Mexico national football team

Mexico

Nickname(s)	El Tri (The Tri) El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF)
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Juan Carlos Osorio
Captain	Rafael Márquez
Most caps	Claudio Suárez (177)
Top scorer	Jared Borgetti (46)
Home stadium	Estadio Azteca
FIFA code	MEX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	16 (5 May 2016)
Highest	4 (February – June 1998, May – June 2006)
Lowest	40 (July 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	10 (April 2016)
Highest	5 (July 2011)
Lowest	47 (February 1979)
First international
Guatemala 2–3 Mexico (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January 1923)
Biggest win
Mexico 13–0 Bahamas  (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987)
Biggest defeat
England 8–0 Mexico (London, England; 10 May 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (First in 1930)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 1970 and 1986
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	20 (First in 1963)
Best result	Champions, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, and 2015
Copa América
Appearances	8 (First in 1993)
Best result	Runners-up, 1993 and 2001
Confederations Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1995)
Best result	Champions, 1999
Medal record Olympic medal record Men's football[1] 2012 London Team The Mexico national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de México) represents Mexico in international football. It is fielded by the Mexican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol), the governing body of football in Mexico, and competes as a member of CONCACAF, which encompasses the countries of North and Central America, and the Caribbean. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and their head coach is Juan Carlos Osorio. The team is currently ranked 16th in the FIFA World Rankings[2] and 10th in the World Football Elo Ratings.[3] Mexico has qualified to fifteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994, making it one of six countries to do so. The Mexican national team, along with Brazil and Germany, are the only nations to make it out of the group stage over the last six World Cups. Mexico played France in the very 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 and 1986 World Cups, both of which were staged on Mexican soil. Mexico is historically the most successful national team in the CONCACAF region, having won ten confederation titles, including seven CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships (the precursor to the Gold Cup), three NAFC Championships, one North American Nations Cup, and one CONCACAF Cup. Mexico is 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 has been regularly invited to compete in the Copa América since 1993, finishing runner-up twice – in 1993 and 2001 – and obtaining the third-place medal on three occasions. History Early years Football in Mexico was first organized in the early 20th century by European immigrant groups, notably miners from Cornwall, England, and in later years Spanish exiles fleeing the Spanish Civil War. Mexico's first match was played against Guatemala, which the Mexican team won 3–2.[4] 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 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.[5] The manager for this team was Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.[5] It would be another four years before the national team would be represented in international friendlies. On 19 June 1927, the Mexican squad faced Spain, drawing 3–3. During this series, the squad also played against the Uruguayan club Nacional de Montevideo, losing 1–3.[4] Formation The Mexican national team before the first ever World Cup game against France in 1930. In 1927, the official governing body of football in Mexico was founded. The 1928 Summer Olympics was Mexico's first international tournament, where Mexico lost to Spain 1–7 in the round of 16.[6] Mexico participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay, grouped with Argentina, Chile, and France. Mexico's first match was a 4–1 loss to France, with Mexico's first World Cup goal by Juan Carreño.[7] In their second match, Mexico fell to Chile 3–0. Mexico's third match, against Argentina, featured the first penalty of the tournament, scored by Mexico's Manuel Rosas.[8] Post-WWII Mexico did not appear again in a FIFA World Cup tournament until the 1950 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 World Cups.[9] In 1965, Mexico won the 1965 CONCACAF Championship to become continental champions for the first time. 