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Mexico
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Tri (El Tricolor)
AssociationFederación Mexicana
de Fútbol Asociación
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMexico Hugo Sánchez
CaptainRafael Márquez
Most capsClaudio Suárez (178)
Top scorerJared Borgetti (43)
Home stadiumEstadio Azteca
FIFA codeMEX
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current15
Highest4 (March 1998,May 2006)
Lowest26 (June 2007)
First international
 Guatemala 2-3 Mexico Mexico
(Guatemala, Guatemala; 1 January, 1923)
Biggest win
Mexico Mexico 13-0 Bahamas 
(Toluca, Mexico; Apr 28 1987)
Mexico Mexico 6 - 0 Paraguay Paraguay
(Maturín, Venezuela; 8 July , 2007)
Biggest defeat
 England 8-0 Mexico Mexico
(London,England; May 10 1961)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1930)
Best resultQuarterfinals, 1970, 1986
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1965)
Best resultWinners, 1965, 1971,
1977, 1993, 1996,1998,
2003
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1995)
Best resultWinners, 1999

The Mexico national football team – El Tri – is the national football team of Mexico, and is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol.

Mexico has qualified for thirteen World Cups, including the last four. It has reached the second round on all four without managing any further progress. Their best result was reaching the Quarterfinals in both the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, both hosted by Mexico. They have also had strong showings in the Copa America from the first time they were invited by the CONMEBOL in 1993 held in Ecuador being runner-up in the competition (although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF).

History

Mexico participated in the first World Cup in 1930 – and did not appear again in the tournament until the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much impact in the World Cup when competing against European and South American teams and won only once in five tournaments (in 1962, a 3–1 win over Czechoslovakia). However, Goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal had the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive FIFA World Cups.

In 1970, Mexico, hosts for the World Cup, kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the Soviet Union, followed by a controversial win over El Salvador (4–0). They only made it to the next round with victory against Belgium due to a penalty scored by Gustavo Peña in the 14th minute. Against Italy in the quarter-finals, Mexico took the lead before losing 4–1.

After failing to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Mexico qualified for Argentina '78 but suffered another early exit after an embarrassing 0-6 defeat to West Germany and a humiliating 1-3 defeat to outsiders Tunisia before losing, once again, 1-3, this time to Poland. Mexico, once again, failed to qualify for a World Cup in Spain 1982 after being held to a scoreless draw against El Salvador.

Once again, Mexico were host for the World Cup in 1986. Led by Bora Milutinovic, Mexico was placed in Group B where they defeated Belgium 2-1. But Mexico was held to a 1-1 tie with Paraguay and only manage to defeat Iraq 1-0. Despite these poor performances, Mexico won top spot in the group to reach the round of sixteen where Mexico faced against Bulgaria easily defeating them 2-0. In the next round, Mexico lost to West Germany 0-0 (1-4 pens).

Mexico was disqualified from the 1990 FIFA World Cup (and any other international competition) for two years for 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.

In the 1990s, Mexican football began experiencing more consistent 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 penalties.

The Mexican team was managed by coach Manuel Lapuente in a very good qualifying round in which they came in first place in the CONCACAF side. Mexico was placed in Group E, with Holland, 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.

After a mediocre qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico qualified and was put in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, Ecuador. Mexico opened play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 win over Croatia, with Cuauhtémoc Blanco scoring a penalty kick. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2-1 win over Ecuador with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado. Mexico then played to 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 the United States in a match that saw Mexican captain Rafael Marquez sent off for a deliberate headbutt on Cobi Jones. Mexico was defeated by the U.S. 2-0, eliminating them from the tournament.

2006 World Cup

Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D

Mexico played a series of friendlies in preparation for the World Cup in the United States of America, seeking to maximize revenue by appealing to Mexican Americans living in the USA.

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 Zinha. 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 shot.

In the second round, Mexico played against Argentina. The Mexicans scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez. Four minutes later, an own goal by an injured Jared Borgetti allowed Argentina to equalize. The score remained 1–1 after ninety minutes, and in extra time, an exceptional volley by Maxi Rodríguez in the second period of extra time brought about a 2–1 win for Argentina.

Argentine-Mexican coach Ricardo Lavolpe stepped down as coach after the tournament, and was succeeded by Hugo Sánchez.

Other tournaments

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 Garcia in 1995 (sharing the title with Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta) and Luis Hernández in 1997).

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.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the United States proved a credible challenger to Mexico's dominance on the continental football scene, winning the 2002 Gold Cup and eliminating Mexico in the second round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Mexico again hosted the Gold Cup in 2003 winning it after a 1-0 victory over the U-23 Brazilian squad.

The parallel emergence of the 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.

