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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 ...
on the international stage. The squad is governed by the
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and competes within
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, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. It has won gold medals in the
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and a silver medal in the Pan American Games team, as well as one silver and one bronze in the Women's World Cup prior to FIFA's recognition of the women's game. When it placed second in 1971, Mexico hosted the second edition of this unofficial tournament. In addition to its senior team, Mexico fields U-20, U-17, and U-15 squads. The U-17 team reached the final during the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and the U-15 cohort earned the bronze medal in the
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. The senior squad was first established in 1963, but its first FIFA-recognized game was in 1991. ''La Tri's'' senior squad has participated in three Women's World Cups and one edition of the Summer Olympic Games. Pedro López is the national team's head coach.


History


Unofficial era

Although not officially recognized by FIFA until 1991, Mexico's team was actually established in 1963, when many countries still had bans on women's football. In the 1950s, both Costa Rica and
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witnessed increased interest in the women's game and held tours in various countries. In 1963, ''Las Ticas'', the Costa Rica women's national football team, spent six months in Mexico conducting a tour to increase exposure of the game. Observing the success of ''Las Ticas'', Mexico formed its first team to play in opposition to Costa Rica. Led by Alicia Vargas, Mexico placed third in the 1970 Women's World Cup, a tournament FIFA has yet to acknowledge. Mexico fell 2–1 in the semifinal to hosts
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before defeating
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3–2 in the third place match. The following year, Mexico hosted the 1971 Women's World Cup, which has also yet to be officially recognized. The squad reached the final but fell 3–0 to
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. An estimated 110,000 people attended the final at
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, which is the largest crowd ever to witness a women's soccer game; FIFA has not recognized this attendance record either. To participate in each world cup, teams had to qualify. Mexico faced Peru, Argentina, South Africa en route to the 1971 edition.


Modern era

In the 1980s, when a series of mundialitos took place, Mexico participated in the 1986 edition. Mexico was placed in Group A along with Italy and
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, but the team did not advance beyond the first stage. Mexico's first official appearance in the Women's World Cup was in 1999, when the
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hosted the tournament. The team also qualified in 2011 and 2015, hosted by
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and
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, respectively. Likewise, the team qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in 2004. In all four instances, ''El Tri Femenil'' failed to advance beyond the group stage; in fact, the team has yet to win a single game in either major tournament. The first official coach for the Mexico women's national football team was Leonardo Cuéllar. One of his first objectives was to qualify for the 1999 Women's World Cup. The team accomplished this by placing second to
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in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship. However, much controversy arose regarding the nationalities of the recruited players. Preference was given to US-born players of Mexican heritage, largely because Mexico did not have an official league at the time. Andrea Rodebaugh, the team's then-captain, argued that the team's main goal was to qualify; she also wanted to strengthen the team and celebrate its official recognition. Despite the controversy, the team went on to participate in the 1999 Women's World Cup with a mix of US-born and Mexican-born players. In recent years, an increase in young talent developing in Mexico brought an increase of expectations from Mexican football fans and media alike. Following their worst ever World Cup finish in 2015, fans began calling for Cuellar's resignation or firing. In 2016, the women's national football team failed to qualify for the Olympics, and lost to Costa Rica, which was the turning point in the team's history since many thought the defeat resulted in Mexico becoming the fourth-best team in
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. With these results and
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's controversial decision to not bring
Charlyn Corral Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang (born 11 September 1991) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. She has previously played for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for Merila ...
and
Kenti Robles Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas (born 15 February 1991), known as Kenti Robles, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the Mexico women's national team. She holds dual ...
, who had terrific seasons at their clubs in Spain's Primera División, onto the squad led to his resignation from his position in April 2016.
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became the head coach in 2017. In 2018 Mexico won the
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by defeating Costa Rica 3–1 in the final. At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Mexico entered as the third highest ranked team behind the
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and Canada. At the tournament Mexico finished third in their group with a record of one win and two losses, which included a surprising 2–0 loss to
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. As a result of not advancing to the knockout round, Mexico was unable to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in
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. Medina was replaced by U-20 coach Christopher Cuellar, Leo Cuellar's son. His tenure was short-lived, having placed fifth in the 2019 Pan American Games (despite absences from the United States and Canada) and after failing to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. He was replaced in January 2021 by
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, who led the U-17 squad to the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final.