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 4–0 win over El Salvador. Mexico advanced to the next round with a victory against Belgium. At the quarter-finals stage, Mexico was eliminated by Italy, losing 4–1. Mexico failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup, but did make it into the 1978 finals. 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 the 1982 World Cup. 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, and defeated Iraq 1–0. With this performance, Mexico won the top spot in its group, and advanced to the next round where they defeated Bulgaria 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 (and other international competition) after using players over the age limit in the qualifying round for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the "Cachirules" scandal. The punishment was applied to all Mexican 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 they finished second, losing to Argentina 2–1 in the final. At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Mexico won its group on tiebreakers, emerging from a group composed of Italy, Ireland, and Norway. However, Mexico lost in the second round to Bulgaria on penalty kicks. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Mexico was placed in a group with the Netherlands, South Korea 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 the next round, Mexico lost 2–1 to Germany. In 1999, Mexico became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico defeated the United States 1–0 in the semi-finals. Mexico won its first official FIFA tournament by beating Brazil 4–3 in the final. Twenty-first century 2000s Mexico was placed in 2002 FIFA World Cup – Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, and Ecuador. 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 second round Mexico played rivals United States, losing 2–0. Mexico v. Argentina at the 2006 World Cup. Mexico was one of eight seeded teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Mexico was in Group D with Iran, Angola and Portugal. 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. In the second round, Mexico lost 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 1–2 against the United States, Mexico successfully rebounded at the 2007 Copa América. 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 overall, after beating the United States 5–0 in the final. Mexico vs France at the 2010 World Cup 2010s For the 2010 World Cup, Mexico was drawn into Group A along with the host South Africa, France and Uruguay. In the first match, they drew 1–1 against South Africa. The second match they defeated France 2–0. Their last group game Mexico were defeated by Uruguay 1–0, but still advanced to the round-of-16. In the second round, Mexico faced Argentina. As a result of their 1–3 defeat, the Mexican team was eliminated in the round-of-16 for the fifth straight World Cup. The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup saw Mexico win the group with three wins and no losses. During the tournament, five Mexican players tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol and were suspended.[10] Mexico beat Guatemala in the quarter-finals 2–1, and beat Honduras 2–0. For the third-straight year, the final was against the United States. Mexico won the match 4–2, thus being crowned champions, and earning a spot in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage. Mexico went 2–1 in the group stages of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to Panama. Mexico then defeated Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 in the quarter-final match, before facing Panama again in the semi-final.[11] Mexico lost the semi-final match, 2–1. The two losses to Panama were the first two times Panama had ever defeated Mexico in a Gold Cup match.[12] Mexico won only two of ten matches during the fourth round of 2014 World Cup qualifying, but qualified for an intercontinental play-off as the fourth-highest placed team in the CONCACAF region.[13] They defeated New Zealand 9–3 on aggregate to qualify for a sixth consecutive World Cup.[13] The team reached the round of 16 where they were defeated 2–1 by the Netherlands.[14] The next tournament played was the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Mexico was drawn into Group C along with Triniad and Tobago, Cuba and Guatemala. The team placed second in the group, and won the quarterfinal match against Costa Rica and semifinal against Panama, controversially. Mexico won their tenth CONCACAF Championship by defeating surprise packages Jamaica 3–1. On 10 October 2015, Mexico defeated the United States 3–2 in Pasadena, California to win the 2015 CONCACAF Cup, giving them a ticket to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Since then, the team has gotten a good start to 2018 World Cup qualifying by winning the first three matches against El Salvador, Honduras, and Canada, respectively. Home stadium Azteca Stadium is the home to the Mexican national team The Estadio Azteca, (Aztec Stadium in English), also known in Spanish as "El Coloso de Santa Úrsula" is a stadium in Mexico City, Mexico built in the 1960s. