mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body forfootball in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre. The team is currently ranked 20th in the FIFA World Rankings[1] and 12th in the World Football Elo Ratings.[2]
Mexico has qualified for fourteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994; Mexico played France in the very first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930. 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 is historically the most successful national team in the CONCACAF region, as they are the only team from the region to win an official FIFA recognized title. They hold one FIFA Confederations Cup, nine CONCACAF championships, including six CONCACAF Gold Cups, 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 Copa América since Ecuador 1993finishing as runner-up twice and obtaining the third place medal on three occasions.
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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 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]
[edit]FormationOn August 9, 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. The 1928 Summer Olympicswere 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 atEstadio 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 coachUlises Saucedo, three of them controversial.[7]
[edit]Post-WWIIMexico 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.[8]
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 but did make it into 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).
[edit]The Cachirules scandalMain article: 1988 Mexico national football team scandalMexico 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 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. The punishment originally was only going to be applied to the FIFA World Youth team and not the World Cup or Olympic Games team, but the penalty was applied to all Mexican national representatives of all FIFA sanctioned tournaments. 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. Many other players that were having an exciting moment in their club careers such as Carlos Hermosillo (Standard Liege (BEL), Ricardo Pelaez (Necaxa), Alberto Garcia Aspe(UNAM), Adrian Chavez (America), Felix Fernandez (Atlante), Luis Flores (UNAM), Zaguinho (America), Miguel Herrera (Atlante), Benjamin Galindo (Guadalajara), Daniel Guzmán (Universidad de Guadalajara), Guillermo Huerta (America); plus many others saw their World Cup 1990 dreams shattered, crushed and ruined by this scandal that in the Mexican media became known as the "Cachirules".
[edit]Post-1990In 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. For the 1994 World Cup, players such as Hermosillo (Cruz Azul), Sanchez (Rayo Vallecano), Garcia Aspe (Necaxa), Chavez (America), Fernandez (Atlante), Galindo (Chivas) and Zaguinho (America) were named on the team roster even though not in their best conditions to do so. As for Pelaez, who was cut out from the 1994 roster, his time would come for the 1998 World Cup (held in France): he was able to make the squad and scored 2 memorable goals, against South Korea and Holland, at the age of 35. Mexico went on to win its group on tiebreakers, 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 up until 2011 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 the King Fahd 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, they came in first place in CONCACAF. 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 they 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 became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico defeated the United States 1–0 in the semifinals thanks to a spectacular "Golden Goal" from Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Mexico won its first official FIFA World Championship 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, and was also awarded the Silver Ball.
[edit]Twenty-first centuryAfter a tough qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico reached the finals and was placed in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, and 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 in a controversial game where a handball by the US was ignored and Mexican captain Rafael Márquez was sent off for a brutal foul on Cobi Jones.[9]
Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group DMexico 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. Mexico scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez assisted by Pável Pardo. Four minutes later, Argentina equalized the match thanks to an own goal from Jared Borgetti. 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 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 performance 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.
South Africa vs MexicoFor the 2010 FIFA World Cup Mexico was drawn into Group A along with the host South Africa, France and Uruguay. In the first match of the tournament they drew 1–1 against the host South Africa with a late strike from Rafael Márquez. The second match was against France, whom they defeated 2–0 thanks to a strike from Javier Hernández and a penalty by Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who with this goal became the first Mexican player ever to score in three different World Cups. Their last group game was against Uruguay with both teams needing just a draw to advance however Mexico were defeated 1–0 but still advance to the Round of 16 thanks to a better goal differential than South Africa. In the second round, Mexico faced Argentina in a rematch of their Round of 16 loss at the hands of the Argentine team four years earlier. The Mexican team fell behind when a controversial goal was scored by Carlos Tevez in offside position, in which the Argentine team were clearly positioned offside, noticed by a linesman who urged the referee to discount the goal but it was declared a fair play. Gonzalo Higuaín scored later when Ricardo Osorio accidentally pushed the ball in front of Higuain while passing it to a teammate then tripping, giving Higuain a chance to go and score a second for Argentina. Tévez later on scored on a shot where he was not marked by anyone, giving Argentina a 3-goal lead before Javier Hernandez scored what was considered the best goal of the match, in which he took on 3 defenders before scoring between the post and the goalkeeper on the left edge of the box for what would be Mexico's only goal for the match. For the fifth straight World Cup, the Mexican team was eliminated in the Round of 16 as a result of their 1–3 defeat.
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, saw Mexico placed in Group A along with Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba. After the 5–0 win against Cuba, it was reported that 5 Mexican players tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol. The five players suspended were Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Antonio Naelson "Zinha", Edgar Dueñas, and Christian Bermudez.[10] Mexico won the group with three wins and no losses and scoring 14 goals, and being scored on once. They beat Guatemala in the quarter-finals 2–1, and beat Honduras in extra-time 2–0. For the third straight year in-a-row, the final was against the United States. After trailing 0–2, Mexico would come back and score 4 goals, and eventually win the match 4–2, thus being crowned champions, and earning a spot in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
On 28 June 2011, eight players from the Under-22 squad that was to participate in the 2011 Copa America in Argentina, were expelled from the squad after it was discovered the players had brought prostitutes to the hotel the team was staying at in Quito, Ecuador.[11]
[edit]Home stadiumMain article: Estadio AztecaThe 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 105,000 seats,[12] making it the largest association football stadium in the Americas and the third largest stadium in the world for that sport.
