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 Mexico

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	"El Tri" (the tri-colored), "Aztecas" (Aztecs).
Association	FEMEXFUT (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación'')
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Rafael Márquez
Most caps	Claudio Suárez (178)
Top scorer	Jared Borgetti (46)
Home stadium	Estadio Azteca
FIFA code	MEX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	17
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	14 (first in 1930)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 1970 and 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), which also manages the women's national team. The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIFA World Rankings and 7th 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

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 5, 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.

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

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.

Twenty-first 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 in a controversial game where a handball by the US was ignored and Mexican captain Rafael Márquez was sent off for a brutal foul on Cobi Jones.

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.

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. Mexico 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.

On June 3, 2010, Mexico defeated current World Cup Champions Italy, 2 – 1, in a friendly game played eight days before the start of the 2010 South Africa World Cup. Italian player Leonardo Bonucci expressed his disappointment with the result meanwhile Mexico coach Javier Aguirre told his players not to get carried away after defeating Italy in a pre-World Cup friendly.

For the 2010 South Africa World Cup Mexico was drawn into Group A along with the host South Africa, France and Uruguay. In the first match of the tournament they drew 1–1 against the host South Africa with a late strike from Rafael Márquez. The second match was against France, whom they defeated 2–0 thanks to a strike from Javier Hernández and a penalty by Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who with this goal became the first Mexican player ever to score in three different World Cups. Their last group game was against Uruguay with both teams needing just a draw to advance however Mexico were defeated 1–0 but still advance to the Round of 16 thanks to a better goal differential than South Africa. In the second round, Mexico faced Argentina in a rematch of their Round of 16 loss at the hands of the Argentine team four years earlier. The Mexican team fell behind when a controversial goal was made by Carlos Tévez. Gonzalo Higuaín and Tévez once again opened up a 3 goal lead for Argentina before Javier Hernandez scored what would be Mexico's only goal. For the fifth straight World Cup, the Mexican team were eliminated in the Round of 16 as a result of their 3–1 defeat.

Home stadium

Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América. Estadio Azteca was the primary venue for association football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and is the only stadium ever to host two FIFA World Cup final matches, in 1970 and 1986. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century". The stadium also hosted the "Game of the Century", when Italy defeated West Germany 4–3 in extra time. With a capacity of 105,000, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and fifth largest in the world.

Kit

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The Mexican national team utilizes a tricolour system, composed of colors Green, red, and white. The team's three colors originate from the national flag of Mexico, known as the tricolor. 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. In the 1970 FIFA World Cup the away kit was a wine red shirt with navy blue short. 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.

Evolution

1928 Home

1950 Home

1950 Away

1954 Home

1958 Home

1962 Home

1962 Away

1966 Home

1966 Away

2006 Home

2007 Home

2009 Home

Schedule and results

Recent and upcoming games

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition	Mexico scorers
May 24, 2010	London, England	England	1–3	F	Franco 45'
May 26, 2010	Freiburg, Germany	Netherlands	1–2	F	Hernández 74'
May 30, 2010	Bayreuth, Germany	Gambia	5–1	F	Hernández 17', 50', Bautista 59', 73', Medina 81'
June 3, 2010	Brussels, Belgium	Italy	2–1	F	Vela 16', Medina 83'
June 11, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–1	FWC	Márquez 79'
June 17, 2010	Polokwane, South Africa	France	2–0	FWC	Hernández 64', Blanco 79' (pen.)
June 22, 2010	Rustenburg, South Africa	Uruguay	0–1	FWC
June 27, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	Argentina	1–3	FWC	Hernández 71'
August 11, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Spain		F