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican club team Club América. It has a capacity of 87,000 seats (after renovation works)[15] making it the largest association football-specific stadium in the Americas and the third largest stadium in the world for that sport. The stadium has held many important sporting events, including hosting the FIFA World Cup final in 1970 and again in 1986. Team image Media coverage All of Mexico's matches are shown live on over-the-air networks Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico. In the United States all of Mexico's international friendlies and home World Cup qualifiers are shown on Spanish language network Univision while away World Cup qualifiers are shown on Telemundo.[16][17] On 30 January 2013, English language network ESPN 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.[18] Supporters Mexican fans are infamously known for the chant "¡eeeh puto!," which is typically screamed when an opponent's goalkeeper is about to perform a goalkick. Due to the homophobic meaning of the word puto in Spanish (a vulgar term for a male prostitute), the chant received negative attention in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Amid an investigation conducted on the subject by FIFA authorities, Mexican fans defended the chant by claiming that it was traditionally used in the Liga MX.[19] On 23 June 2014, FIFA dropped the case against Mexico, concluding that the chant "was not considered insulting in the specific context." Nonetheless, Football Against Racism in Europe, a leading anti-discrimination organization, criticized FIFA's ruling as "disappointing."[20] Kit The Mexican 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.[21] Until the mid-1950s, Mexico wore a predominantly maroon kit, with black or dark blue shorts. In 2015, Adidas released a new all-black colour scheme for Mexico's home kit. Green, white and red remain as accent colours.[22] Coaching staff Position Name Notes Manager Juan Carlos Osorio Assistant Manager Luis Pompilio Páez Assistant Manager Humberto Sierra Goalkeeping Coach Néstor Marín Fitness Coach Jorge Ríos Players Current squad The following 40 players were called up for the Copa América Centenario preliminary squad.[23] Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016 after the game against Canada. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club GK Guillermo Ochoa 13 July 1985 71 0 Málaga GK José de Jesús Corona 26 January 1981 42 0 Cruz Azul GK Alfredo Talavera 18 September 1982 20 0 Toluca GK Jonathan Orozco 12 May 1986 6 0 Monterrey GK Alejandro Palacios 6 March 1981 0 0 UNAM DF Rafael Márquez 13 February 1979 129 15 Atlas DF Héctor Moreno 17 January 1988 66 1 PSV DF Paul Aguilar 6 March 1986 50 5 América DF Jorge Torres Nilo 16 January 1988 45 1 UANL DF Miguel Layún 25 June 1988 38 3 Porto DF Diego Reyes 19 September 1992 32 0 Real Sociedad DF Jesús Molina 29 March 1988 11 0 Santos Laguna DF Israel Jiménez 13 August 1989 10 0 UANL DF Néstor Araujo 21 August 1991 5 1 Santos Laguna DF Carlos Salcedo 29 September 1993 5 0 Guadalajara DF Yasser Corona 28 July 1987 4 0 Querétaro DF José Arturo Rivas 18 October 1984 3 0 UANL DF Raúl López 23 February 1993 1 0 Guadalajara MF Andrés Guardado 28 September 1986 124 23 PSV MF Giovani dos Santos 11 May 1989 90 17 LA Galaxy MF Héctor Herrera 19 April 1990 39 3 Porto MF Marco Fabián 21 July 1989 29 6 Eintracht Frankfurt MF José Juan Vázquez 14 March 1988 18 0 León MF Jonathan dos Santos 26 April 1990 18 0 Villarreal MF Carlos Peña 25 March 1990 16 1 Guadalajara MF Elías Hernández 29 April 1988 12 1 León MF Antonio Ríos 24 October 1988 8 0 Toluca MF Jesús Dueñas 16 March 1989 6 1 UANL MF Rodolfo Pizarro 15 February 1994 6 1 Pachuca FW Javier Hernández 1 June 1988 80 43 Bayer Leverkusen FW Carlos Vela 1 March 1989 47 15 Real Sociedad FW Oribe Peralta 12 January 1984 46 21 América FW Raúl Jiménez 5 May 1991 42 8 Benfica FW Javier Aquino 11 February 1990 35 0 UANL FW Jesús Manuel Corona 6 January 1993 20 5 Porto FW Eduardo Herrera 25 July 1988 9 3 UNAM FW Isaác Brizuela 28 August 1990 7 0 Guadalajara FW Jürgen Damm 7 November 1992 3 1 UANL FW Hirving Lozano 30 July 1995 2 1 Pachuca FW Cándido Ramírez 5 June 1993 1 0 Monterrey FW Orbelín Pineda 24 March 1996 0 0 Guadalajara Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Mexico squad within last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Moisés Muñoz 1 February 1980 16 0 América v.  