947	2	2	0	0	100.0
Abel Ramírez	1948	1	0	1	0	00.0
Octavio Vial	1950	5	0	4	1	00.0
Antonio López H.	1950	22	9	10	3	40.9
Horacio Casarín	1953	1	1	0	0	100.0
Fernando Marcos	1959	3	3	0	0	100.0
Arpad Fekete	1963	3	1	1	1	33.3
Diego Mercado	1969	5	1	2	2	20.0
Javier de la Torre	1970–1973	38	20	7	11	52.6
Ignacio Juáregui	1974	3	2	1	0	66.6
José Antonio Roca	1977–1978	20	11	3	6	55.0
José Moncebáez	1979	3	1	1	1	33.3
Gustavo Peña	1979	1	1	0	0	100.0
Raúl Cardenas	1979–1981	59	25	20	14	42.3
Mario Velarde	1987–1989	15	13	0	2	86.6
Alberto Guerra	1989	3	3	0	0	100.0
Ignacio Trelles	1990–1991	106	50	27	29	47.1
César Luis Menotti	1991–1992	19	7	7	5	36.8
Cayetano Rodríguez	1992	1	1	0	0	100.0
Miguel Mejía Barón	1993–1995	54	25	17	12	46.2
Bora Milutinović	1983–1986, 1995–1997	104	52	32	20	50.0
Mario Carrillo	1999	1	0	0	1	00.0
Gustavo Vargas	1999	2	1	1	0	50.0
Manuel Lapuente	1997–2000	67	33	18	16	49.2
Enrique Meza Enriquez	2000–2001	19	5	3	11	26.3
Javier Aguirre	2001–2002	27	17	4	6	62.9
Ricardo la Volpe	2002–2006	71	38	16	17	53.5
Hugo Sánchez	2006–2008	26	13	4	9	50.0
Jesús Ramírez	2008	5	4	0	1	80.0
Sven-Göran Eriksson	2008–2009	13	6	1	6	46.2
Javier Aguirre	2009-	18	14	2	2	78

References

"FIFA World Rankings - March 2010". FIFA. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
"World Football Elo Ratings". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
^ "The Start; El Comienzo". Televisa. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
^ "History of the National football team". Femexfut. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
"The First Olympics". Televisa. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
Match report "Mexico-France Match Report". FIFA. Retrieved June 19, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
"Six countries entered bidding for first World Cup. Hello". India Times. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/03/30/convocatoria-del-tri-para-pretemporada-mundialista-conejo-y-bofo-entre-los-17
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/copa-mundial/nota?id=1009949

External links

Preceded by1997 Brazil	Confederations Cup Champions 1999 (First title)	Succeeded by2001 France
Preceded by1963 Costa Rica	North American Champions 1965 (First title)	Succeeded by1967 Guatemala
Preceded by1969 Costa Rica	North American Champions 1971 (Second title)	Succeeded by1973 Haiti
Preceded by1973 Haiti	North American Champions 1977 (Third title)	Succeeded by1981 Honduras
Preceded by1991 United States	North American Champions 1993 (Fourth title) 1996 (Fifth title) 1998 (Sixth title)	Succeeded by2000 Canada
Preceded by2002 United States	North American Champions 2003 (Seventh title)	Succeeded by2005 United States
Preceded by2007 United States	North American Champions 2009 (Eighth title)	Succeeded byCurrent

Football in Mexico

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-21 U-20 U-18 U-17 U-15 Futsal Beach soccer
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Liga MX Liga de Expansión Liga Premier Liga TDP Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga MXA Independiente
Women	Liga MX Femenil Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil

Domestic cups

Men	Campeón de Campeones Copa Conecta Copa Promesas MX Copa MX (defunct) Supercopa MX (defunct) Pre Libertadores Cup (defunct) InterLiga (defunct)
International	1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament

