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Aztecazo
On 16 June 2001, Mexico played Costa Rica in a football match at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico on the fourth matchday of the final round in the qualification process for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Mexico and Costa Rica reached the matchday with four points, both losing as visitors against the United States. Arnoldo Rivera in ''La Nación'' described the match as "crucial" as lackluster results by both teams raised doubts prior to the match. The match ended in an unprecedented loss by Mexico. The Mexicans led 1–0 at half-time, with a header by José Manuel Abundis. Costa Rica then made a comeback in the second half, with goals by Rolando Fonseca and Hernán Medford, ending the match 1–2. The game marked the first loss suffered by Mexico in the Azteca Stadium in a FIFA World Cup qualification match. It was subsequently referred to as the ''Aztecazo'', a name created by Costa Rican journal ''La Nación''. Costa Rica went on to qualify to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hernán Medford
Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan ( , ; born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican former football player and current coach of Deportivo Marquense. Highly regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Central American football, Medford achieved success as both a player and a coach. As a player, Medford is fondly remembered in Costa Rica for two historic goals, both of which he considers his favorite, while playing for Costa Rica: the winning goal of a group stage match against Sweden to qualify to the knockout stage, and the winning goal of the ''Aztecazo'', Mexico's first defeat in a non-friendly match at the Estadio Azteca. Numerous media outlets regard Medford as the most successful coach in Central America, as he also found massive success across the region, winning championships in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala. He also coached Saprissa to win the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, thus qualifying to the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, finishing on the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Costa Rica National Football Team
The Costa Rica national football team () represents Costa Rica in men's international Association football, football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation, Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of FIFA since 1927, it was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961, and also a member of Central American Football Union, UNCAF since 1990. Costa Rica is the most successful Central American national football team, winning 3 CONCACAF Championship titles (1963 CONCACAF Championship, 1963, 1969 CONCACAF Championship, 1969, 1989 CONCACAF Championship, 1989) and 7 CCCF Championship titles (1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961). Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament, played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the World Football Elo Rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Honduras National Football Team
The Honduras national football team () represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (). They are nicknamed ''Los Catrachos'', ''La Bicolor,'' or ''La H''. Honduras has qualified for the World Cup three times, in 1982, 2010, and 2014, and never advanced beyond the group stage. Outside of the FIFA World Cup tournament, Honduras has competed in several other international competitions, like the CONCACAF Championship (which they won in 1981), and the Copa América (which their best result was third place in 2001). Apart from that, Honduras has also won the Central American Cup championship four times, having won the final edition in 2017. The national team plays in the Nations League. History The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, losing 9–0 to Guatemala. The Honduras Men's National Team is the representative team in official men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mexico National Football Team
The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in men's international association football, football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1929 and competes as a member of CONCACAF since 1961, of which it was one of the founding members. From 1946 to 1961, it was a member of North American Football Confederation, NAFC, which was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and the governing body of football in North America in that period, and was also a member of Panamerican Championship#Panamerican Football Confederation, PFC, the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas. Mexico has qualified to seventeen FIFA World Cup, World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994, making it one of six countries to do so. Mexico played France national football team, France in the 1930_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_1#France_vs_Mexico, first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930. Mexico's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CONCACAF Final Round
The CONCACAF final round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the six remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by .... Costa Rica topped the group with 23 points, and finished with the best record of any CONCACAF team in the history of the hexagonal. Standings Matches Matchday 1 ---- ---- Matchday 2 ---- ---- Matchday 3 ---- ---- Matchday 4 ---- ---- Matchday 5 ---- ---- Matchday 6 ---- ---- Matchday 7 ---- ---- Matchday 8 ---- ---- Matchday 9 ---- ---- Matchday 10 ---- ---- Goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rolando Fonseca
Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. Nicknamed ''El Principito'' (The little prince)''La Nación (San José), La Nación'"Nuevo Estadio Nacional: Joya del Deporte Costarricense" p. 30. 15 March 2011. Retrieved on 26 May 2013. and ''El Rolo'', Fonseca usually played second striker, just off the striker (association football), main striker and was renowned for his ability to create opportunities for his teammates and his fierce long shot. With 47 goals, Fonseca is the Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica national team's all-time top goalscorer. Club career Fonseca played for C.S.D. Comunicaciones, Comunicaciones in Guatemala, Independiente Medellín and América de Cali in Colombia, C.F. Pachuca, Pachuca and C.F. La Piedad, La Piedad in Mexico, as well as having home spells with Deportivo Saprissa, Saprissa, L.D. Alajuelense, Alajuelense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Manuel Abundis
José Manuel Abundis Sandoval (born 11 June 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Abundis last played for Querétaro F.C. in 2008. He made his debut for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer on 30 September 2006, scoring the second goal in a 3–1 victory against Columbus Crew SC, but was not re-signed at the end of the season, following disputes with coach Steve Nicol over playing time. He represented Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He scored 3 goals in the tournament, including one in the final. Abundis served as head coach of Atlanta Silverbacks during the 2011 North American Soccer League season. He was fired by Atlanta on 7 November 2011. On 18 June 2019. Abundis was appointed as head coach of Petroleros de Poza Rica, a team that plays in the Mexican Third Division. Career statistics International goals :''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.'' Honou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () (officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and the sixth-largest association football stadium in the world. Regarded as one of the most famous and iconic football stadiums in the world, it is the first to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals; the 1970 World Cup final, where Brazil defeated Italy 4–1, and the 1986 World Cup final, where Argentina defeated West Germany 3–2. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final match between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the " Hand of God goal" and the " Goal of the Century". The Estadio Azteca is the only football stadium in the world to have both Pelé (1970) and Diego Maradona (1986) win the FIFA Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Italy National Football Team
The Italy national football team () has represented Italy in men's international Association football, football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary Training ground (association football), training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four FIFA World Cup, World Cup titles (1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934, 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1938, 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1982, 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006), reaching two more finals (1970 FIFA World Cup, 1970, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994), and finishing third place in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990 and fourth in 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1978. Italy also won two UEFA European Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brazil National Football Team
The Brazil national football team (), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international Association football, football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (), the governing body of football in Brazil. It has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CONMEBOL since 1916. It was also a member of Panamerican Championship#Panamerican Football Confederation, PFC, the unified confederation of the Americas from 1946 to 1961. Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958, 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962, 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1970, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002. The ''Seleção'' also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms, with a record of 76 victories in 114 matches played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Spain National Football Team
The Spain national football team () has represented Spain in men's international Association football, football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of eight national teams to have been crowned List of FIFA World Cup finals, world champions and has participated in a total of 16 out of 22 FIFA World Cups, winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 edition, and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has participated in a total of 12 out of 17 UEFA European Championships, and are the UEFA#Current title holders, reigning European champions, having won a record fourth title in UEFA Euro 2024, 2024. After their victory in the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, 2023 UEFA Nations League they became the second national team, following France national football team, France, to win three major titles (World Cup, European Championship and UEFA Nations League, Nations League). Spain is also one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peru National Football Team
The Peru national football team (), nicknamed ''La Bicolor'', represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1924 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1925. It was also a member of PFC, the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas from 1946 to 1961. Peru has won the Copa América twice, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times (last appearing in 2018); the team also participated in the 1936 Olympic football competition and has reached the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team plays most of its home matches at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, the country's capital. The team wears distinctive white shirts adorned with a diagonal red stripe, which combine Peru's national colours. This basic design has been used continuously since 1936, and gives rise to the team's common Spanish nickname, ''la Blanquirroja'' ("the white-and-red" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