1. Mexico goals are first.

Source: Medio Tiempo

Key

• F = Friendly
• FWC= 2010 FIFA World Cup

Current squad

The following 23-man squad will represent Mexico in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. All caps and goals are correct as of 27 June 2010.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Óscar Pérez	(1973-02-01) February 1, 1973 (age 51)	56	0	Free Agent
13	1GK	Guillermo Ochoa	(1985-07-13) July 13, 1985 (age 39)	37	0	America
23	1GK	Luis Ernesto Michel	(1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 45)	4	0	Guadalajara
2	2DF	Francisco Javier Rodríguez	(1981-10-20) October 20, 1981 (age 43)	51	1	PSV
3	2DF	Carlos Salcido	(1980-04-02) April 2, 1980 (age 44)	77	6	PSV
4	2DF	Rafael Márquez (captain)	(1979-02-13) February 13, 1979 (age 45)	94	11	Barcelona
5	2DF	Ricardo Osorio	(1980-03-30) March 30, 1980 (age 44)	80	1	Free Agent
12	2DF	Paul Aguilar	(1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38)	11	2	Pachuca
15	2DF	Héctor Moreno	(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36)	12	0	AZ
16	2DF	Efraín Juárez	(1988-02-22) February 22, 1988 (age 36)	21	0	UNAM
19	2DF	Jonny Magallón	(1981-11-21) November 21, 1981 (age 43)	52	3	Guadalajara
20	2DF	Jorge Torres Nilo	(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36)	8	0	UANL
6	3MF	Gerardo Torrado (vice-captain)	(1979-04-30) April 30, 1979 (age 45)	118	6	Cruz Azul
8	3MF	Israel Castro	(1980-06-07) June 7, 1980 (age 44)	36	1	UNAM
18	3MF	Andrés Guardado	(1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 38)	59	8	Deportivo La Coruña
7	4FW	Pablo Barrera	(1987-06-21) June 21, 1987 (age 37)	24	3	UNAM
9	4FW	Guillermo Franco	(1976-11-03) November 3, 1976 (age 48)	25	7	Free Agent
10	4FW	Cuauhtémoc Blanco (vice-captain)	(1973-01-17) January 17, 1973 (age 51)	121	39	Veracruz
11	4FW	Carlos Vela	(1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35)	30	9	Arsenal
14	4FW	Javier Hernández	(1988-06-01) June 1, 1988 (age 36)	16	9	Manchester United
17	4FW	Giovani dos Santos	(1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 35)	30	5	Tottenham Hotspur
21	4FW	Adolfo Bautista	(1979-05-15) May 15, 1979 (age 45)	38	11	Guadalajara
22	4FW	Alberto Medina	(1983-05-29) May 29, 1983 (age 41)	56	6	Guadalajara

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)	UANL	3	0	v  Bolivia, February 24, 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
Juan Carlos Valenzuela	(1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 (age 40)	América	9	0	v  Angola, May 13, 2010
Midfielders
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
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)	Morelia	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)	Pachuca	31	2	v  Iceland, March 24, 2010
Adrián Aldrete	(1988-06-14) June 14, 1988 (age 36)	Morelia	7	0	v  Angola, May 13, 2010
Jonathan dos Santos	(1990-04-26) April 26, 1990 (age 34)	Barcelona	5	0	v  Gambia, May 30, 2010
Strikers
Omar Bravo	(1980-03-04) March 4, 1980 (age 44)	Guadalajara	63	15	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
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
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)	America	10	4	v  Iceland, March 24, 2010
Miguel Sabah	(1979-11-14) November 14, 1979 (age 45)	Morelia	16	5	v  Iceland, March 24, 2010

Coaching staff

Manager	vacant
Assistant Manager	vacant
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 Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Round 1 13 3 0 0 3 4 13 1934 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1938 Withdrew - - - - - - - 1950 Round 1 12 3 0 0 3 2 10 1954 Round 1 14 2 0 0 2 2 8 1958 Round 1 16 3 0 1 2 1 8 1962 Round 1 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 1966 Round 1 12 3 0 2 1 1 3 1970 Quarter-finals 6 4 2 1 1 6 4 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1978 Round 1 16 3 0 0 3 2 12 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1986 Quarter-finals 6 5 3 2 0 6 2 1990 Banned - - - - - - - 1994 Round of 16 13 4 1 2 1 4 4 1998 Round of 16 13 4 1 2 1 8 7 2002 Round of 16 11 4 2 1 1 4 4 2006 Round of 16 15 4 1 1 2 5 5 2010 Round of 16 14 4 1 1 2 4 5 2014 Total 14/20 49 12 13 24 52 89 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 - - - - - - 2013 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 CONCACAF Championship|1977]]||Champions||5||5||0||0||20||5 1981 Third place 5 1 3 1 6 3 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - 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 5 1 0 15 2 Total 8 Titles 83 54 17 12 181 48