Honduras, 17 November 2015 GK Luis Ernesto Michel 21 July 1979 7 0 Sinaloa 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE GK Melitón Hernández 15 October 1982 2 0 Veracruz 2015 Copa América DF Gerardo Flores 5 February 1986 15 0 Toluca v.  Senegal, 10 February 2016 DF Gerardo Rodríguez 16 April 1985 1 0 Toluca v.  Senegal, 10 February 2016 DF Hugo Ayala 31 March 1987 24 0 UANL v.  Honduras, 17 November 2015 DF Oswaldo Alanís 18 March 1989 12 1 Guadalajara v.  Honduras, 17 November 2015 DF Luis Fuentes 14 September 1986 1 0 UNAM v.  Honduras, 17 November 2015 DF Miguel Ángel Herrera 3 April 1989 3 0 Monterrey v.  United States, 10 October 2015 ^PRE DF Francisco Javier Rodríguez 20 October 1981 106 1 Cruz Azul v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 4 September 2015 ^INJ DF Miguel Ponce 12 April 1989 12 1 Guadalajara 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE DF Hiram Mier 25 August 1989 12 0 Monterrey 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE DF Fernando Navarro 18 April 1989 0 0 León 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE DF Juan Carlos Valenzuela 15 March 1984 23 1 Tijuana 2015 Copa América DF Adrián Aldrete 14 June 1988 19 0 Santos Laguna 2015 Copa América DF Julio Domínguez 8 November 1987 16 0 Cruz Azul 2015 Copa América DF Efraín Velarde 15 April 1986 9 0 León 2015 Copa América DF George Corral 18 July 1990 3 0 Querétaro 2015 Copa América DF Enrique Pérez 13 October 1988 4 0 Morelia 2015 Copa América ^PRE DF Rodrigo Salinas 9 May 1988 0 0 Atlas 2015 Copa América ^PRE MF Jesús Zavala 21 July 1987 31 2 Monterrey v.  Senegal, 10 February 2016 MF Luis Montes 15 May 1986 18 3 León v.  Senegal, 10 February 2016 MF Erick Gutiérrez 17 June 1995 0 0 Pachuca v.  Senegal, 10 February 2016 MF Alejandro Castro 27 March 1987 5 0 UNAM v.  Honduras, 17 November 2015 MF Carlos Esquivel 10 April 1982 18 1 Toluca v.  El Salvador, 13 November 2015 ^INJ MF Javier Güémez 17 October 1991 13 0 América v.  Panama, 13 October 2015 MF Néstor Calderón 14 February 1989 7 0 Santos Laguna 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE MF Juan Carlos Medina 22 August 1983 14 0 Atlas 2015 Copa América MF Mario Osuna 20 August 1988 3 0 Querétaro 2015 Copa América MF David Cabrera 7 September 1989 3 0 UNAM 2015 Copa América ^PRE MF Alfonso González 5 September 1994 3 0 Atlas 2015 Copa América ^PRE FW Henry Martín 18 November 1992 1 0 Tijuana v.  Senegal, 10 February 2016 FW Javier Orozco 16 November 1987 14 0 Santos Laguna 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup FW Aldo de Nigris 22 July 1983 28 9 Monterrey 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE FW Vicente Matías Vuoso 3 November 1981 15 6 Cruz Azul 2015 Copa América FW Enrique Esqueda 19 April 1988 9 1 Veracruz 2015 Copa América ^INJ Withdrew due to injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. Previous squads FIFA World Cup squads 1930 FIFA World Cup squad 1950 FIFA World Cup squad 1954 FIFA World Cup squad 1958 FIFA World Cup squad 1962 FIFA World Cup squad 1966 FIFA World Cup squad 1970 FIFA World Cup squad 1978 FIFA World Cup squad 1986 FIFA World Cup squad 1994 FIFA World Cup squad 1998 FIFA World Cup squad 2002 FIFA World Cup squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad 2010 FIFA World Cup squad 2014 FIFA World Cup squad FIFA Confederations Cup squads 1995 King Fahd Cup squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad CONCACAF Gold Cup squads 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad Copa América squads 1993 Copa América squad 1995 Copa América squad 1997 Copa América squad 1999 Copa América squad 2001 Copa América squad 2004 Copa América squad 2007 Copa América squad 2011 Copa América squad 2015 Copa América squad Summer Olympics squads 1928 Summer Olympics squad 1948 Summer Olympics squad 1964 Summer Olympics squad 1968 Summer Olympics squad 1972 Summer Olympics squad 1976 Summer Olympics squad 1992 Summer Olympics squad 1996 Summer Olympics squad 2004 Summer Olympics squad 2012 Summer Olympics squad CONCACAF Cup squads 2015 CONCACAF Cup Squad Results and fixtures 2015 Mexico  v  Ecuador 28 March Friendly Mexico  1–0  Ecuador Los Angeles, United States 18:30 UTC−8 Hernández  14' Report Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 88,409[24] Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize) Mexico  v  Paraguay 31 March Friendly Mexico  1–0  Paraguay Kansas City, United States 20:00 UTC-6 E. Herrera  3' Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 38,144[25] Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) United States  v  Mexico 15 April Friendly United