The stadium has carried out many important sporting and historical events in its existence including the FIFA World Cup in 1970 where Pele won his last championship. The earthquake of 1985, which destroyed most of the city, did not damage the stadium. Thus, the stadium could host the FIFA World Cup in 1986 where Argentina won the cup.
It was the primary venue for association football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and is the only stadium ever to host two FIFA World Cup final matches, in 1970 and 1986. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored the "Hand of God goal" . The stadium also hosted the "Game of the Century", when Italy defeated West Germany 4–3 in extra time.
[edit]KitThis section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may bechallenged and removed. (June 2010)The Mexican national team utilizes a tricolour system, composed of colors Green, White and Red. The team's three colors originate from the national flag of Mexico, known as the tricolor. As of November 2009, the shirt now has 2 red trims on the shirt near the shoulders. Away colors are all black with red and gold trim. The team also designed an all white jersey that celebrates 200 years since Mexico achieved freedom from the Spanish Crown, their independence starting in 1810. Two centuries later, the Mexican Football Association had asked Adidas to design a special home kit that the team would use in 2010. 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.[13] In current kit, the socks reverted back to red.[14]
[edit]Evolution1928 Home
1930 Away
1950 Home
1954 Home
1958 Home
1962 Home
1962 Away
1966 Home
1966 Away
2006 Home
2006 Away
2007 Home
2007 Away
2008 Home
2008 Away
2010 Home
2010 Away
2010 Bicentennial
[edit]Schedule and results[edit]Recent and upcoming gamesSee also: Mexico national football team schedule and resultsDateLocationOpponentScore1CompetitionScorers for MexicoJune 5, 2011Arlington, United States El Salvador5–0GCJuárez 50', de Nigris 58', J. Hernández 60', 67', 90+5' (pen.)June 9, 2011Charlotte, United States Cuba5–0GCJ. Hernández 36', 76', dos Santos 63', 68', de Nigris 65'June 11, 2011Las Vegas, United States Venezuela0–3FJune 12, 2011Chicago, United States Costa Rica4–1GCMárquez 17', Guardado 20', 26', Barrera 39'June 15, 2011Tijuana, Mexico Independiente Medellín2–2UFCortés 35', Fabián 43'June 18, 2011East Rutherford, United States Guatemala2–1GCde Nigris 48', J. Hernández 66'June 22, 2011Houston, United States Honduras2–0GCde Nigris 93', J. Hernández 99'June 22, 2011Pereira, Colombia Colombia0–0FJune 25, 2011Quito, Ecuador Ecuador1–0FFabián 72'June 25, 2011Pasadena, United States United States4–2GCBarrera 28', 49', Guardado 36', dos Santos 76'June 27, 2011Buenos Aires, Argentina Bolivia1–0UFPonce 60'July 4, 2011San Juan, Argentina Chile1–2CAFAraujo 41'July 8, 2011Mendoza, Argentina Peru0–1CAFJuly 12, 2011La Plata, Argentina Uruguay0–1CAFAugust 10, 2011Philadelphia, United States United States1–1FPeralta 17'September 2, 2011Warsaw, Poland Poland1–1FJ. Hernández 34'September 4, 2011Barcelona, Spain Chile1–0FGuardado 78'October 11, 2011Torreón, Mexico BrazilFKey
#Pos.PlayerDate of Birth (Age)CapsGoalsClub1GKGuillermo OchoaJuly 13, 1985 (age 26)470 Ajaccio12GKAlfredo TalaveraSeptember 18, 1982 (age 28)70 Toluca2DFFrancisco Javier RodríguezOctober 20, 1981 (age 29)631 VfB Stuttgart3DFCarlos SalcidoApril 2, 1980 (age 31)946 UANL4DFRafael MárquezFebruary 13, 1979 (age 32)10812 New York Red Bulls5DFÉdgar DueñasMarch 5, 1983 (age 28)90 Toluca11DFEfraín VelardeApril 18, 1986 (age 25)10 UNAM15DFHéctor MorenoJanuary 17, 1988 (age 23)270 Espanyol16DFEfraín JuárezFebruary 22, 1988 (age 23)361 Zaragoza20DFAdrián AldreteJune 14, 1988 (age 23)80 Morelia23DFSergio PérezSeptember 13, 1986 (age 24)20 Monterrey6MFGerardo TorradoApril 30, 1979 (age 32)1356 Cruz Azul7MFPablo BarreraJune 21, 1987 (age 24)416 Zaragoza8MFIsrael CastroDecember 20, 1980 (age 30)451 Cruz Azul13MFJesús ZavalaJuly 21, 1987 (age 24)50 Monterrey17MFSinhaMay 23, 1976 (age 35)546 Toluca18MFAndrés GuardadoSeptember 28, 1986 (age 24)7513 Deportivo La Coruña21MFChristian BermúdezApril 26, 1987 (age 24)40 Atlante22MFJesús MolinaMarch 29, 1988 (age 23)20 América9FWAldo de NigrisJuly 22, 1983 (age 28)146 Monterrey10FWGiovani dos SantosMay 11, 1989 (age 22)5111 Tottenham Hotspur14FWJavier HernándezJune 1, 1988 (age 23)3122 Manchester United[edit]Recent call-upsThe following players have also been called up to the Mexico squad within last 12 months.