Awards

Lists

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
World (FIFA)	FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games
Asia (AFC)	AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Asian Games Regional ASEAN CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games Far Eastern Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
Africa (CAF)	CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 CAF African Nations Championship African Games Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNIFFAC WAFU Central African Games Indian Ocean Island Games
North America (CONCACAF)	CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Cup NAFC Championship CCCF Championship Central America and Caribbean Games Regional North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America Games
South America (CONMEBOL)	CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games
Oceania (OFC)	OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-17 Regional Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games
Europe (UEFA)	UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Central European Cup Balkan Cup Baltic Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship
Inter-Continental	CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions CPF Panamerican Championship CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup FIFA Arab Cup Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Overseas Cup Afro-Asian Games Arab Games Francophone Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Islamic Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Cup Mediterranean Games Pan American Games
Non-FIFA	CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup FIFI Wild Cup UIAFA Great European Tournament Island Games Micronesian Games Universiade World Unity Football Alliance
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

v t e 1930 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Uruguay
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Group stage	Belgium Bolivia Brazil Chile France Mexico Paraguay Peru Romania

v t e 1950 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Uruguay
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Spain
Group stage	Bolivia Chile England Italy Mexico Paraguay Switzerland United States Yugoslavia

v t e 1954 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	West Germany
Runners-up	Hungary
Third place	Austria
Fourth place	Uruguay
Quarter-finals	Brazil England Switzerland Yugoslavia
Group stage	Belgium Czechoslovakia France Italy Mexico Scotland South Korea Turkey

v t e 1958 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	France
Fourth place	West Germany
Quarter-finals	Northern Ireland Soviet Union Wales Yugoslavia
Group stage	Argentina Austria Czechoslovakia England Hungary Mexico Paraguay Scotland

v t e 1962 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Quarter-finals	England Hungary Soviet Union West Germany
Group stage	Argentina Bulgaria Colombia Italy Mexico Spain Switzerland Uruguay

v t e 1966 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	England
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Soviet Union
Quarter-finals	Argentina Hungary North Korea Uruguay
Group stage	Brazil Bulgaria Chile France Italy Mexico Spain Switzerland

v t e 1970 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	West Germany
Fourth place	Uruguay
Quarter-finals	England Mexico Peru Soviet Union
Group stage	Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia El Salvador Israel Morocco Romania Sweden

v t e 1978 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Argentina
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Italy
Second group stage	Austria Peru Poland West Germany
First group stage	France Hungary Iran Mexico Scotland Spain Sweden Tunisia

v t e 1986 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Argentina
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	France
Fourth place	Belgium
Quarter-finals	Brazil England Mexico Spain
Round of 16	Bulgaria Denmark Italy Morocco Paraguay Poland Soviet Union Uruguay
Group stage	Algeria Canada Hungary Iraq Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland South Korea

v t e 1994 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Bulgaria
Quarter-finals	Germany Netherlands Romania Spain
Round of 16	Argentina Belgium Mexico Nigeria Republic of Ireland Saudi Arabia Switzerland United States
Group stage	Bolivia Cameroon Colombia Greece Morocco Norway Russia South Korea

v t e 1998 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	France
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Netherlands
Quarter-finals	Argentina Denmark Germany Italy
Round of 16	Chile England Mexico Nigeria Norway Paraguay Romania FR Yugoslavia
Group stage	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cameroon Colombia Iran Jamaica Japan Morocco Saudi Arabia Scotland South Africa South Korea Spain Tunisia United States

v t e 2002 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	South Korea
Quarter-finals	England Senegal Spain United States
Round of 16	Belgium Denmark Italy Japan Mexico Paraguay Republic of Ireland Sweden
Group stage	Argentina Cameroon China Costa Rica Croatia Ecuador France Nigeria Poland Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Slovenia South Africa Tunisia Uruguay

v t e 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Portugal
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil England Ukraine
Round of 16	Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland
Group stage	Angola Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Iran Ivory Coast Japan Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro South Korea Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States

v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Spain
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Uruguay
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil Ghana Paraguay
Round of 16	Chile England Japan Mexico Portugal Slovakia South Korea United States
Group stage	Algeria Australia Cameroon Denmark France Greece Honduras Italy Ivory Coast New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Serbia Slovenia South Africa Switzerland

v t e FIFA Confederations Cup winners
1992: Argentina 1995: Denmark 1997: Brazil 1999: Mexico 2001: France 2003: France 2005: Brazil 2009: Brazil 2013: Brazil 2017: Germany

v t e CONCACAF Championship and CONCACAF Gold Cup winners
CONCACAF Championship	1963: Costa Rica 1965: Mexico 1967: Guatemala 1969: Costa Rica 1971: Mexico 1973: Haiti 1977: Mexico 1981: Honduras 1985: Canada 1989: Costa Rica
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1991: United States 1993: Mexico 1996: Mexico 1998: Mexico 2000: Canada 2002: United States 2003: Mexico 2005: United States 2007: United States 2009: Mexico 2011: Mexico 2013: United States 2015: Mexico 2017: United States 2019: Mexico 2021: United States 2023: Mexico

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