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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Mexico national football team

The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football competition and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation (FEMEXFUT), who also manages the women's national team. The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIFA World Rankings[1] and 8th in the World Football Elo Ratings[2], making Mexico one of the strongest teams in the Americas.
Mexico has qualified for thirteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994. Mexico's best progression was reaching the Quarterfinals in both the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, both of which were staged on Mexican soil. Mexico holds one FIFA Confederations Cup, five CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships, one North American Nations Cup and two NAFC Championships. Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF, the national football team has been regularly invited to compete in the CONMEBOL Copa América since Ecuador 1993 finishing as runner-up twice and obtaining the third place medal on three occasions

History

Early years

Competitive association football in Mexico was organized in the early 20th century by European immigrant groups, notably Cornish miners from Cornwall, England, and in later years, Spanish exiles fleeing the Spanish Civil War. The original team played Guatemala, which the Mexican team won 3–2.[3]
A series of international friendlies were played against the national representation of Guatemala on December 9, 12, and 16 of 1923. The match on December 9 was played in Parque España and was won by Mexico with a final score of 2-1. On December 12, the match ended in a 2-0 win for Mexico, and the final game of the series ended in a 3-3 draw.[4] The manager for this team was Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Récord", and the assistant coach was Adolfo Frías.[4] The fourteen players selected for this friendly series include: Nacho de la Garza, Pedro "Perico" Legorreta, Manuel "Güero" Yáñez, Enrique "La Matona" Esquivel, Agustín Ojeda, Roberto Jardón, Carlos Garcés, Horacio Ortiz, Adeodato López, Mauro Guadarrama "La Venada" Alatorre, Cornelio Cuevas, and Alfredo "Fofo" García Besné.[4]
It would be another four years before the national team would be represented in international friendlies. In preparation for a friendly against Spain, the team played a friendly against their "B" squad on June 12, 1927, winning 4-2. On June 19, 1927, the Mexican squad faced a selection from Spain, drawing 3-3. During this series, the squad also played against the Uruguayan club Nacional de Montevideo, losing 1-3.[3]

Formation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol

On August 5, 1927, the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico was founded. From its inception, the federation has been the main body in charge of the promotion, administration, organization, management, and funding of the Mexican national football team as well as all football competition within Mexico. Club representatives from the federation's first division all vote on the direction, management, and coaching staff of the national football team.


Mexico 1930 world cup squad
The 1928 Summer Olympics were hosts to Mexico's first international tournament. Prior to the tournament, the Mexican squad held friendlies against a representative Asturias side as well as two friendlies against Spain. These matches resulted in two draws and one loss. At the Olympic tournament, Mexico faced Spain in the Round of 16 on May 30, 1928, resulting in Mexico's defeat of 1-7.[5]
Mexico participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, having been grouped together with Argentina, Chile, and France. Mexico's first match was played against France at Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 13, 1930. The match ended in a 4–1 win for France, but witnessed Mexico's first World Cup goal by Juan Carreño.[6] This match occurred simultaneously with the USA–Belgium match. In their second match of the tournament, Mexico fell to Chile 3–0 at Montevideo's Estadio Gran Parque Central. Mexico's third match, against Argentina, featured the first penalty of the tournament, awarded in the 42' and scored by Mexico's Manuel Rosas. A total of five penalties were awarded during the match which was refereed by the Bolivian coach Ulises Saucedo, three of them controversial.[7]