Pos.PlayerDate of Birth (Age)CapsGoalsClubLatest Call-upGKLuis Ernesto MichelJuly 21, 1979 (age 32)100 Guadalajara2011 Copa AmericaGKCarlos Felipe RodríguezApril 3, 1989 (age 22)00 Morelia2011 Copa AmericaGKLiborio SánchezOctober 9, 1989 (age 21)00 Querétaro2011 Copa AmericaGKJonathan OrozcoMay 12, 1986 (age 25)10 Monterrey2011 CONCACAF Gold CupGKJosé de Jesús CoronaJanuary 26, 1981 (age 30)120 Cruz Azul2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squadDFPaul AguilarMarch 6, 1986 (age 25)202 Américav. United States, August 10, 2011DFJorge Torres NiloJanuary 16, 1988 (age 23)151 UANLv. United States, August 10, 2011DFOswaldo AlanísMarch 18, 1989 (age 22)00 Estudiantes Tecos2011 Copa AméricaDFKristian ÁlvarezApril 20, 1992 (age 19)00 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaDFNéstor AraujoAugust 29, 1991 (age 20)51 Cruz Azul2011 Copa AméricaDFDárvin ChávezNovember 21, 1989 (age 21)60 Monterrey2011 Copa AméricaDFHiram MierAugust 25, 1989 (age 22)40 Monterrey2011 Copa AméricaDFMiguel Ángel PonceApril 12, 1989 (age 22)20 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaDFDiego ReyesSeptember 19, 1992 (age 18)50 América2011 Copa AméricaDFHéctor ReynosoOctober 3, 1980 (age 30)40 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaDFIsrael JiménezAugust 13, 1989 (age 22)20 UANL2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFJonny MagallónNovember 21, 1981 (age 29)533 Guadalajara2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFFernando NavarroApril 18, 1989 (age 22)10 UANL2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFNéstor VidrioMarch 22, 1989 (age 22)30 Atlas2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFRicardo OsorioMarch 30, 1980 (age 31)821 Monterrey2011 CONCACAF Gold CupDFHugo AyalaMarch 31, 1987 (age 24)30 UANLv. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011DFJorge Iván EstradaOctober 16, 1983 (age 27)10 Santos Lagunav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011DFLeobardo LópezSeptember 4, 1983 (age 28)91 Pachucav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011MFJavier AquinoFebruary 11, 1990 (age 21)50 Cruz Azulv. United States, August 10, 2011MFDiego De BuenJuly 13, 1991 (aged 19)00 UNAM2011 Copa AméricaMFJorge EnríquezJanuary 8, 1991 (age 20)50 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaMFAntonio GallardoApril 19, 1989 (age 22)00 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaMFCarlos OrrantíaFebruary 1, 1991 (age 20)00 UNAM2011 Copa AméricaMFÉdgar PachecoJanuary 22, 1990 (age 21)61 UANL2011 Copa AméricaMFDavid CabreraSeptember 7, 1989 (age 22)30 UNAM2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFNéstor CalderónFebruary 14, 1989 (age 22)50 Toluca2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFJonathan dos SantosApril 26, 1990 (age 21)70 Barcelona B2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFMarco FabiánJuly 21, 1989 (age 22)31 Guadalajara2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFJorge HernándezJune 10, 1989 (age 22)30 Chiapas2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFLuis Ernesto PérezJanuary 12, 1981 (age 30)688 Monterrey2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squadMFJosé María CárdenasApril 2, 1985 (age 26)31 Santos Lagunav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011MFAntonio RíosOctober 24, 1988 (age 22)20 Tolucav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011FWOribe PeraltaJanuary 12, 1984 (age 27)91 Santos Lagunav. Poland, September 2, 2011 (withdrew due to injury)FWOmar ArellanoJune 18, 1987 (age 24)71 Guadalajarav. United States, August 10, 2011FWUlises DávilaApril 13, 1991 (aged 19)00 Vitesse2011 Copa AméricaFWRafael Márquez LugoNovember 2, 1981 (age 29)120 Morelia2011 Copa AméricaFWAlan PulidoMarch 8, 1991 (age 20)00 UANL2011 Copa AméricaFWJavier CortésJuly 20, 1989 (age 22)30 UNAM2011 Copa América preliminary squadFWErick TorresJanuary 19, 1993 (age 18)00 Guadalajara2011 Copa América preliminary squadFWCarlos VelaMarch 1, 1989 (age 22)359 Real Sociedad2011 Copa América preliminary squadFWElías HernándezApril 29, 1988 (age 23)71 Pachuca2011 CONCACAF Gold CupFWÁngel ReynaSeptember 19, 1984 (age 26)80 América2011 CONCACAF Gold CupFWJuan Carlos CachoMay 3, 1982 (age 29)113 UNAMv. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011FWEnrique EsquedaApril 19, 1988 (age 23)71 Pachucav. Venezuela, October 12, 2010FWJavier OrozcoNovember 16, 1987 (age 23)30 Cruz Azulv. Venezuela, October 12, 2010[edit]Previous World Cup squads [edit]Competitive record[edit]FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA 1930Group Stage13th3003413 1934Did not qualify 1938Withdrew 1950Group Stage12th3003210 1954Group Stage14th200228 1958Group Stage16th301218 1962Group Stage11th310234 1966Group Stage12th302113 1970Quarter-Final6th421164 1974Did not qualify 1978Group Stage16th3003212 1982Did not qualify 1986Quarter-Final6th532062 1990Banned 1994Round of 1613th412144 1998Round of 1613th412187 2002Round of 1611th421144 2006Round of 1615th411255 2010Round of 1614th411245Total14/19491213245289[edit]FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1992Did Not qualify 1995Third-Place312042 1997Group Stage310286 1999Champions5410136 2001Group Stage300318 2003Did Not Qualify 2005Fourth-Place522176 2009Did Not Qualify 2013QualifiedTotal1 Title198563328[edit]CONCACAF Gold Cup recordYearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1963Group Stage311192 1965Champions5410132 1967Runners-up5401101 1969Fourth-Place512245 1971Champions541061 1973Third-Place5221105 1977Champions5500205 1981Third place5131631985Did Not Qualify1989Banned 1991Third-Place5311105 1993Champions5410282 1996Champions440090 1998Champions440082 2000Quarter-Final311163 2002Quarter-Final321041 2003Champions541090 2005Quarter-Final420274 2007Runners-up640275 2009Champions6510152 2011Champions6600224Total9 Titles8354171220352[edit]Copa América recordYearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1993Runners-up622297 1995Quarter-Final412154 1997Third-Place622289 1999Third-Place6312109 2001Runners-up631253 2004Quarter-Final421157 2007Third-Place6411135 2011Group Stage300314Total2 Finals411710145648[edit]Pan American Games record
RankPlayerGoalsYears1Jared Borgetti461997–20082Cuauhtémoc Blanco391995–3Carlos Hermosillo351984–19974Luis Hernández351995–20025Enrique Borja311966–19756Luis Roberto Alves301988–20017Luis Flores291983–1993Luis García1991–1999Hugo Sánchez1977–199810Benjamín Galindo281983–1997[edit]Most appearances (caps)Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 4 September 2011
RankPlayerCapsYears1Claudio Suárez1781992–20062Pável Pardo1481996–20093Gerardo Torrado1351996–4Jorge Campos1311991–20045Alberto García-Aspe1271988–20026Ramon Ramirez1211991–20007Cuauhtémoc Blanco1211995–8Rafael Márquez1081997–9Oswaldo Sanchez991999–10Carlos Hermosillo971984–1997[edit]Goalscorers in World CupsPlayerNumber of GoalsEditionManuel Rosas21930Juan Carreño1Roberto GayónHéctor Ortiz11950Horacio CasarínJosé Lamadrid11954Tomás BalcázarJaime Belmonte11958Isidoro Díaz11962Alfredo del ÁguilaHéctor HernándezEnrique Borja11966Javier Valdivia21970Javier Fragoso1Javier Hernández GutiérrezIgnacio BasagurenGustavo PeñaJosé Luis GonzálezPlayerNumber of GoalsEditionArturo Vázquez11978Víctor RangelFernando Quirarte21986Hugo Sánchez1Luis FloresManuel NegreteRaúl ServínLuis García21994Marcelino Bernal1Alberto García Aspe111998Luis Hernández4Ricardo Peláez2Cuauhtémoc Blanco112002Jared Borgetti2Gerardo Torrado1PlayerNumber of GoalsEditionOmar Bravo22006Sinha1Francisco FonsecaRafael Márquez112010Javier Hernández2Cuauhtémoc Blanco1[edit]ManagersManagerCareerGames managedWonDrawnLostWin % Adolfo Frías Beltrán1923641166.6 Alfonso Rojo de la Vega1928202000.0 Juan Luque de Serrallonga1930303000.0 Rafael Garza Gutiérrez1934, 1937–1938, 194916141187.5 Alfred C. Crowle19355500100.0 Jorge Orth19472200100.0 Octavio Vial1950504100.0 Antonio López Herranz1950, 1952, 1953–1954, 1956–195822910340.9 Horacio Casarín19531100100.0 Ignacio Trelles1958, 1960–1969, 1975–197610650272947.1 Fernando Marcos19593300100.0 Arpad Fekete1963311133.3 Raúl Cardenas1968, 1969, 1970, 1979–19815925201442.3 Diego Mercado1969512220.0 Javier de la Torre1970–1973382071152.6 Ignacio Juáregui1974321066.6 José Antonio Roca1977–197820113655.0 José Moncebáez1979311133.3 Gustavo Peña19791100100.0 Velibor Milutinović1983–1986, 1995–199710452322050.0 Mario Velarde1987–198915130286.6 Alberto Guerra19893300100.0 Manuel Lapuente1990–1991, 1997–20006733181649.2 César Luis Menotti1991–19921977536.8 Ricardo Ferretti19931100100.0 Miguel Mejía Barón1993–19955425171246.2 Mario Carrillo1999100100.0 Gustavo Vargas1999211050.0 Enrique Meza2000–2001, 201020541125.0 Hugo Sánchez2000, 2006–200826134950.0 Javier Aguirre2001–2002, 2009–20105535101063.6 Ricardo La Volpe2002–20067138161753.5 Jesús Ramírez2008540180.0 Sven-Göran Eriksson2008–20091361646.2 Efraín Flores2010311133.3 José Manuel de la Torre2010–14104081.8As of July 14, 2011.
