The Mexico national football team () represents
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
in international
football
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and is governed by the
Mexican Football Federation (). It competes as a member of
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
.
Mexico has qualified to seventeen
World Cups
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and has qualified consecutively since 1994, making it one of six countries to do so. Mexico played
France
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in the first match of
the first World Cup on 13 July 1930. Mexico's best progression in World Cups has been reaching the quarter-finals in both the
1970
Events
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and
1986 World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-tea ...
s, both of which were staged on Mexican soil.
Mexico is historically the most successful national team in the CONCACAF region, having won eleven confederation titles, including eight
CONCACAF Gold Cups and three
CONCACAF Championship
The CONCACAF Championship was an association football tournament that took place between 1963 and 1989. The competition is sometimes referred to as CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones.
The first Championship took place in 1963 and was CONCACAF's firs ...
s (the precursor to the Gold Cup), as well as two
NAFC Championships, one
North American Nations Cup
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In 1947 and 1949, the NAFC Championship was organized by the North American Football Confederation. Cuba, Mexico, a ...
, one
CONCACAF Cup and two gold medals of the
Central American and Caribbean Games. It is one of eight nations to have won two of the three most important football tournaments (the World Cup,
Confederations Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...
, and
Summer Olympics
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), having won the
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999.
It was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the final. Mexico be ...
and the
2012 Summer Olympics
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. Mexico is also the only team from CONCACAF to have won an official FIFA competition, winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF, the national team was regularly invited to compete in the
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
from
1993
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to
2016
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, finishing runner-up twice – in
1993
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and
2001
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– and obtaining the third-place medal on three occasions.
History
Early years
Football in
Mexico
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was first organized in the early 20th century by
European
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immigrant groups, notably miners from
Cornwall
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,
England
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, and in later years
Spanish exiles fleeing the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
.
Mexico's first match was played against
Guatemala
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, which Mexico won 3–2.
A series of international friendlies were played against the national representation of Guatemala on 9, 12 and 16 December 1923. The match on 9 December was played in ''
Parque España
Parque España is a park in the Colonia Hipódromo (neighborhood) of the Condesa district, in the Cuauhtémoc borough, in west-central Mexico City.
It is located between Nuevo León, Sonora and Parque España streets. It was inaugurated on Se ...
'' which Mexico won 2–1. On 12 December, 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.
It would be another four years before the national team would be represented in international friendlies. On 19 June 1927, Mexico faced Spain, drawing 3–3. During this series, the squad also played against the
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an club
Nacional de Montevideo
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The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mo ...
, losing 1–3.
Formation
![Mexico 1930 vs france](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Mexico_1930_vs_france.jpg)
In 1927, the official governing body of
football
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in Mexico was founded. The
1928 Summer Olympics
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was Mexico's first international tournament, where Mexico lost to Spain 1–7 in the round of 16.
Mexico participated in the
1930 FIFA World Cup
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in Uruguay, grouped with
Argentina
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,
Chile
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, and
France
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. Mexico took part on the first World Cup match ever, a 4–1 loss to France, with Mexico's first World Cup goal by
Juan Carreño
Juan Carreño Lara (14 August 1909 – 16 December 1940) was a Mexican footballer, and a participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He was the first Mexican to score in the FIFA World Cup. During this tournament he was connected with Atlante F.C. ...
. In their second match, Mexico fell to Chile 3–0. Mexico's third match, against Argentina, featured the first
penalty
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of the tournament, scored by Mexico's
Manuel Rosas.
Post-WWII
![México 1952 Estadio 0465](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/M%C3%A9xico_1952_Estadio_0465.jpg)
Mexico did not appear again in a
FIFA World Cup
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tournament until the
1950 World Cup
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. Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much of an impact in the World Cup. It was by far the strongest team in the
North American Football Confederation and its successor, CONCACAF, but found it difficult to compete against European and South American teams. However, goalkeeper
Antonio Carbajal has the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive World Cups.
In 1965, Mexico won the
1965 CONCACAF Championship
The 1965 CONCACAF Championship, the second edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Guatemala from 28 March to 11 April.
Qualifying Tournament Caribbean zone
Jamaica, Trinidad, Dominican Republic withdrew from qualifying due to a schedu ...
to become continental champions for the first time.