Notable matches

Mexico's first recorded international game was against
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during the 1970 Women's World Cup, when squad beat the European side 9–0 in the group stage. However, to participate in this inaugural tournament, teams had to qualify, so ''La Tri'' played against other teams prior to this match. Before the modern era, Mexico defeated England 2–1 in the third place match of the 1970 Women's World Cup, the first edition of the tournament. In front of a record-breaking crowd, the team also reached the final of the 1971 Women's World Cup, but fell 3–0 to Denmark. Among the most notable victories is when the team finished second in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Hosts of the cup, Mexico defeated the
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in the semifinal for the first and only time before falling to
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in the final.


Team image


Nicknames

The Mexico women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "''El Tri Femenil''" or "''La Tri''."


Home stadium

The
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, also known in Spanish as "''El Coloso de Santa Úrsula''", was built in 1966. It is the official
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of the Mexico women's national team, as well as the Mexican club team
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. It has a capacity of 87,000 seats (after renovation works) making it the largest football-specific stadium in the Americas and the third largest stadium in the world for that sport.


Domestic recognition

In various occasions, fans have showed up in large numbers to support La Tri. When Mexico played against Denmark in the 1971 Women's World Cup final, over 100,000 showed up at Estadio Azteca. Likewise, when Mexico played Argentina in a playoff game to qualify for the 1999 Women's World Cup, over 70,000 fans were in attendance. Until recently, attention around the women's team was dwarfed by the men's squad. Few matches were televised or advertised, limiting knowledge around the team's achievements and struggles. Former ESPN commentator Nelly Simón frequently advocated for more attention to this team. Likewise, after winning the gold medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Kenti Robles called on news outlets and fans to pay more attention to them. However, with increased attention in the women's game after the establishment of the women's league in 2017, more games have been televised. Since then, millions watched Mexico play in the U-17 world cup final against
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in 2018.


Player preparation

Many national team players currently play in the
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, Mexico's first-division women's league. Some players also play in the United States via the NWSL or the
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, while others elect to play in Spain's Primera Divisíon. A few have played or currently play in the top women's leagues in Australia, China, England, France, Japan, Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden.