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Mexico has qualified for fourteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994; Mexico played France in the very first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930. 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 is historically the most successful national team in the CONCACAF region, as they are the only team from the region to win an official FIFA recognized title. They hold one FIFA Confederations Cup, nine CONCACAF championships, including six CONCACAF Gold Cups, 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 Copa América since Ecuador 1993finishing as runner-up twice and obtaining the third place medal on three occasions.
Contents [hide]
- 1 History
- 2 Home stadium
- 3 Kit
- 4 Schedule and results
- 5 Current squad
- 6 Previous World Cup squads
- 7 Competitive record
- 8 International Honours
- 9 Regional Honours (CONCACAF)
- 10 Panamerican Games
- 11 Minor Cups
- 12 Player Records
- 13 Managers
- 14 See also
- 15 References
- 16 External links
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 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]
[edit]FormationOn August 9, 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. The 1928 Summer Olympicswere 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 atEstadio 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 coachUlises Saucedo, three of them controversial.[7]
[edit]Post-WWIIMexico 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.[8]
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 but did make it into 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).
[edit]The Cachirules scandalMain article: 1988 Mexico national football team scandalMexico 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 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. The punishment originally was only going to be applied to the FIFA World Youth team and not the World Cup or Olympic Games team, but the penalty was applied to all Mexican national representatives of all FIFA sanctioned tournaments. 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. Many other players that were having an exciting moment in their club careers such as Carlos Hermosillo (Standard Liege (BEL), Ricardo Pelaez (Necaxa), Alberto Garcia Aspe(UNAM), Adrian Chavez (America), Felix Fernandez (Atlante), Luis Flores (UNAM), Zaguinho (America), Miguel Herrera (Atlante), Benjamin Galindo (Guadalajara), Daniel Guzmán (Universidad de Guadalajara), Guillermo Huerta (America); plus many others saw their World Cup 1990 dreams shattered, crushed and ruined by this scandal that in the Mexican media became known as the "Cachirules".
[edit]Post-1990In 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. For the 1994 World Cup, players such as Hermosillo (Cruz Azul), Sanchez (Rayo Vallecano), Garcia Aspe (Necaxa), Chavez (America), Fernandez (Atlante), Galindo (Chivas) and Zaguinho (America) were named on the team roster even though not in their best conditions to do so. As for Pelaez, who was cut out from the 1994 roster, his time would come for the 1998 World Cup (held in France): he was able to make the squad and scored 2 memorable goals, against South Korea and Holland, at the age of 35. Mexico went on to win its group on tiebreakers, 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 up until 2011 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 the King Fahd 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, they came in first place in CONCACAF. 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 they 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 became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico defeated the United States 1–0 in the semifinals thanks to a spectacular "Golden Goal" from Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Mexico won its first official FIFA World Championship 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, and was also awarded the Silver Ball.
[edit]Twenty-first centuryAfter a tough qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico reached the finals and was placed in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, and 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 in a controversial game where a handball by the US was ignored and Mexican captain Rafael Márquez was sent off for a brutal foul on Cobi Jones.[9]
Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group DMexico 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. Mexico scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez assisted by Pável Pardo. Four minutes later, Argentina equalized the match thanks to an own goal from Jared Borgetti. 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 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 performance 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.
South Africa vs MexicoFor the 2010 FIFA World Cup Mexico was drawn into Group A along with the host South Africa, France and Uruguay. In the first match of the tournament they drew 1–1 against the host South Africa with a late strike from Rafael Márquez. The second match was against France, whom they defeated 2–0 thanks to a strike from Javier Hernández and a penalty by Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who with this goal became the first Mexican player ever to score in three different World Cups. Their last group game was against Uruguay with both teams needing just a draw to advance however Mexico were defeated 1–0 but still advance to the Round of 16 thanks to a better goal differential than South Africa. In the second round, Mexico faced Argentina in a rematch of their Round of 16 loss at the hands of the Argentine team four years earlier. The Mexican team fell behind when a controversial goal was scored by Carlos Tevez in offside position, in which the Argentine team were clearly positioned offside, noticed by a linesman who urged the referee to discount the goal but it was declared a fair play. Gonzalo Higuaín scored later when Ricardo Osorio accidentally pushed the ball in front of Higuain while passing it to a teammate then tripping, giving Higuain a chance to go and score a second for Argentina. Tévez later on scored on a shot where he was not marked by anyone, giving Argentina a 3-goal lead before Javier Hernandez scored what was considered the best goal of the match, in which he took on 3 defenders before scoring between the post and the goalkeeper on the left edge of the box for what would be Mexico's only goal for the match. For the fifth straight World Cup, the Mexican team was eliminated in the Round of 16 as a result of their 1–3 defeat.