States  2–0  Mexico San Antonio, United States 19:30 CT Morris  49' Agudelo  72' Report Stadium: Alamodome Attendance: 64,369 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) Mexico  v  Guatemala 30 May Friendly Mexico  3–0  Guatemala Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico 17:00 UTC−5 E. Herrera  30', 63' J. M. Corona  74' Report Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States) Peru  v  Mexico 3 June Friendly Peru  1–1  Mexico Lima, Peru 20:00 UTC-5 Farfán  62' Report Valenzuela  75' Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Lima Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador) Brazil  v  Mexico 7 June Friendly Brazil  2–0  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil 17:00 UTC−3 Coutinho  28' Tardelli  37' Report Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 34,659 Referee: Julio César Quintana (Paraguay) Mexico  v  Bolivia 12 June 2015 Copa América Mexico  0–0  Bolivia Viña del Mar, Chile 20:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 14,987 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) Chile  v  Mexico 15 June 2015 Copa América Chile  3–3  Mexico Santiago, Chile 20:30 UTC−3 Vidal  22', 55' (pen.) Vargas  42' Report Vuoso  21', 66' Jiménez  29' Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 45,583 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) Mexico  v  Ecuador 19 June 2015 Copa América Mexico  1–2  Ecuador Rancagua, Chile 18:00 UTC−4 Jiménez  63' (pen.) Report Bolaños  25' E. Valencia  57' Stadium: Estadio El Teniente Attendance: 11,051 Referee: José Argote (Venezuela) Mexico  v  Costa Rica 27 June Friendly Mexico  2–2  Costa Rica Orlando, United States 18:00 (UTC-4) G. dos Santos  53' J. Hernández  55' Report Ramírez  4' Layún  36' (o.g.) Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 53,629 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States) Mexico  v  Honduras 1 July Friendly Mexico  0–0  Honduras Houston, United States 20:30 (UTC-6) Report Stadium: NRG Stadium Attendance: 70,128 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Mexico  v  Cuba 9 July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Mexico  6–0  Cuba Chicago, United States 21:30 (UTC-5) Peralta  17', 37', 62' Vela  22' Guardado  44' G. dos Santos  75' Report Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 54,126 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) Guatemala  v  Mexico 12 July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Guatemala  0–0  Mexico Glendale, United States 18:00 (UTC-7) Report Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 62,910 Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras) Mexico  v  Trinidad and Tobago 15 July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Mexico  4–4  Trinidad and Tobago Charlotte, United States 20:30 (UTC-4) Aguilar  32' Vela  51' Guardado  88' K. Jones  90+1' (o.g.) Report Cummings  55', 67' K. Jones  58' Marshall  90+3' Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 55,823 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) Mexico  v  Costa Rica 19 July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Mexico  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Costa Rica East Rutherford, United States 19:30 (UTC-4) Guardado  120+4' (pen.) Report Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 74,187 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) Panama  v  Mexico 22 July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Panama  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Mexico Atlanta, United States 21:00 (UTC-4) R. Torres  57' Report Guardado  90+10' (pen.), 105+1' (pen.) Stadium: Georgia Dome Attendance: 70,511 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) Jamaica  v  Mexico 26 July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Jamaica  1–3  Mexico Philadelphia, United States 20:00 (UTC-4) Mattocks  80' Report Guardado  31' J. Corona  47' Peralta  61' Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 68,930 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Mexico  v  Trinidad and Tobago 4 September Friendly Mexico  3–3  Trinidad and Tobago Sandy, United States 20:00 (UTC-7) Esquivel  41' Cyrus  56' (o.g.) H. Herrera  85' Report Glenn  7' Cummings  39' Jones  69' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,560 Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados) Argentina  v  Mexico 8 September Friendly Argentina  2–2  Mexico Arlington, United States 21:36 (UTC-6) Agüero  85' Messi  89' Report Hernández  19' (pen.) H. Herrera  70' Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 82,559[26] Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States) United States  v  Mexico 10 October 2015 CONCACAF