![Argentina v mexico 1985](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Argentina_v_mexico_1985.jpg)
In 1970, Mexico hosted the
World Cup and kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the
Soviet Union
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. This was followed by a 4–0 win over
El Salvador
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. Mexico advanced to the next round with a victory against
Belgium
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. At the quarter-finals stage, Mexico was eliminated by
Italy
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, losing 4–1.
Mexico failed to qualify for the
1974 World Cup
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, but did make it into the
1978 finals. Mexico suffered an early exit after three defeats: 0–6 against
West Germany
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, 1–3 against
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, and 1–3 to
Poland
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. Mexico failed to qualify for the
1982 World Cup
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.
In 1986, Mexico again hosted the
World Cup. Coached by
Bora Milutinović, Mexico was placed in
Group B where they defeated Belgium 2–1, drew 1–1 with
Paraguay
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, and defeated
Iraq
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1–0. With this performance, Mexico won the top spot in its group, and advanced to the next round where they defeated
Bulgaria
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2–0. In the quarter-finals stage, Mexico lost to West Germany 1–4 in a
penalty shootout after the match finished 0–0.
1990s
Mexico was disqualified from the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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(and other international competitions) after using players over the age limit in the qualifying round for the
1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Qualification
...
, known as the "''
Cachirules
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''" scandal. The punishment was applied to all Mexico national representatives of all FIFA-sanctioned tournaments.
In the 1990s, after hiring coach
César Luis Menotti, Mexican football began experiencing greater international success. In the
1993 Copa América
The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between 15 June and 4 July. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL w ...
they finished second, losing to Argentina 2–1 in the final.
At the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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, Mexico won its group on tiebreakers, emerging from a group composed of Italy,
Ireland
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, and
Norway
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. However, Mexico lost in the second round to Bulgaria on penalty kicks.
At the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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, Mexico was placed in a group with the
Netherlands
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South Korea
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and Belgium. Mexico won their opening fixture 3–1 against South Korea. Mexico tied Belgium 2–2, and against the Netherlands earned another 2–2 draw, qualifying for the round of 16. In that round, Mexico lost 2–1 to
Germany
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.
In 1999, Mexico won its first official FIFA tournament by becoming the first host nation to win the
FIFA Confederations Cup
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. Mexico defeated the
United States
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1–0 in the semifinals, and 1998 World Cup runners-up
Brazil
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4–3 in the
final
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.
21st century
2000s
Mexico was placed in
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at the
2002 World Cup
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alongside Italy,
Croatia
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, and
Ecuador
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. Mexico started with a 1–0 win over Croatia. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2–1 win over Ecuador. Mexico then achieved a 1–1 draw against Italy. In the round of 16, Mexico played rivals
United States
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, losing 2–0.
![FIFA World Cup 2006 - ARG vs MEX](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/FIFA_World_Cup_2006_-_ARG_vs_MEX.jpg)
Mexico was one of eight seeded teams at the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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in
Germany
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. Mexico was in
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with
Iran
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,
Angola
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and
Portugal
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. Mexico won their opening match 3–1 against Iran. In their second match, Mexico played to a 0–0 draw against Angola. Mexico reached the round-of-16, despite losing to Portugal 2–1. Mexico saw another round of 16 loss, this time to Argentina, 2–1. Mexico's coach
Ricardo Lavolpe stepped down after the tournament, and was succeeded by Hugo Sánchez.
After losing the final match of the
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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1–2 against the United States, Mexico successfully rebounded at the
2007 Copa América
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. Beginning by beating Brazil 2–0, they then defeated Ecuador and tied with Chile to come first in
Group B. In the quarter-finals, Mexico beat Paraguay 6–0, but lost in the semi-finals 3–0 to Argentina. Mexico secured third place against Uruguay, winning 3–1.
In July 2009, Mexico won their fifth
Gold Cup, and eighth
CONCACAF Championship
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The first Championship took place in 1963 and was CONCACAF's firs ...
overall, after beating the United States 5–0 in the
final
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.