Overall official record


Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend


2022


Historical results (1923–present)
– FMF.mx
Fixtures and Results
– Soccerway.com


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Manager history

*Winning percentages calculated according to FIFA's points scale. ''Updated on 10 October 2022, after the match against .'' 1. Gil Monterd (1991–1998): As La Tri's first official coach between 1991 and 1998, Monterd took an inexperienced and under-resourced squad to the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sending only one qualifier from the confederation to the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, this tournament fielded eight teams divided into two groups. Matches were also only 80 minutes long. In Group A, Mexico lost to eventual winner United States 12–0, its worst ever appearance. With a loss against
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and a win against
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, Mexico finished third in the group, failing to advance to the semifinals. Likewise, during the 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which determined the two qualifiers for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Mexico finished in third place, failing to reach the international tournament yet again. 2.
Leonardo Cuéllar Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil. He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2 ...
(1998–2016): Once a highly touted player for the
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, Cuéllar took over El Tri Femenil after a brief stint as the women's soccer coach at
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. Head coach until 2016—a period of 18 years—Cuéllar had a questionable record. As head coach, Mexico only qualified for the world cup on three occasions and the Olympics once; his teams never won a single game in any major tournament, nor did they finish first in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Common criticism of his leadership was his nepotism and overreliance on US-born players. Cuéllar was never at risk of losing his job despite dubious results, and he even hired close allies, including his son
Christopher Cuéllar Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...
. He also regularly held tryouts in the United States without doing the same in Mexico. Initially charged with taking the squad to the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which would award 1.5 qualification slots to the 1999 Women's World Cup, he was successful in qualifying for the team's first ever appearance at the official tournament. Finishing first in its group and winning against
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in the semifinal, Mexico eventually fell 1–0 to Canada in the final. Mexico went on to qualify for the cup after defeating
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in the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL playoff match. Cuéllar was very lucky to qualify. The tournament expanded from 12 teams to 16 teams and the United States was the host, so their squad automatically qualified; had these two changes not been made, Mexico would have likely been out. Cuéllar went on to schedule friendlies and participate in organized tournaments, but with few victories. The team qualified for 2011 and 2015, but his coaching style remained consistent. Frustration grew among his players after his call-ups involved much controversy. As players like
Charlyn Corral Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang (born 11 September 1991) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. She has previously played for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for Merila ...
and
Kenti Robles Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas (born 15 February 1991), known as Kenti Robles, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the Mexico women's national team. She holds dual ...
demanded change, Cuéllar began to omit them from future squads. Likewise, he discriminated against Stephany Mayor and Bianca Sierra for being in a relationship, leading to their infrequent call-ups as well. His reign eventually ended when Mexico failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 3.
Roberto Medina Roberto Gerardo Medina Arellano (born 18 April 1968) is a Mexican football manager and former player and current manager. He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team. Club career Medina began his professional career i ...
(2016–2018): Promoted from U-20 squad to the senior team without any official announcement from the FMF, Medina served as head coach from 2016 to 2018. With few victories—including a 3–0 win against
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early in his tenure, his technique was essentially a continuation of Cuéllar's style. Though he was praised after Mexico won the gold during the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, he was relieved of his position after failing to advance out of the group stage during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship. With losses to
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and the United States, Mexico did not qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having the
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and the most talented generation it had seen up until this point. Historically weaker teams, such as
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and Panama, advanced further than the squad, signifying that other teams had surpassed Mexico. After his ouster, he became head coach of Tigres. Medina had been the U-20 coach one other time, but elected to coach a men's team just before a world cup. 4.
Christopher Cuéllar Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...
(2019–2020): With no official announcement, Cuéllar Jr. replaced Medina after the team failed to qualify for 2019. Cuéllar, the son of
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, was promoted after serving as the U-20 women's squad coach. Like his predecessors, Cuéllar Jr. has had limited results. During the 2019 Pan American Games, La Tri finished in fifth place after failing to advance beyond the group stage despite the absence of both the United States and Canada. Throughout his first 21 games as DT, the team has had 6 victories, 5 draws, and 10 losses. Their best win has been against the
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, then ranked 28th in the world (with whom they've also tied), whereas their worst loss was against
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, ranked 48th. Despite upcoming dates like the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Cuéllar Jr. was seen working with men's teams. #FueraCuellar has trended on Twitter multiple times. On January 18, 2021, the FMF announced that Cuéllar was relieved of his duties as head coach, nearly a year after the team's last match. 5.
Mónica Vergara Mónica Vergara Rubio (born 2 May 1983) is a Mexican professional football manager. Vergara is the former manager of the Mexico women's national football team. Before her manager career, Vergara was a member of the senior Mexico women's team, ...
(2021–2022): On January 19, 2021, the FMF formally announced Vergara as the full team's head coach. Prior to rising to the highest level, Vergara was an assistant coach and eventually head coach for each of the U-15, U-17, and U-20 squads. She led the U-15 team to the bronze medal at the
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in
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,
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. She also led the U-17 team to a second-place finish at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the best result of any Mexican women's team at a world cup. Vergara also led the U-20 squad to a second-place finish of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship to qualify for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but the event was postponed by a year before eventually being canceled due to the
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. Vergara's hiring has coincided with increased engagement from the Federation. The women's national team now has its own social media accounts, and the team has scheduled more friendlies during FIFA dates. In addition, she has recruited more players from the
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. All of these were great signs for this growing team, which qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. However, during the competition Mexico performed poorly, and were eliminated from the group stage without a goal or a win and didn't qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. On August 15, 2022, the FMF announced that Vergara was relieved of his duties as head coach, a month after the CONCACAF W Championship.


Players


Current squad

The following 26 players were named to the squad for a training camp in November 2022 *''Caps and goals accurate as of 10 October 2022 after match vs. Chile.''


Recent call-ups

:The following players were called up to a squad in the last 12 months.