Cup United States  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Mexico Pasadena, United States 18:30 (UTC−8) Cameron  15' Wood  108' Report J. Hernández  10' Peralta  96' Aguilar  118' Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 93,723[27] Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Mexico  v  Panama 13 October Friendly Mexico  1–0  Panama Toluca, Mexico 21:00 (UTC-6) Vela  45' Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras) Mexico  v  El Salvador 13 November 2018 FIFA WCQ Mexico  3–0  El Salvador Mexico City, Mexico 20:00 (UTC-6) Guardado  7' Herrera  42' Vela  64' Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) Honduras  v  Mexico 17 November 2018 FIFA WCQ Honduras  0–2  Mexico San Pedro Sula, Honduras 15:00 (UTC-6) Report Corona  67' Damm  72' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama) 2016 Mexico  v  Senegal 10 February Friendly Mexico  2–0  Senegal Miami, United States 20:36 (UTC-4) Dueñas  73' Pizarro  87' Report Stadium: Marlins Park Attendance: 15,588[28] Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) Canada  v  Mexico 25 March 2018 FIFA WCQ Canada  0–3  Mexico Vancouver, Canada 19:08 (UTC−8) Report Hernández  31' Lozano  39' J. M. Corona  72' Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 54,798[29] Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Mexico  v  Canada 29 March 2018 FIFA WCQ Mexico  2–0  Canada Mexico City, Mexico 20:30 (UTC−6) Guardado  18' (pen.) J. M. Corona  45+4' Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba) Mexico  v  Paraguay 28 May Friendly Mexico  v  Paraguay Atlanta, United States 17:00 (UTC-4) Stadium: Georgia Dome Mexico  v  Chile 1 June Friendly Mexico  v  Chile San Diego, United States 19:00 (UTC−8) Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium Mexico  v  Uruguay 5 June Copa América Centenario Mexico  v  Uruguay Glendale, United States Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium Mexico  v  Jamaica 9 June Copa América Centenario Mexico  v  Jamaica Pasadena, United States Stadium: Rose Bowl Mexico  v  Venezuela 13 June Copa América Centenario Mexico  v  Venezuela Houston, United States Stadium: NRG Stadium El Salvador  v  Mexico 2 September 2018 FIFA WCQ El Salvador  v  Mexico TBA, El Salvador Stadium: TBA Mexico  v  Honduras 6 September 2018 FIFA WCQ Mexico  v  Honduras TBA, Mexico Stadium: TBA Player records Most appearances Claudio Suárez is the most capped player in the history of Mexico with 177 caps. Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of March 25, 2016.[30] # Player Period Caps 1 Claudio Suárez 1992–2006 177 2 Pável Pardo 1996–2009 148 3 Gerardo Torrado 1999–2013 146 4 Jorge Campos 1991–2004 130 5 Rafael Márquez 1997– 129 6 Carlos Salcido 2004–2014 124 7 Andrés Guardado 2005– 123 8 Ramón Ramírez 1991–2000 121 9 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 1995–2014 120 10 Alberto García-Aspe 1988–2002 109 Top goalscorers Jared Borgetti is Mexico's top scorer with 46 goals. Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 25 March 2016.[31] Rank Player Period Caps Goals Average 1 Jared Borgetti 1997–2008 89 46 0.51 2 Javier Hernández 2009– 79 43 0.54 3 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 1995-2014 120 39 0.32 4 Carlos Hermosillo 1984–1997 90 35 0.38 Luis Hernández 1995–2002 85 35 0.41 6 Enrique Borja 1966–1975 65 31 0.47 7 Luis Roberto Alves 1988–2001 84 30 0.35 8 Luis Flores 1983–1993 62 29 0.46 Luis García 1991–1999 79 29 0.36 Hugo Sánchez 1977–1998 58 29 0.50 Benjamín Galindo 1983–1998 65 29 0.44 Competitive record For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA MP W D L GF GA 1930 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 4 13 – – – – – – 1934 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 14 7 1938 Withdrew 1950 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 10 4 4 0 0 17 2 1954 13th 2 0 0 2 2 8 4 4 0 0 19 1 1958 16th 3 0 1 2 1 8 6 5 1 0 21 3 1962 11th 3 1 0 2 3 4 8 4 3 1 18 5 1966 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3 8 6 2 0 20 4 1970 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Qualified as hosts 1974 Did not qualify 9 6 2 1 18 8 1978 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12 9 6 2 1 23 6 1982 Did not qualify 9 2 5 2 14 8 1986 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 6 2 Qualified as hosts 1990 Banned 1994 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 4 12 9 1 2 38 8 1998 13th 4 1 2 1 8 7 16 8 6 2 37 13 2002 11th 4 2 1 1 4 4 16 9 3 4 33 11 2006 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5 18 15 1 2 69 10 2010 14th 4 1 1 2 4 5 18 11 2 5 36 18 2014 10th 4 2 1 1 5 3 18 10 5 3 31 14 2018 Qualification in process 2 2 0 0 5 0 Total Quarter-finals 15/20 53 14 14 25 