2010s
![FIFA World Cup 2010 France Mexico](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/FIFA_World_Cup_2010_France_Mexico.jpg)
Mexico qualified for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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, where they were drawn into
Group A alongside host
South Africa
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, France and Uruguay. They drew 1–1 against South Africa, defeated France 2–0, and lost 1–0 to Uruguay, and advanced to the round of 16, where they were eliminated following a 1–3 defeat to Argentina.
The
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition started on June ...
saw Mexico win their group with three wins and no losses. During the tournament, however, five players tested positive for the banned substance
clenbuterol and were suspended from the competition. Mexico beat
Guatemala
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in the quarter-finals 2–1, and beat
Honduras
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2–0. For the third-straight year, the
final
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would be contested between Mexico and the United States; Mexico won the match 4–2, and qualified for the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.
Mexico placed second in their
group at the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...
, and advanced to the semifinals and faced
Panama
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.
Mexico lost the match 2–1, their second defeat to Panama in the competition after losing to them in the group stage. The two losses to Panama were the first two times Panama had ever defeated Mexico in a Gold Cup match.
![Mex-Kor (9)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Mex-Kor_%289%29.jpg)
Mexico won only two of ten matches during the
fourth round of
2014 World Cup qualifying
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, but qualified for an
intercontinental play-off as the fourth-highest placed team in the CONCACAF region.
They defeated
New Zealand
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9–3 on aggregate to qualify for a sixth consecutive World Cup.
[ The team reached the round of 16 where they were defeated 2–1 by the Netherlands.
At the ]2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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, Mexico was drawn into Group C
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along with Triniad and Tobago, Cuba
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and Guatemala
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. The team placed second in the group, and won the quarterfinal match against Costa Rica
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and semifinal against Panama
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, both under controversial circumstances. Mexico won the Gold Cup after defeating Jamaica
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3–1 in the final
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. Two days after the final, Miguel Herrera was released as coach of the national team after an alleged physical altercation with TV Azteca
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announcer Christian Martinoli. On 10 October, Mexico defeated the United States 3–2 to win the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Cup, thus earning qualification to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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in Russia. The following month, Juan Carlos Osorio
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Osorio began his playing career with Deportivo Pereira in 1982, and went on to play for Brazilian c ...
was hired as Mexico's 16th manager, replacing interim manager Ricardo Ferretti.
Mexico entered the Copa América Centenario, hosted in the United States
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, on a 13-match unbeaten streak
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that began in July 2015. El Tri placed first in Group C
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, winning 3–1 over Uruguay
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and 2–0 over Jamaica
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, and drawing 1–1 with Venezuela
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. In the quarterfinal against Chile
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in Santa Clara, California
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, the team lost 7–0, ending the unbeaten streak at 16 after nearly a year. After the match, manager Osorio apologized to Mexico's fans for what he described as an "embarrassment, an accident of football".
At the 2017 Confederations Cup, Mexico was drawn into Group A along with Portugal, New Zealand, and hosts Russia
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. El Tri advanced as runners-up of the group, and lost 4–1 to Germany in the semi-finals. Mexico finished fourth in the tournament, losing 2–1 to Portugal in the third-place match.
In their opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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, Mexico defeated defending champion Germany, thanks to a sole goal from Hirving Lozano, for the first time in a World Cup match. They would go on to defeat South Korea
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2–1 in the next game, with goals from Carlos Vela and Javier Hernández, but would fall 3–0 to Sweden
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in the last group stage match. Despite the loss, Mexico qualified to the round of 16 for the seventh-consecutive tournament. In the round of 16, Mexico was defeated 0–2 by Brazil
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; the defeat meant that for the seventh tournament in a row, Mexico failed to reach the quarterfinals since they last hosted the World Cup in 1986. On 28 July, Juan Carlos Osorio left as head coach on the expiry of his contract.
In January 2019, Gerardo Martino
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Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a ...
was appointed as Mexico's new head coach, becoming the third Argentine to coach the national team. In that year's Gold Cup tournament, they won all three group stage matches, defeated Costa Rica in penalties 5–4 following a 1–1 draw in the quarter-final and won against Haiti in the semi-final. Mexico won the Gold Cup after defeating the United States 1–0 in the final
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.
2020s: 2022 World Cup exit
In 2021, Mexico finished runners-up in the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Final
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and the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The tournament was originally scheduled t ...