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, saw Mexico placed in Group A along with Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba. After the 5–0 win against Cuba, it was reported that 5 Mexican players tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol. The five players suspended were Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Antonio Naelson "Zinha", Edgar Dueñas, and Christian Bermudez.[10] Mexico won the group with three wins and no losses and scoring 14 goals, and being scored on once. They beat Guatemala in the quarter-finals 2–1, and beat Honduras in extra-time 2–0. For the third straight year in-a-row, the final was against the United States. After trailing 0–2, Mexico would come back and score 4 goals, and eventually win the match 4–2, thus being crowned champions, and earning a spot in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
On 28 June 2011, eight players from the Under-22 squad that was to participate in the 2011 Copa America in Argentina, were expelled from the squad after it was discovered the players had brought prostitutes to the hotel the team was staying at in Quito, Ecuador.[11]
[edit]Home stadiumMain article: Estadio AztecaThe 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 105,000 seats,[12] making it the largest association football stadium in the Americas and the third largest stadium in the world for that sport.
The stadium has carried out many important sporting and historical events in its existence including the FIFA World Cup in 1970 where Pele won his last championship. The earthquake of 1985, which destroyed most of the city, did not damage the stadium. Thus, the stadium could host the FIFA World Cup in 1986 where Argentina won the cup.
It was the primary venue for association football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and is the only stadium ever to host two FIFA World Cup final matches, in 1970 and 1986. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored the "Hand of God goal" . The stadium also hosted the "Game of the Century", when Italy defeated West Germany 4–3 in extra time.
[edit]KitThis section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may bechallenged and removed. (June 2010)The Mexican national team utilizes a tricolour system, composed of colors Green, White and Red. The team's three colors originate from the national flag of Mexico, known as the tricolor. As of November 2009, the shirt now has 2 red trims on the shirt near the shoulders. Away colors are all black with red and gold trim. The team also designed an all white jersey that celebrates 200 years since Mexico achieved freedom from the Spanish Crown, their independence starting in 1810. Two centuries later, the Mexican Football Association had asked Adidas to design a special home kit that the team would use in 2010. 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.[13] In current kit, the socks reverted back to red.[14]
[edit]Evolution1928 Home
1930 Away
1950 Home
1954 Home
1958 Home
1962 Home
1962 Away
1966 Home
1966 Away
2006 Home
2006 Away
2007 Home
2007 Away
2008 Home
2008 Away
2010 Home
2010 Away
2010 Bicentennial
[edit]Schedule and results[edit]Recent and upcoming gamesSee also: Mexico national football team schedule and resultsDateLocationOpponentScore1CompetitionScorers for MexicoJune 5, 2011Arlington, United States El Salvador5–0GCJuárez 50', de Nigris 58', J. Hernández 60', 67', 90+5' (pen.)June 9, 2011Charlotte, United States Cuba5–0GCJ. Hernández 36', 76', dos Santos 63', 68', de Nigris 65'June 11, 2011Las Vegas, United States Venezuela0–3FJune 12, 2011Chicago, United States Costa Rica4–1GCMárquez 17', Guardado 20', 26', Barrera 39'June 15, 2011Tijuana, Mexico Independiente Medellín2–2UFCortés 35', Fabián 43'June 18, 2011East Rutherford, United States Guatemala2–1GCde Nigris 48', J. Hernández 66'June 22, 2011Houston, United States Honduras2–0GCde Nigris 93', J. Hernández 99'June 22, 2011Pereira, Colombia Colombia0–0FJune 25, 2011Quito, Ecuador Ecuador1–0FFabián 72'June 25, 2011Pasadena, United States United States4–2GCBarrera 28', 49', Guardado 36', dos Santos 76'June 27, 2011Buenos Aires, Argentina Bolivia1–0UFPonce 60'July 4, 2011San Juan, Argentina Chile1–2CAFAraujo 41'July 8, 2011Mendoza, Argentina Peru0–1CAFJuly 12, 2011La Plata, Argentina Uruguay0–1CAFAugust 10, 2011Philadelphia, United States United States1–1FPeralta 17'September 2, 2011Warsaw, Poland Poland1–1FJ. Hernández 34'September 4, 2011Barcelona, Spain Chile1–0FGuardado 78'October 11, 2011Torreón, Mexico BrazilFKey
- F = Friendly
- UF = Unofficial friendly
- GC= 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- CAF= 2011 Copa América
- 1.^ Mexico's score is listed first
#Pos.PlayerDate of Birth (Age)CapsGoalsClub1GKGuillermo OchoaJuly 13, 1985 (age 26)470 Ajaccio12GKAlfredo TalaveraSeptember 18, 1982 (age 28)70 Toluca2DFFrancisco Javier RodríguezOctober 20, 1981 (age 29)631 VfB Stuttgart3DFCarlos SalcidoApril 2, 1980 (age 31)946 UANL4DFRafael MárquezFebruary 13, 1979 (age 32)10812 New York Red Bulls5DFÉdgar DueñasMarch 5, 1983 (age 28)90 Toluca11DFEfraín VelardeApril 18, 1986 (age 25)10 UNAM15DFHéctor MorenoJanuary 17, 1988 (age 23)270 Espanyol16DFEfraín JuárezFebruary 22, 1988 (age 23)361 Zaragoza20DFAdrián AldreteJune 14, 1988 (age 23)80 Morelia23DFSergio PérezSeptember 13, 1986 (age 24)20 Monterrey6MFGerardo TorradoApril 30, 1979 (age 32)1356 Cruz Azul7MFPablo BarreraJune 21, 1987 (age 24)416 Zaragoza8MFIsrael CastroDecember 20, 1980 (age 30)451 Cruz Azul13MFJesús ZavalaJuly 21, 1987 (age 24)50 Monterrey17MFSinhaMay 23, 1976 (age 35)546 Toluca18MFAndrés GuardadoSeptember 28, 1986 (age 24)7513 Deportivo La Coruña21MFChristian BermúdezApril 26, 1987 (age 24)40 Atlante22MFJesús MolinaMarch 29, 1988 (age 23)20 América9FWAldo de NigrisJuly 22, 1983 (age 28)146 Monterrey10FWGiovani dos SantosMay 11, 1989 (age 22)5111 Tottenham Hotspur14FWJavier HernándezJune 1, 1988 (age 23)3122 Manchester United[edit]Recent call-upsThe following players have also been called up to the Mexico squad within last 12 months.