57 92 161 104 31 24 413 118 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round Position MP W D * L GF GA Squad 1992 Did not qualify 1995 Third place 3rd 3 1 2 0 4 2 Squad 1997 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 6 Squad 1999 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 6 Squad 2001 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad 2003 Did not qualify 2005 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad 2009 Did not qualify 2013 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad 2017 Qualified Total 1 title 6/9 22 9 5 8 35 33 - CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA 1963 Group stage 7th 3 1 1 1 9 2 1965 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 2 1967 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 10 1 1969 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 1971 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 6 1 1973 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 10 5 1977 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 5 1981 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 6 3 1985 Hosted 1986 World cup 1989 Banned 1991 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 1993 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 28 2 1996 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 9 0 1998 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 8 2 2000 Quarter-Final 7th 3 1 1 1 6 3 2002 Quarter-Final 5th 3 2 1 0 4 1 2003 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 0 2005 Quarter-Final 6th 4 2 0 2 7 4 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 7 5 2009 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 2 2011 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 22 4 2013 Semi-final 3rd 5 3 0 2 8 5 2015 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 16 6 Total 10 titles 21/23 100 68 18 14 227 63 Copa América CONMEBOL Copa América record Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA 1993 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 7 1995 Quarter-final 7th 4 1 2 1 5 4 1997 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 8 9 1999 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 9 2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 5 2004 Quarter-final 6th 4 2 1 1 5 7 2007 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 13 5 2011 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 1 4 2015 Group Stage 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5 2016 Automatic qualifier Total Runners-up 10/10 41 17 12 12 59 49 Olympic Games Olympic Games record Year Round Position MP W D L GF GA 1928 Round 1 14th 2 0 0 2 2 10 1936 Did not enter 1948 Round 1 11th 1 0 0 1 3 5 1952 Did not qualify 1956 1960 1964 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 6 1968 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 10 7 1972 Round 2 7th 6 2 1 3 4 14 1976 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 4 7 1980 Did not qualify 1984 1988 Banned 1992 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 3 2000 Did not qualify 2004 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 3 2008 Did not qualify 2012 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 12 4 2016 Qualified Total 1 gold medal 10/25 37 12 11 14 45 64 Honours FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1): 1999 Third place (1): 1995 Fourth place (1): 2005 CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup Winners (10): 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015 Runners-up (2): 1967, 2007 Third place (4): 1973, 1981, 1991, 2013 CONCACAF Cup Winners (1): 2015 Copa América Runners-up (2): 1993, 2001 Third place (3): 1997, 1999, 2007 Summer Olympics Winners (1): 2012 Fourth place (1): 1968 Pan American Games Winners (4): 1967, 1975, 2011, 1975 Runners-up (4): 1955, 1991, 1995, 2015 Third place (2): 2003, 2007 Fourth place (1): 1987 NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup Winners (3): 1947, 1949, 1991 Central American and Caribbean Games Winners (6): 1935, 1938, 1959, 1966, 1990, 2014 Friendly Cups United States Cup Championship Winners (3): 1996, 1997, 1999 Azteca 2000 Tournament Championship Winners (1): 1985 Marlboro Cup Championship Winners (1): 1989 Lunar New Year Cup Winners (1): 1999 Carlsberg Cup See also Mexico national football team record Mexico national football team schedule and results Mexico national under-17 football team Mexico national under-20 football team Mexico national under-23 football team Mexico national beach football team Mexico national futsal team Mexico and United States football rivalry References After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded. 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