, both in which Mexico lost to the United States
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. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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, Mexico finished third in Group C behind Argentina
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and Poland
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(due to goal difference), making it the first time since the 1978 FIFA World Cup
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The Cup was won by t ...
that Mexico got eliminated in the group stage. Due to the poor performance, head coach Gerardo Martino
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Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a ...
and Mexico parted ways immediately after elimination (the 1982 and 1990 World Cup tournaments, in which Mexico did not participate, notwithstanding).
Home stadium
The Estadio Azteca, also known in Spanish as "''El Coloso de Santa Úrsula''", was built in 1966. It is the official home stadium
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of the Mexico national team, as well as the Mexican club team Club América
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. It has an official capacity of 87,523, making it the largest football-specific stadium in the Americas and the third largest stadium in the world for that sport. The stadium hosted the FIFA World Cup Final
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in 1970
Events
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and 1986
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.
Friendly matches hosted by the Mexico national team often take place in stadiums across the United States as well as throughout Mexico, including the Azteca.
Team image
Kit
The Mexico national team traditionally utilizes a tricolor system, composed of green shirts, white shorts and red socks, which originate from the national flag of Mexico, known as the ''tricolor''. Until the mid-1950s, Mexico wore a predominantly maroon kit, with black or dark blue shorts.
In 2015, Adidas
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released a new all-black color scheme for Mexico's home kit. Green, white and red remain as accent colors.
In 2017, the Mexico national team's jerseys were updated to reflect their Spanish names correctly spelled, with the diacritic mark.
Kit suppliers
Media coverage
All of Mexico's matches are shown live on over-the-air networks Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
and TV Azteca
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in Mexico. In the United States all of Mexico's international friendlies and home World Cup qualifiers are shown on Spanish language network Univision
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while away World Cup qualifiers are shown on Telemundo
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. On 30 January 2013, English language network ESPN
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and Univision announced an agreement to telecast the Mexico national team home World Cup qualifiers and international friendly matches in English in the United States.
Supporters
Controversial goal kick chant
Mexico's fans are infamously known for the vulgar, homophobic chant "''¡eeeh puto!''", which is typically screamed when an opponent's goalkeeper is about to perform a goalkick.
=Origins
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The origins of the chant is thought to have had developed in the 1980s in Monterrey
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where in little league American football
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games, fans would chant "''¡eeeh pum!''" during the opening kickoff. This chant was not disparagingly used as the word ''pum'' is attributed to an impact of some sort. Though the current incarnation of the chant is widely thought to have originated sometime between 2000 and 2003 by supporters of Atlas F.C. to former Atlas goalkeeper, Oswaldo Sanchez, no primary sources exist that support this claim and is an urban legend. The earliest documented usage of ''puto'' being chanted by fans in this manner occurred on 22 May 2004, during the second leg of the Primera División de México Clausura 2004, Clausura 2004 repechage match between Cruz Azul and C.F. Pachuca. Fans of Pachuca repeatedly chanted ''puto'' every time Óscar Pérez (footballer, born 1973), Óscar Pérez performed a goal kick.
=Sanctions
=
Due to the Homophobia, homophobic meaning of the word ''puto'' in Mexican Spanish (a vulgar term for a male prostitute), the chant received negative attention in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Mexico's fans defended it as being traditionally used in the Liga MX. On 23 June 2014, FIFA dropped an investigation, concluding that the chant "was not considered insulting in the specific context". Football Against Racism in Europe, an anti-discrimination organization, criticized the ruling as "disappointing". In 2017, in advance of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 World Cup, FIFA fined the Mexico football federation over fans' use of the chant and introduced escalating sanctions, which were first applied in Liga MX games in 2019. In 2021, three Mexico international matches in the United States were halted because of fan behaviour, including the CONCACAF Nations League final, in which fans also threw things onto the pitch and Giovanni Reyna was hit in the face by a heavy object. On 18 June 2021, FIFA announced that as a penalty for the use of the chant in a pre-Olympics tournament in Guadalajara, spectators would be barred from Mexico's first two qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 World Cup.
Rivalry with United States national team
Mexico and the United States
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are widely considered as the two top teams in CONCACAF
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. Matches between the two nations often attracts media attention, public interest and discourse in both countries. Although the first match was played in 1934, their rivalry was not considered major until the late 1990s, when the USA emerged as a solid international side. On 15 August 2012, the United States defeated Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the first victory for the U.S. against Mexico on Mexican soil in 75 years.