Post-WWII

Mexico did not appear again in a World Cup tournament until the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much of an impact in the World Cup when competing against European and South American teams. However, goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal has the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive FIFA World Cups.
In 1970, Mexico hosted the World Cup and kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the Soviet Union. This was followed by a win over El Salvador (4–0). Mexico advanced to the next round with a victory against Belgium thanks to a penalty scored by Gustavo Peña in the 14th minute. At the quarter-finals stage, Mexico was eliminated by Italy in a 4–1 match despite Mexico taking an early lead.
Mexico failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and did not appear at the world stage until the Argentina '78. Mexico suffered an early exit after three defeats: 0-6 against West Germany, 1-3 against Tunisia, and 1-3 to Poland. Mexico failed to qualify for Spain 1982.
In 1986, Mexico again hosted the World Cup. Coached by Bora Milutinović, Mexico was placed in Group B where they defeated Belgium 2-1, draw 1-1 with Paraguay, and defeated Iraq 1-0. With this performance, Mexico won the top spot in its group and advanced to the next round where Mexico faced Bulgaria in a 2-0 win. In the quarter-finals stage, Mexico lost to West Germany 0-0 (1-4 pens). They won the first championship game
Mexico was disqualified from the 1990 FIFA World Cup (and any other international competition) after using players over the age limit allowed by FIFA in the qualifying round for the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988. The punishment originally was only going to be applied to the Olympic team and not the World Cup team, but the penalty was applied to all Mexican national representatives of all sports for two years. This was a hard intake, as this was the golden time for the legendary striker Hugo Sanchez, where in the next World Cup, he was just considered a "good" player, rather than a "legendary" one.
In the 1990s, after hiring coach César Luis Menotti, Mexican football began experiencing greater international success. An important turning point was its participation in the 1993 Copa America, where they finished second in the tournament, losing to Argentina 2-1 in the final. Mexico went on to win its group on tiebreakers in the 1994 World Cup, emerging from the tournament's "Group of death", composed of Mexico, Italy, Ireland, and Norway. However, Mexico eventually lost in the second round to Bulgaria on penalty kicks. Miguel Mejía Barón led this team into one of its most distinguished performances in a World Cup.
Since their second place finish in the 1993 Copa America, Mexico has been a regular participant in the South American tournament and has competed well. It earned third place in 1997, 1999 and 2007 and another second-place finish in 2001. Mexico has never failed to reach the quarter finals of the Copa America and twice has had the leading scorer in the tournament (Luis García in 1995 (sharing the title with Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta) and Luis Hernández in 1997).
After its participation at King Fahd's Cup (which would eventually become the FIFA Confederation's Cup) and being coached again by Bora Milutinović then eventually Manuel Lapuente, in a very good qualifying round for France 1998, in which they came in first place in the CONCACAF side. At the World Cup, Mexico was placed in Group E, with the Netherlands, Korea Republic and Belgium. Mexico started against Korea Republic losing 0-1 but came back to win 3-1. Belgium had started beating Mexico 2-0 but came back to tie 2-2. The third game against Netherlands ended in another 2-2 result which resulted in qualification to the Round of 16. In the next round, Mexico faced Germany. Although having the lead Mexico did not manage to hold onto it and lost the game 2-1.
Mexico hosted and won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico won its first official FIFA tournament trophy by beating Brazil with a final score of 4-3. Mexico's star, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, shared the tournament's Golden Shoe award as top scorer with Ronaldinho, he was also awarded the Silver Ball.

21st Century

After a tough qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico reached the finals and was placed in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, Ecuador. Mexico opened its participation with a 1-0 win over Croatia. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2-1 win over Ecuador with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado. Mexico then achieved a 1-1 draw against Italy thanks to a goal from Borgetti that was regarded as one of the best of the tournament. In the second round Mexico played continental rivals United States, losing 2-0.
Mexico co-hosted (with the U.S.) the Gold Cup in 2003, winning it after a 1-0 victory in Mexico City over a Brazilian squad which had eliminated the United States in Miami, Florida.
The parallel emergence of Mexico and the United States on the international stage has helped elevate the status of the CONCACAF region, and has provided a natural rivalry that has benefited the development of both national teams.
The growth experienced by the Mexican national team since the early 1990s was matched by the increased competitiveness of its domestic league, the Primera División de México. Due in large part to lucrative television contracts, Mexican football clubs are amongst the richest outside of Europe. The influx of high level foreign players, together with increased participation in international tournaments has helped compensate for the fact that, traditionally, relatively few Mexican players have sought opportunities in other countries. Hugo Sánchez (Atlético de Madrid, {[Sagebrush United red}] and Real Madrid), Luis García (Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Real Valladolid) have all found some success during their time in Europe.
Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D