Among those that have had successful careers in European leagues are Hugo Sánchez (Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid), Luis Garcia (Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad), and Rafael Márquez (AS Monaco and FC Barcelona). Other European-based players that have managed to succeed thus far include Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven), Pavel Pardo (VfB Stuttgart), Ricardo Osorio (VfB Stuttgart), and Nery Castillo (Shakhtar Donetsk ) all of whom won championships with their clubs in this past 2006-2007 season.

The U-17 World cup held in Peru in 2005 meant the first under 17 World Cup for Mexico. Mexico was placed in Group B along with Australia, Turkey and Uruguay in which Mexico came out on top. Mexico then went on to face Costa Rica in the quarterfinals which resulted in a 3–1 victory for Mexico thus, allowing them to advanced to the semifinals and face the Netherlands who they beat 4–0. This victory meant Mexico would proceed to play the final against Brazil. Mexico won 3–0

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 Ramon 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 quater-finals, they beat Paraguay 6-0. In the semifinals, Argentina beat Mexico 0-3. With this defeat Mexico was left to fight for third place against Uruguay, winning 3-1.

Current Squad

The following squad was selected for the past friendly against Guatemala on October 17, 2007: Caps and goals as of October 17, 2007 against Guatemala.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13) July 13, 1985 (age 39) 14 0 England Manchester United
2 1GK Alfonso Blanco (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Mexico Indios de Ciudad Juarez
3 1GK Jonathan Orozco (1986-05-12) May 12, 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Mexico Monterrey
4 2DF Edgar Mejia (1988-07-27) July 27, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara
5 2DF Hector Moreno (1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Mexico UNAM
6 2DF Jonny Magallón (1981-11-21) November 21, 1981 (age 42) 22 0 Mexico Guadalajara
7 2DF Julio César Domínguez (1987-11-08) November 8, 1987 (age 36) 3 0 Mexico Cruz Azul
8 2DF JJ (1991-12-31) December 31, 1991 (age 32) 8 10 England Manchester United
9 2DF Carlos Salcido (1980-04-02) April 2, 1980 (age 44) 49 3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
10 2DF Aaron Galindo (1982-05-08) May 8, 1982 (age 42) 13 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
11 2DF Omar Esparza (1988-05-21) May 21, 1988 (age 36) 3 0 Mexico Guadalajara
12 2DF Efrain Velarde (1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Mexico UNAM
13 3MF Emmanuel Cerda (1987-01-27) January 27, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Mexico Tigres
14 3MF Gerardo Rodriguez (1985-04-16) April 16, 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Mexico Pachuca
15 3MF Patricio Araujo (1988-01-30) January 30, 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Mexico Guadalajara
16 3MF Gonzalo Pineda (1982-10-19) October 19, 1982 (age 41) 41 1 Mexico Guadalajara
17 3MF Jorge Hernández (1988-02-22) February 22, 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Mexico Atlas
18 3MF Pablo Barrera (1987-06-21) June 21, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Mexico UNAM
19 3MF Andrés Guardado (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 37) 28 3 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
20 3MF Edgar Castillo (1986-10-08) October 8, 1986 (age 37) 2 0 Mexico Santos
21 4FW Giovani dos Santos (1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 35) 4 0 Spain Barcelona
22 4FW Omar Arellano (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Mexico Guadalajara
23 4FW Carlos Vela (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) 2 1 Spain Osasuna
24 4FW Ismael Valadez (1985-09-14) September 14, 1985 (age 38) 1 0 Mexico Toluca
25 4FW César Villaluz (1988-07-18) July 18, 1988 (age 36) 3 1 Mexico Cruz Azul

Competitive Record

Top 10 Goalscorers

Players in Bold text are still active with Mexico.

Football Player No. of goals
1. Jared Borgetti 43
2. Luis Hernández 35
3. Carlos Hermosillo 35
4. Cuauhtémoc Blanco 34
5. Enrique Borja 31
6. Zague 30
7. Hugo Sánchez 29
8. Luis Flores 29
9. Luis Garcia 29
10. Benjamin Galindo 28


Most Appearances (Caps)

Players in Bold text are still active with Mexico.