Since their first meeting in 1934, the two teams have met 73 times, with Mexico leading the overall series 36–22–15 (W–L–D), outscoring the U.S. 144–82. Mexico dominated in early years, with a 22-2-2 record through 1980. However, since that time the series has become much more competitive, largely due to the Soccer in the United States, rapid growth of soccer in the United States. Since 2000, the series has favored the U.S. 17–9–6 (W–L–D), with Mexico outscored 32-40. Since 2011, however, the rivalry has been marked by Mexican success, with the Mexicans defeating the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final in 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, 2011 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, 2019, the CONCACAF Cup in 2015, winning on American soil for the first time since 1980. In 2021, however, Mexico lost to the United States in both the Nations League final and the Gold Cup final.
Results and fixtures
The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.
2022
2023
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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.
''Caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2022, after the match against Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia''
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
;Notes
*COV = The player is not part of the current squad due to has been tested positive for Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19
*INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury
*PRE = Preliminary squad/standby
*SUS = Serving suspension
*WD = The player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue
Player records
:''Players in bold are still active with Mexico.''
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Nations League
Copa América
FIFA Confederations Cup
Olympic Games
Head-to-head record
Main article: Mexico national football team records and statistics#Head-to-head record, Mexico national football team head-to-head record
Honours
Major competitions
*FIFA World Cup
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** Quarter-finals (2): 1970
Events
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, 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986
*FIFA Confederations Cup
** Champions (1): 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1999
** Third place (1): 1995 King Fahd Cup, 1995
*CONCACAF Championship
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The first Championship took place in 1963 and was CONCACAF's firs ...
/ Gold Cup
** Champions (11): 1965 CONCACAF Championship, 1965, 1971 CONCACAF Championship, 1971, 1977 CONCACAF Championship, 1977, 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1993, 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1996, 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1998, 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2003, 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2009, 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2011, 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2015, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019
** Runners-up (3): 1967 CONCACAF Championship, 1967, 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2007, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2021
** Third place (5): 1973 CONCACAF Championship, 1973, 1981 CONCACAF Championship, 1981, 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1991, 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2013, 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2017
*CONCACAF Nations League
** Runners-up (1): 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, 2019–20
*Copa América
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** Runners-up (2): 1993
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, 2001
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** Third place (3): 1997 Copa América, 1997, 1999 Copa América, 1999, 2007 Copa América, 2007
Other competitions
*Panamerican Championship
** Third place (1): 1960 Panamerican Championship, 1960
* Central American and Caribbean Games
** Champions (2): Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games, 1935, Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games, 1938
* CONCACAF Cup
** Champions (1): 2015 CONCACAF Cup, 2015
*CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
** Champions (3): 1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, 1964, 1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, 1972, 1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, 1976
*U.S. Cup
** Champions (3): 1996 U.S. Cup, 1996, 1997 U.S. Cup, 1997, 1999 U.S. Cup, 1999
** Third place (2): 1995 U.S. Cup, 1995, 2000 U.S. Cup, 2000
*Marlboro Cup (soccer), Marlboro Cup
** Champions (1): Marlboro Cup (soccer), 1989
* NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup
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In 1947 and 1949, the NAFC Championship was organized by the North American Football Confederation. Cuba, Mexico, a ...
** Champions (3): 1947 NAFC Championship, 1947, 1949 NAFC Championship, 1949, 1991 North American Nations Cup, 1991
** Runners-up (1): 1990 North American Nations Cup, 1990
*Lunar New Year Cup
** Champions (1): 1999 Lunar New Year Cup, 1999
** Runners-up (1): 2000 Lunar New Year Cup, 2000
FIFA World Ranking
''Last update was on 25 August 2022.''
Source:
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
See also
* Mexico national under-23 football team
* Mexico national under-20 football team
* Mexico national under-17 football team
* Mexico women's national football team
* Mexico national beach football team
* Mexico national futsal team
Notes
References
External links
*
Mexico
– FIFA profile
at the RSSSF
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Mexico national football team,
FIFA Confederations Cup-winning countries
North American national association football teams