Mexican national team training in Germany.
Mexico played a series of friendlies in the U.S. in preparation for the World Cup, seeking to maximize revenue by appealing to Mexican Americans living in the U.S. .
Mexico was one of eight seeded teams in the first round at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The eight seeded teams consisted of Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Mexico. This was the second time a non-hosting CONCACAF nation was seeded. Mexico was put in Group D with Iran, Angola and Portugal.
Mexico won their opening match 3–1 against Iran, with two goals from Omar Bravo and one by Sinha. In their second match, Mexico played to a 0–0 draw against Angola. Mexico joined Portugal as a qualifier in the Round of 16, despite losing to the Portuguese 2–1. During the match, Bravo missed a penalty.
In the second round, Mexico played against Argentina. The Mexicans scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez assisted by Pável Pardo. Four minutes later, Hernán Crespo scored for Argentina to equalise. The score remained 1–1 after ninety minutes, and in extra time, a volley by Maxi Rodríguez in the second period of extra time brought about a 2–1 win for Argentina.
Argentine coach Ricardo Lavolpe, who was coaching Mexico at the time, stepped down as coach after the tournament, and was succeeded by Mexican legend Hugo Sánchez.
After losing the final match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 1-2 against the United States, Mexico successfully rebounded with a remarkable first-round participation at CONMEBOL Copa America 2007. Beginning by beating the recent champions Brazil 2-0 (goals from: Nery Castillo 23' and Ramón Morales 28') in their first match, they then went on to defeat Ecuador 2-1 (goals from: Nery Castillo 21' and Omar Bravo 79'). For their final match they tied 0-0 with Chile. With those results Mexico came first in Group B with seven points.
In the quarterfinals, Mexico beat Paraguay 6-0 but lost in the semi-finals 3-0 to Argentina. With this defeat, Mexico was left to fight for third place against Uruguay, winning 3-1 and claiming the bronze trophy.
In July 2009 Mexico won their fifth Gold Cup, and eighth CONCACAF Championship overall, after beating the United States 5–0 in the final at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
On October 10, 2009 Mexico qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after defeating El Salvador 4-1 in Estadio Azteca.

Kit

The Kit of Mexico has traditionally been a green shirt with white shorts with a red trim. As of November 2009, the shirt now has 2 red trims on the shirt near the shoulders. Away colors consist of a black shirt and black shorts, with a green trim. However, an all green kit and an all white kit have been used in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Also, in the 1966 FIFA World Cup the kit consisted of a white shirt with navy blue shorts. In the 1970 FIFA World Cup the away kit was a wine red shirt with navy blue short. An all white kit was also used in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in the group stage games against the Netherlands and Belgium. The Women's team still uses the old kit before November 2009. Socks have usually been red, as to resemble Mexico's flag, but this has been changed to white socks.
As of 2007, Adidas are the kit provider for Mexico. Over the years, Levi (1978), Adidas (1978-1992), Umbro (1992-1997), ABA Sport (1997-1999), Atletica (1999-2003) and Nike (2003-2007) have provided kits.

Schedule and results

Recent and upcoming games

Date Location Opponent Score1 Competition Mexico scorers
February 24, 2010 San Francisco, United States Bolivia 5–0 F Barrera Goal 2', Hernández Goal 12', 20', Luna Goal 18', Aguilar Goal 52'
March 3, 2010 Pasadena, United States New Zealand 2–0 F Hernández Goal 53', Vela Goal 57'
March 17, 2010 Torreón, Mexico Korea DPR 2–1 F Blanco Goal 51', Hernández Goal 68'
March 24, 2010 Charlotte, United States Iceland 0–0 F
May 7, 2010 East Rutherford, United States Ecuador 0–0 F
May 10, 2010 Chicago, United States Senegal 1–0 F Medina Goal 60'
May 13, 2010 Houston, United States Angola 1–0 F Guardado Goal 52'
May 16, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico Chile 1–0 F Medina Goal 14'
May 24, 2010 London, England England 1–3 F Franco Goal 45'
May 26, 2010 Freiburg, Germany Netherlands 1–2 F Hernández Goal 74'
May 30, 2010 Bayreuth, Germany Gambia 5–1 F Hernández Goal 17', 50', Bautista Goal 59', 73', Medina Goal 81'
June 3, 2010 Brussels, Belgium Italy
F
June 11, 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
WCF
June 17, 2010 Polokwane, South Africa France
WCF
June 22, 2010 Rustenburg, South Africa Uruguay
WCF
August 11, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico Spain
F
1.^ Mexico goals are first.
Source: Medio Tiempo
Key
  • F = Friendly
  • WCF= 2010 FIFA World Cup