They are the sexiest team on earth. 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 2011 Qualified 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)

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Panamerican Games

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Minor Cups

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Player Records

Goalscorers in World Cups

Previous World Cup squads

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 Herranz	1950, 1952, 1953–1959	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	2009–2010	28	18	6	4	71.4

See also

• Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
• 2008 Under-23 Pre-Olympic Mexican Squad
• Mexico national under-20 football team
• Mexico national under-17 football team
• United States and Mexico football rivalry
• Mexico national football team schedule and results
• Mexico national football team record
• Mexico national beach football team

References

1. "FIFA World Rankings – March 2010". FIFA. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
2. "World Football Elo Ratings". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
3. ^ "The Start; El Comienzo". Televisa. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
4. ^ "History of the National football team". Femexfut. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
5. "The First Olympics". Televisa. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
6. Match report "Mexico-France Match Report". FIFA. Retrieved June 19, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
7. "Six countries entered bidding for first World Cup. Hello". India Times. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
8. http://es.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=94525.html
9. http://www.worldcup-2002.co.uk/teams-mexico.htm
10. Italy Defender Leonardo Bonucci: It's A Shame We Lost To Mexico, by Rick D'Andrea, goal.com, 03-06-2010
11. Mexico Coach Javier Aguirre: Beating Italy Is A Great Satisfaction, Rick D'Andrea, goal.com, 03-06-2010
12. Italy suffer defeat, Navas stars for Spain, by Soccernet staff, ESPNsoccernet, 03-06-2010
13. http://mexico.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/adidas-releases-mexicos-2010-kit.html
14. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/03/30/convocatoria-del-tri-para-pretemporada-mundialista-conejo-y-bofo-entre-los-17
15. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/05/01/nery-fuera-de-la-lista-de-europeos-del-tri
16. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/05/14/topo-y-aldrete-son-las-primeras-bajas-del-tri-rumbo-al-mundial
17. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/05/31/jonathan-dos-santos-es-el-cortado-del-tri

External links

• Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Official Site
• RSSSF archive of results
• www.futbolmexicano.org

Preceded by1997 Brazil	Confederations Cup Champions 1999 (First title)	Succeeded by2001 France
Preceded by1963 Costa Rica	CONCACAF Champions 1965 (First title)	Succeeded by1967 Guatemala
Preceded by1969 Costa Rica	CONCACAF Champions 1971 (Second title)	Succeeded by1973 Haiti
Preceded by1973 Haiti	CONCACAF Champions 1977 (Third title)	Succeeded by1981 Honduras
Preceded by1991 United States	CONCACAF Champions 1993 (Fourth title) 1996 (Fifth title) 1998 (Sixth title)	Succeeded by2000 Canada
Preceded by2002 United States	CONCACAF Champions 2003 (Seventh title)	Succeeded by2005 United States
Preceded by2007 United States	CONCACAF Champions 2009 (Eighth title)	Succeeded byCurrent
Preceded by1990 Canada	North American Champions (CONCACAF era) 1991 (First title)	Succeeded byDefunct
Preceded byInagural	North American Champions (NAFC era) 1947 (First title) 1949 (Second title)	Succeeded byDefunct

v t e Football in Mexico
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Awards	Balón de Oro Top scorers
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v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Spain
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Uruguay
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• FIFA Confederations Cup-winning countries
• National sports teams of Mexico