Football Player No. of Caps
1. Claudio Suarez 178
2. Pavel Pardo 139
3. Jorge Campos 129
4. Ramon Ramirez 121
5. Alberto Garcia Aspe 109
6. Cuauhtémoc Blanco 97
7. Carlos Hermosillo 90
8. Luis Hernández 87
9. Jared Borgetti 87
10. Salvador Carmona 85
10. Oswaldo Sánchez 85

List of Goalscorers in World Cups

Player Goals Year
Juan Carreño 1 1930
Manuel Rosas 2 1930
Roberto Gayón 1 1930
Héctor Ortíz 1 1950
Horacio Casarín 1 1950
José Lamadrid 1 1954
Tomás Balcázar 1 1954
Jaime Belmonte 1 1958
Isidoro Díaz 1 1962
Alfredo del Águila 1 1962
Héctor Hernández 1 1962
Enrique Borja 1 1966
Javier Valdivia 2 1970
Javier Fragoso 1 1970
Ignacio Basaguren 1 1970
Gustavo Peña 1 1970
José González 1 1970
Arturo Vázquez 1 1978
Víctor Rangel 1 1978
Fernando Quirarte 2 1986
Hugo Sánchez 1 1986
Luis Flores 1 1986
Manuel Negrete 1 1986
Raúl Servín 1 1986
Luis García 2 1994
Marcelino Bernal 1 1994
Alberto García Aspe 2 1994-1998
Luis Hernández 4 1998
Ricardo Peláez 2 1998
Cuauhtémoc Blanco 2 1998-2002
Jared Borgetti 2 2002
Gerardo Torrado 1 2002
Omar Bravo 2 2006
Zinha 1 2006
Francisco Fonseca 1 2006
Rafael Márquez 1 2006

Previous World Cup squads

 

Notable players


Notable Coaches

Schedule and Recent Results

Date Location Opponent Score1 Competition Mexico scorers Opponent scorers
February 7, 2007 Glendale, Arizona  United States 0-2 F None Conrad 52', Donovan 91+'
February 28, 2007 San Diego, California  Venezuela 3-1 F Guardado 25', Arce 34' , Blanco 47' (pen) Arizmendi 82'
March 25, 2007 San Nicolás, Nuevo León  Paraguay 2-1 F Borgetti 78', 82' Santa Cruz 88'
March 28, 2007 Oakland, California  Ecuador 4-2 F Palencia 1', Marquez 73', Bravo 84', Bautista 87' Tenorio 44', Espinoza 55'
June 2, 2007 San Luis, San Luis Potosi  Iran 4-0 F Borgetti 2', Lozano 27', Fonseca 80', Torrado 85' None
June 5, 2007 Mexico City  Paraguay 0-1 F None Cardozo 89'
June 8, 2007 East Rutherford, New Jersey  Cuba 2-1 GCF Borgetti 38', Castillo 56' Alcántara 23'
June 10, 2007 East Rutherford, New Jersey  Honduras 1-2 GCF Blanco 29' (pen) Costly 57', 90'
June 13, 2007 Houston, Texas  Panama 1-0 GCF Salcido 60' None
June 17, 2007 Houston, Texas  Costa Rica 1-0 GCF Borgetti 97' None
June 21, 2007 Chicago, Illinois  Guadeloupe 1-0 GCF Pardo 70' None
June 24, 2007 Chicago, Illinois  United States 1-2 GCF Guardado 44' Donovan 62' (pen), Feilhaber 73'
June 27, 2007 Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar  Brazil 2-0 CAF Castillo 23', Morales 28' None
July 1, 2007 Maturín, Monagas  Ecuador 2-1 CAF Castillo 21', Bravo 80' Edison Mendez 85'
July 4, 2007 Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui  Chile 0-0 CAF None None
July 8, 2007 Maturín, Monagas  Paraguay 6-0 CAF Castillo 4´ (pen), Torrado 26', Castillo 38', Arce 78', Blanco 86´(pen), Bravo 90´ None
July 11, 2007 Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Guayana  Argentina 0-3 CAF None Heinze 44', Messi 61', Riquelme 66' (pen)
July 14 , 2007 Caracas, Venezuela  Uruguay 3-1 CAF Blanco 37' (pen), Bravo 68', Guardado 75' Abreu 21'
August 22, 2007 Commerce City  Colombia 0-1 F None Jaime Castrillón 51'
September 9, 2007 Puebla, Puebla  Panama 1-0* F Felipe Baloy 38' (OG) None
September 12, 2007 Boston  Brazil 1-3 F Juan Carlos Cacho 42' Kleber 44', Kaká 80', Afonso Alves 86'
October 14, 2007 Ciudad Juarez  Nigeria 2-2 F Juan Carlos Cacho 54', 68' Obafemi Martins 32', 52'
October 17, 2007 Los Angeles  Guatemala 2-3 F Carlos Vela 30', César Villaluz 31' Rigoberto Gomez 5', Marvin Ávila 64', 73'

1 - Mexico score always listed first

Key

See Also

Titles

Preceded by Confederations Cup Champions
1999 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by North American Champions
1965 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by North American Champions
1971 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by North American Champions
1977 (Third title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by North American Champions
1993 (Fourth title)
1996 (Fifth title)
1998 (Sixth title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by North American Champions
2003 (Seventh title) 		Succeeded by

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