Current squad

The following 23-man squad will represent Mexico in the 2010 World Cup.[8][9][10][11] All caps and goals are correct as of the completion of the friendly match against Gambia.
No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Óscar Pérez February 1, 1973 (1973-02-01) (age 37) 51 0 Unattached
13 GK Guillermo Ochoa July 13, 1985 (1985-07-13) (age 24) 37 0 Mexico America
23 GK Luis Ernesto Michel July 21, 1979 (1979-07-21) (age 30) 4 0 Mexico Guadalajara

2 DF Francisco Javier Rodríguez October 20, 1981 (1981-10-20) (age 28) 47 1 Netherlands PSV
3 DF Carlos Salcido April 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) (age 30) 72 6 Netherlands PSV
4 DF Rafael Márquez February 13, 1979 (1979-02-13) (age 31) 90 10 Spain Barcelona
5 DF Ricardo Osorio March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30) (age 30) 75 1 Unattached
12 DF Paul Aguilar March 6, 1986 (1986-03-06) (age 24) 9 2 Mexico Pachuca
15 DF Héctor Moreno January 17, 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 22) 9 0 Netherlands AZ
16 DF Efraín Juárez February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22) (age 22) 18 0 Mexico UNAM
19 DF Jonny Magallón November 21, 1981 (1981-11-21) (age 28) 52 3 Mexico Guadalajara
20 DF Jorge Torres Nilo January 17, 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 22) 8 0 Mexico UANL

6 MF Gerardo Torrado April 30, 1979 (1979-04-30) (age 31) 113 6 Mexico Cruz Azul
8 MF Israel Castro December 29, 1980 (1980-12-29) (age 29) 30 1 Mexico UNAM
18 MF Andrés Guardado September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28) (age 23) 55 8 Spain Deportivo La Coruña

7 FW Pablo Barrera June 21, 1987 (1987-06-21) (age 22) 20 3 Mexico UNAM
9 FW Guillermo Franco November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03) (age 33) 21 7 Unattached[12]
10 FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17) (age 37) 117 38 Mexico Veracruz
11 FW Carlos Vela March 1, 1989 (1989-03-01) (age 21) 27 8 England Arsenal
14 FW Javier Hernández June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01) (age 22) 11 7 Mexico Guadalajara
17 FW Giovani dos Santos May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11) (age 21) 25 5 England Tottenham Hotspur
21 FW Adolfo Bautista May 15, 1979 (1979-05-15) (age 31) 37 11 Mexico Guadalajara
22 FW Alberto Medina May 29, 1983 (1983-05-29) (age 27) 55 5 Mexico Guadalajara