Notable players

*
Charlyn Corral Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang (born 11 September 1991) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. She has previously played for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for Merila ...
: First Mexican women's player to win the
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. * Renae Cuéllar: First player to ever score a goal in the NWSL. *
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: Mexico's top international goal scorer of all time, among both men's and women's squads, earning her the nickname "Marigol." Current coach of the U-20 women's team. * Janelly Farías: Spoke at
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in October 2020 to discuss sexuality, gender, language, and culture in sports. * Katie Johnson: Most Valuable Offensive Player of the 2016 NCAA College Cup. * Stephany Mayor: Among the first-ever out
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Mexican athletes and featured along with her fiancée Bianca Sierra in ''
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''. *
Desirée Monsiváis Mónica Desirée Monsiváis Salayandia (born 19 January 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who last played as a forward for C.F. Monterrey. Club career In 2014, she played with the Toronto Lady Lynx. In 2015, Monsiváis played for K ...
: Goal leader for the
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. *
Mónica Ocampo Mónica Ocampo Medina (born 4 January 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. Club career From 2006 to 2009, Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana. In 201 ...
: Scored a golazo against England in the 2011 World Cup, which was selected by fans as the greatest Women's World Cup goal ever. *
Nicole Pérez Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez (born 30 August 2001) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Monterrey of the Liga MX Femenil. Career A native of Guadalajara, Pérez trained for gymnastics in her home town as a child. ...
: Silver ball winner for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. *
Kenti Robles Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas (born 15 February 1991), known as Kenti Robles, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the Mexico women's national team. She holds dual ...
: Winner of the 2019
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. * Andrea Rodebaugh: Current FIFA instructor and major advocate for women's sports. * Carla Rossi: Head coach of Querétaro Femenil. * Jenny Ruiz-Williams: Head coach of the
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. *
Cecilia Santiago Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros (born 19 October 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tigres UANL (women) and the Mexico women's national team. By playing in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany at ...
: Youngest goalkeeper ever to appear in a Men's or Women's World Cup. * Bianca Sierra: Among the first-ever out LGBTQIA+ Mexican athletes and featured along with her fiancée Stephany Mayor in ''The New York Times''. * Alicia Vargas: In 1999, she was named third best woman player of the century by CONCACAF. * Fabiola Vargas: Head coach of Tijuana Femenil *
Mónica Vergara Mónica Vergara Rubio (born 2 May 1983) is a Mexican professional football manager. Vergara is the former manager of the Mexico women's national football team. Before her manager career, Vergara was a member of the senior Mexico women's team, ...
: Former head coach of the Mexican national women's national team. Former head coach of the U-15, U-17, and U-20 squads. Led the U-15 team to a bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the U-17 team to a second-place finish at the 2018 U-17 Women's World Cup. * Christina Murillo : Represented Mexico for the World Cup at the U17, U20 and Senior Level. She is married to Richard Sánchez who also represented Mexico in soccer at the U17, U20 and U23 levels.


Previous squads

;FIFA Women's World Cup * 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup * 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup * 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup ;Olympic Games * 2004 Summer Olympics ;CONCACAF W Championship * 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship * 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship * 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship * 2022 CONCACAF W Championship


Records

''*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.''


Most capped players


Top goalscorers


Competitive record

Source: miseleccion.mx


FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


Olympic Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


CONCACAF W Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


Pan American Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


Central American and Caribbean Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in
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hosted by the
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(FPF). Held annually in the
Algarve The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese). The region has it ...
region of
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since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."


FIFA World Rankings

''Last update was on 10 December 2021'': Source: Best Ranking   Worst Ranking   Best Mover   Worst Mover  


See also

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Sport in Mexico The most popular sport in Mexico currently is association football followed by boxing. However, there are regional variations: for example, baseball is the most popular sport in the northwest and the southeast of the country. Basketball, Americ ...
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Football in Mexico Mexico's most popular sport is football (called fútbol in Mexico). , the top tier leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for the men and the Liga MX Femenil for women. In Mexico, football became a professional men's sport in 1943. Since then, Mexic ...
*** Women's football in Mexico * Mexican Football Federation (FMF) ; National teams ;Women's *Mexico women's national football team **Mexico women's national football team results **List of Mexico women's international footballers **List of Mexico women's national football team managers *
Mexico women's national under-20 football team The Mexico U-20 women's national football team is the national women's under-20 football team of Mexico and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation. Maribel Dominguez, a former national senior team player, was named head coach on January 19 ...
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Mexico women's national under-17 football team The Mexico U-17 women's national football team is the national women's under-17 football team of Mexico and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation. Ana Galindo was named head coach on January 19, 2021, the same day Maribel Dominguez was p ...
;Men's * Mexico national football team ;
League system A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in many sports in ...
* Mexican football league system *
Liga MX Femenil The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coincidin ...
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Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil The Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil is the top level women's football league in the Mexican football league system. The league was made as an attempt to help women's football grow in Mexico. This first nationwide league was established in 2007 ...


References


External links


Official website

Mexico profile
at FIFA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexico Women's National Football Team North American women's national association football teams