Recent call ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mexico squad within last 12 months.
Name DOB (Age) Club Caps Goals Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
José de Jesús Corona January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26) (age 29) Mexico Cruz Azul 9 0 v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Jonathan Orozco May 12, 1986 (1986-05-12) (age 24) Mexico Monterrey 1 0 v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Defenders
Fausto Pinto August 8, 1983 (1983-08-08) (age 26) Mexico Cruz Azul 26 0 v United States, July 26, 2009
Ismael Rodríguez January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10) (age 29) Mexico América 6 0 v United States, July 26, 2009
Aarón Galindo May 8, 1982 (1982-05-08) (age 28) Mexico Guadalajara 20 0 v Honduras, September 9, 2009
Edgar Dueñas March 5, 1983 (1983-03-05) (age 27) Mexico Toluca 5 0 v Colombia, September 30, 2009
Hugo Ayala March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31) (age 23) Mexico UANL 3 0 v Bolivia, February 24, 2010
Óscar Rojas August 2, 1981 (1981-08-02) (age 28) Mexico América 18 1 v Korea DPR, March 17, 2010
José Antonio Castro August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11) (age 29) Mexico UANL 33 1 v Korea DPR, March 17, 2010
Juan Carlos Valenzuela May 15, 1984 (1984-05-15) (age 26) Mexico América 9 0 v Angola, May 13, 2010
Midfielders
Fernando Arce April 24, 1980 (1980-04-24) (age 30) Mexico Santos 42 7 v Trinidad and Tobago, June 10, 2009
Pável Pardo July 26, 1976 (1976-07-26) (age 33) Mexico América 148 11 v Trinidad and Tobago, June 10, 2009
Israel Martínez March 14, 1981 (1981-03-14) (age 29) Mexico América 8 0 v United States, July 26, 2009
Edgar Pacheco January 22, 1990 (1990-01-22) (age 20) Mexico Atlas 1 0 v Colombia, September 30, 2009
Patricio Araujo January 30, 1988 (1988-01-30) (age 22) Mexico Guadalajara 5 0 v Korea DPR, March 17, 2010
Luis Miguel Noriega April 17, 1985 (1985-04-17) (age 25) Mexico Morelia 6 1 v Korea DPR, March 17, 2010
Daniel Arreola October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08) (age 24) Mexico Atlante 1 0 v Korea DPR, March 17, 2010
Jesús Molina March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29) (age 22) Mexico UANL 1 0 v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Braulio Luna September 8, 1974 (1974-09-08) (age 35) Mexico San Luis 31 2 v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Adrián Aldrete June 14, 1988 (1988-06-14) (age 21) Mexico Morelia 7 0 v Angola, May 13, 2010
Jonathan dos Santos April 26, 1990 (1990-04-26) (age 20) Spain Barcelona 5 0 v Gambia, May 30, 2010
Strikers
Omar Bravo March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) (age 30) Mexico Guadalajara 63 15 v United States, July 26, 2009
Nery Castillo June 13, 1984 (1984-06-13) (age 25) Ukraine Dnipro 21 6 v Honduras, September 9, 2009
Néstor Calderón February 14, 1989 (1989-02-14) (age 21) Mexico Toluca 2 0 v Colombia, September 30, 2009
Francisco Palencia April 28, 1973 (1973-04-28) (age 37) Mexico UNAM 80 12 v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Omar Arellano June 18, 1987 (1987-06-18) (age 22) Mexico Guadalajara 5 1 v Trinidad and Tobago, October 14, 2009
Enrique Esqueda April 19, 1988 (1988-04-19) (age 22) Mexico América 4 1 v Bolivia, February 24, 2010
Aldo de Nigris July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22) (age 26) Mexico Monterrey 2 0 v New Zealand, March 3, 2010
Ángel Reyna September 19, 1984 (1984-09-19) (age 25) Mexico América 3 0 v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Vicente Matías Vuoso November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) (age 28) Mexico America 10 4 v Iceland, March 24, 2010
Miguel Sabah November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14) (age 30) Mexico Morelia 16 5 v Iceland, March 24, 2010

Coaching Staff

Manager Mexico Javier Aguirre
Assistant Manager Mexico Mario Carrillo
Assistant Manager Mexico Manuel Vidrio
Youth Coach Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez
Coach Mexico José Luis González China
Fitness Coach Mexico Ariel González
Goalkeeping Coach Mexico Alberto Aguilar
Physiotherapist Spain Juan Iribarren
Team Doctor Mexico Dr. Radames Gaxiola

Competitive record

World Cup record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Round 1 3 0 0 3 4 13
Italy 1934 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
France 1938 Withdrew - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 10
Switzerland 1954 Round 1 2 0 0 2 2 7
Sweden 1958 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 8
Chile 1962 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 4
England 1966 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 3
Mexico 1970 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 6 3
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 12
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Mexico 1986 Quarter-Finals 5 3 2 0 6 2
Italy 1990 Banned - - - - - -
United States 1994 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 4 4
France 1998 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 8 7
South KoreaJapan 2002 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 4 4
Germany 2006 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 5
South Africa 2010 Qualified





Brazil 2014 Unknown





Total 14/19 45 11 12 22 48 82

CONCACAF Championships record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
El Salvador 1963 1st round 3 1 1 1 9 2
Guatemala 1965 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 2
Honduras 1967 Second place 5 4 0 1 10 1
Costa Rica 1969 Fourth place 5 1 2 2 4 5
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Champions 5 4 1 0 6 1
Haiti 1973 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 5
Mexico 1977 Champions 5 5 0 0 20 5
Honduras 1981 Third place 5 1 3 1 6 3
1985 Did not enter - - - - - -
1989 Banned - - - - - -
United States 1991 Third place 5 3 1 1 10 5
United StatesMexico 1993 Champions 5 4 1 0 28 2
United States 1996 Champions 4 4 0 0 9 0
United States 1998 Champions 4 4 0 0 8 2
United States 2000 Quarter-Finals 3 1 1 1 6 3
United States 2002 Quarter-Finals 3 2 1 0 4 1
United StatesMexico 2003 Champions 5 4 1 0 9 0
United States 2005 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 7 4
United States 2007 Second place 6 4 0 2 7 5
United States 2009 Champions 6 5 1 0 15 2
2011 Unknown





Total 8 Titles 83 54 17 12 181 48

Confederations Cup record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1995 Third Place 3 1 2 0 4 2
Saudi Arabia 1997 Round 1 3 1 0 2 8 6
Mexico 1999 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 6
South KoreaJapan 2001 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 8
France 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Germany 2005 Fourth Place 5 2 2 1 7 6
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Brazil 2013 Unknown - - - - - -
Total 5/8 19 8 5 6 33 28

Copa América record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Ecuador 1993 Second Place 6 2 2 2 9 7
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 5 4
Bolivia 1997 Third Place 6 2 2 2 8 9
Paraguay 1999 Third Place 6 3 1 2 10 9
Colombia 2001 Second Place 6 3 1 2 5 3
Peru 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 5 7
Venezuela 2007 Third Place 6 4 1 1 13 5
Argentina 2011 Qualified





Total
38 17 10 11 55 44

Pan American Games record

  • 1951 - Did not enter
  • 1955 - Silver medal
  • 1959 - Sixth place
  • 1963 - Did not enter
  • 1967 - Gold medal
  • 1971 - Round 1
  • 1975 - Gold medal
  • 1979 - Did not enter
  • 1983 - Round 1
  • 1987 - Fourth place
  • 1991 - Silver medal
  • 1995 - Silver medal
  • 1999 - Gold medal
  • 2003 - Bronze medal
  • 2007 - Bronze medal

Central American and Caribbean Games record

  • 1935 - Gold Medal
  • 1938 - Gold Medal
  • 1946 - Did not participate
  • 1950 - Round 1
  • 1954 - Silver Medal
  • 1959 - Gold Medal
  • 1962 - Gold Medal
  • 1966 - Gold Medal
  • 1978 - 4th place
  • 1982 - Gold Medal
  • 1986 - Gold Medal
  • 1990 - Gold Medal
  • 1993 - Gold Medal
  • 1998 - Gold Medal
  • 2002 - Silver Medal
  • 2006 - Quarterfinals

NAFC Championship results

  • 1947 - Champions
  • 1949 - Champions

North American Nations Cup results

  • 1990 - Runner-Up
  • 1991 - Champions

International Honors

  • FIFA Confederations Cup: 1
1999
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1
2005
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-Up
1977
  • Copa América: Runner-Up
1993, 2001

Regional Honours (CONCACAF)

  • CONCACAF Championship: 3
1965, 1971, 1977
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup: 5
1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009
  • NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup: 3
1947, 1949, 1991

Panamerican Games

  • Central American and Caribbean Games Gold Medals: 6
1935, 1938, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1990
  • Pan Am Games Gold Medals: 3
1967, 1975, 1999
  • CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament Gold Medals: 5
1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004

Minor Cups

  • United States Cup Championship: 3
1996, 1997, 1999
  • Azteca 2000 Tournament Championship: 1
1985
  • Marlboro Cup Championship: 1
1989
  • Milk Cup Elite Championship: 1
2001
  • Lunar New Year Cup: 1
1999 Carlsberg Cup

Player Records


Top 10 goalscorers

Players in bold text are still active with Mexico.
Rank Player Goals Years
1 Jared Borgetti 46 1997–
2 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 38 1995–
3 Carlos Hermosillo 35 1984–1997
4 Luis Hernández 35 1995–2002
5 Enrique Borja 31 1966–1975
6 Zague 30 1988–2001
7 Luis Flores 29 1983–1993
Luis García 1991–1999
Hugo Sánchez 1977–1998
10 Benjamín Galindo 28 1983–1997

Most appearances (caps)

Players in bold text are still active with Mexico.
Rank Player Caps Years
1 Claudio Suárez 178 1992–2006
2 Pável Pardo 148 1996–
3 Jorge Campos 131 1991–2003
4 Alberto García-Aspe 127 1988–2002
5 Ramón Ramírez 121 1991–2000
6 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 117 1995–
7 Gerardo Torrado 113 1996–
8 Oswaldo Sanchez 99 1999–
9 Carlos Hermosillo 90 1984–1997
10 Jared Borgetti 89 1997–

Goalscorers in World Cups

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

Mexico managers

Manager↓ Mexico career↓ Games managed↓ Won↓ Drawn↓ Lost↓ Win %↓
Mexico Adolfo Frías Beltrán 1923 6 4 1 1 66.6
Mexico Alfonso Rojo de la Vega 1928 2 0 2 0 00.0
Spain Juan Luque de Serrallonga 1930 3 0 3 0 00.0
Mexico Rafael Garza Gutiérrez 1934, 1937–1938, 1949 16 14 1 1 87.5
England Alfred C. Crowle 1935 5 5 0 0 100.0
Hungary Jorge Orth 1947 2 2 0 0 100.0
Mexico Abel Ramírez 1948 1 0 1 0 00.0
Mexico Octavio Vial 1950 5 0 4 1 00.0
Spain Antonio López H. 1950 22 9 10 3 40.9
Mexico Horacio Casarín 1953 1 1 0 0 100.0
Mexico Fernando Marcos 1959 3 3 0 0 100.0
Hungary Arpad Fekete 1963 3 1 1 1 33.3
Mexico Diego Mercado 1969 5 1 2 2 20.0
Mexico Javier de la Torre 1970–1973 38 20 7 11 52.6
Mexico Ignacio Juáregui 1974 3 2 1 0 66.6
Mexico José Antonio Roca 1977–1978 20 11 3 6 55.0
Mexico José Moncebáez 1979 3 1 1 1 33.3
Mexico Peña, GustavoGustavo Peña 1979 1 1 0 0 100.0
Mexico Raúl Cardenas 1979–1981 59 25 20 14 42.3
Mexico Mario Velarde 1987–1989 15 13 0 2 86.6
Mexico Alberto Guerra 1989 3 3 0 0 100.0
Mexico Trelles, IgnacioIgnacio Trelles 1990–1991 106 50 27 29 47.1
Argentina César Luis Menotti 1991–1992 19 7 7 5 36.8
Mexico Cayetano Rodríguez 1992 1 1 0 0 100.0
Mexico Miguel Mejía Barón 1993–1995 54 25 17 12 46.2
Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović 1983–1986, 1995–1997 104 52 32 20 50.0
Mexico Carrillo, MarioMario Carrillo 1999 1 0 0 1 00.0
Mexico Gustavo Vargas 1999 2 1 1 0 50.0
Mexico Lapuente, ManuelManuel Lapuente 1997–2000 67 33 18 16 49.2
Mexico Enrique Meza Enriquez 2000–2001 19 5 3 11 26.3
Mexico Aguirre, JavierJavier Aguirre 2001–2002 27 17 4 6 62.9
Argentina la Volpe, RicardoRicardo la Volpe 2002–2006 71 38 16 17 53.5
Mexico Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez 2006–2008 26 13 4 9 50.0
Mexico Ramírez, JesúsJesús Ramírez 2008 5 4 0 1 80.0
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson 2008–2009 13 6 1 6 46.2
Mexico Aguirre, JavierJavier Aguirre 2009- 23 15 5 2 65.5

References

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  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". World Football Elo Ratings. http://www.eloratings.net/world.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
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  5. ^ "The First Olympics". Televisa. http://www.esmas.com/seleccionmexicana/historia/313563.html. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  6. ^ Match report "Mexico-France Match Report". FIFA. http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1086.html Match report. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  7. ^ "Six countries entered bidding for first World Cup. Hello.". India Times. http://sport.indiatimes.com/soccerarticleshow/1533342.cms. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
  8. ^ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/03/30/convocatoria-del-tri-para-pretemporada-mundialista-conejo-y-bofo-entre-los-17
  9. ^ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/05/01/nery-fuera-de-la-lista-de-europeos-del-tri
  10. ^ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/05/14/topo-y-aldrete-son-las-primeras-bajas-del-tri-rumbo-al-mundial
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  12. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1281461/Mexico-striker-Guillermo-Franco-released-West-Ham-just-24-hours-Wembley-goal.html

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