Pos.PlayerDate of Birth (Age)CapsGoalsClubLatest Call-upGKLuis Ernesto MichelJuly 21, 1979 (age 32)100 Guadalajara2011 Copa AmericaGKCarlos Felipe RodríguezApril 3, 1989 (age 22)00 Morelia2011 Copa AmericaGKLiborio SánchezOctober 9, 1989 (age 21)00 Querétaro2011 Copa AmericaGKJonathan OrozcoMay 12, 1986 (age 25)10 Monterrey2011 CONCACAF Gold CupGKJosé de Jesús CoronaJanuary 26, 1981 (age 30)120 Cruz Azul2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squadDFPaul AguilarMarch 6, 1986 (age 25)202 Américav. United States, August 10, 2011DFJorge Torres NiloJanuary 16, 1988 (age 23)151 UANLv. United States, August 10, 2011DFOswaldo AlanísMarch 18, 1989 (age 22)00 Estudiantes Tecos2011 Copa AméricaDFKristian ÁlvarezApril 20, 1992 (age 19)00 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaDFNéstor AraujoAugust 29, 1991 (age 20)51 Cruz Azul2011 Copa AméricaDFDárvin ChávezNovember 21, 1989 (age 21)60 Monterrey2011 Copa AméricaDFHiram MierAugust 25, 1989 (age 22)40 Monterrey2011 Copa AméricaDFMiguel Ángel PonceApril 12, 1989 (age 22)20 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaDFDiego ReyesSeptember 19, 1992 (age 18)50 América2011 Copa AméricaDFHéctor ReynosoOctober 3, 1980 (age 30)40 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaDFIsrael JiménezAugust 13, 1989 (age 22)20 UANL2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFJonny MagallónNovember 21, 1981 (age 29)533 Guadalajara2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFFernando NavarroApril 18, 1989 (age 22)10 UANL2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFNéstor VidrioMarch 22, 1989 (age 22)30 Atlas2011 Copa América preliminary squadDFRicardo OsorioMarch 30, 1980 (age 31)821 Monterrey2011 CONCACAF Gold CupDFHugo AyalaMarch 31, 1987 (age 24)30 UANLv. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011DFJorge Iván EstradaOctober 16, 1983 (age 27)10 Santos Lagunav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011DFLeobardo LópezSeptember 4, 1983 (age 28)91 Pachucav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011MFJavier AquinoFebruary 11, 1990 (age 21)50 Cruz Azulv. United States, August 10, 2011MFDiego De BuenJuly 13, 1991 (aged 19)00 UNAM2011 Copa AméricaMFJorge EnríquezJanuary 8, 1991 (age 20)50 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaMFAntonio GallardoApril 19, 1989 (age 22)00 Guadalajara2011 Copa AméricaMFCarlos OrrantíaFebruary 1, 1991 (age 20)00 UNAM2011 Copa AméricaMFÉdgar PachecoJanuary 22, 1990 (age 21)61 UANL2011 Copa AméricaMFDavid CabreraSeptember 7, 1989 (age 22)30 UNAM2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFNéstor CalderónFebruary 14, 1989 (age 22)50 Toluca2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFJonathan dos SantosApril 26, 1990 (age 21)70 Barcelona B2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFMarco FabiánJuly 21, 1989 (age 22)31 Guadalajara2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFJorge HernándezJune 10, 1989 (age 22)30 Chiapas2011 Copa América preliminary squadMFLuis Ernesto PérezJanuary 12, 1981 (age 30)688 Monterrey2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squadMFJosé María CárdenasApril 2, 1985 (age 26)31 Santos Lagunav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011MFAntonio RíosOctober 24, 1988 (age 22)20 Tolucav. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011FWOribe PeraltaJanuary 12, 1984 (age 27)91 Santos Lagunav. Poland, September 2, 2011 (withdrew due to injury)FWOmar ArellanoJune 18, 1987 (age 24)71 Guadalajarav. United States, August 10, 2011FWUlises DávilaApril 13, 1991 (aged 19)00 Vitesse2011 Copa AméricaFWRafael Márquez LugoNovember 2, 1981 (age 29)120 Morelia2011 Copa AméricaFWAlan PulidoMarch 8, 1991 (age 20)00 UANL2011 Copa AméricaFWJavier CortésJuly 20, 1989 (age 22)30 UNAM2011 Copa América preliminary squadFWErick TorresJanuary 19, 1993 (age 18)00 Guadalajara2011 Copa América preliminary squadFWCarlos VelaMarch 1, 1989 (age 22)359 Real Sociedad2011 Copa América preliminary squadFWElías HernándezApril 29, 1988 (age 23)71 Pachuca2011 CONCACAF Gold CupFWÁngel ReynaSeptember 19, 1984 (age 26)80 América2011 CONCACAF Gold CupFWJuan Carlos CachoMay 3, 1982 (age 29)113 UNAMv. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 9, 2011FWEnrique EsquedaApril 19, 1988 (age 23)71 Pachucav. Venezuela, October 12, 2010FWJavier OrozcoNovember 16, 1987 (age 23)30 Cruz Azulv. Venezuela, October 12, 2010[edit]Previous World Cup squads [edit]Competitive record[edit]FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA 1930Group Stage13th3003413 1934Did not qualify 1938Withdrew 1950Group Stage12th3003210 1954Group Stage14th200228 1958Group Stage16th301218 1962Group Stage11th310234 1966Group Stage12th302113 1970Quarter-Final6th421164 1974Did not qualify 1978Group Stage16th3003212 1982Did not qualify 1986Quarter-Final6th532062 1990Banned 1994Round of 1613th412144 1998Round of 1613th412187 2002Round of 1611th421144 2006Round of 1615th411255 2010Round of 1614th411245Total14/19491213245289[edit]FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1992Did Not qualify 1995Third-Place312042 1997Group Stage310286 1999Champions5410136 2001Group Stage300318 2003Did Not Qualify 2005Fourth-Place522176 2009Did Not Qualify 2013QualifiedTotal1 Title198563328[edit]CONCACAF Gold Cup recordYearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1963Group Stage311192 1965Champions5410132 1967Runners-up5401101 1969Fourth-Place512245 1971Champions541061 1973Third-Place5221105 1977Champions5500205 1981Third place5131631985Did Not Qualify1989Banned 1991Third-Place5311105 1993Champions5410282 1996Champions440090 1998Champions440082 2000Quarter-Final311163 2002Quarter-Final321041 2003Champions541090 2005Quarter-Final420274 2007Runners-up640275 2009Champions6510152 2011Champions6600224Total9 Titles8354171220352[edit]Copa América recordYearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1993Runners-up622297 1995Quarter-Final412154 1997Third-Place622289 1999Third-Place6312109 2001Runners-up631253 2004Quarter-Final421157 2007Third-Place6411135 2011Group Stage300314Total2 Finals411710145648[edit]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
- 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
- Copa América: Runner-Up
RankPlayerGoalsYears1Jared Borgetti461997–20082Cuauhtémoc Blanco391995–3Carlos Hermosillo351984–19974Luis Hernández351995–20025Enrique Borja311966–19756Luis Roberto Alves301988–20017Luis Flores291983–1993Luis García1991–1999Hugo Sánchez1977–199810Benjamín Galindo281983–1997[edit]Most appearances (caps)Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 4 September 2011
RankPlayerCapsYears1Claudio Suárez1781992–20062Pável Pardo1481996–20093Gerardo Torrado1351996–4Jorge Campos1311991–20045Alberto García-Aspe1271988–20026Ramon Ramirez1211991–20007Cuauhtémoc Blanco1211995–8Rafael Márquez1081997–9Oswaldo Sanchez991999–10Carlos Hermosillo971984–1997[edit]Goalscorers in World CupsPlayerNumber of GoalsEditionManuel Rosas21930Juan Carreño1Roberto GayónHéctor Ortiz11950Horacio CasarínJosé Lamadrid11954Tomás BalcázarJaime Belmonte11958Isidoro Díaz11962Alfredo del ÁguilaHéctor HernándezEnrique Borja11966Javier Valdivia21970Javier Fragoso1Javier Hernández GutiérrezIgnacio BasagurenGustavo PeñaJosé Luis GonzálezPlayerNumber of GoalsEditionArturo Vázquez11978Víctor RangelFernando Quirarte21986Hugo Sánchez1Luis FloresManuel NegreteRaúl ServínLuis García21994Marcelino Bernal1Alberto García Aspe111998Luis Hernández4Ricardo Peláez2Cuauhtémoc Blanco112002Jared Borgetti2Gerardo Torrado1PlayerNumber of GoalsEditionOmar Bravo22006Sinha1Francisco FonsecaRafael Márquez112010Javier Hernández2Cuauhtémoc Blanco1[edit]ManagersManagerCareerGames managedWonDrawnLostWin % Adolfo Frías Beltrán1923641166.6 Alfonso Rojo de la Vega1928202000.0 Juan Luque de Serrallonga1930303000.0 Rafael Garza Gutiérrez1934, 1937–1938, 194916141187.5 Alfred C. Crowle19355500100.0 Jorge Orth19472200100.0 Octavio Vial1950504100.0 Antonio López Herranz1950, 1952, 1953–1954, 1956–195822910340.9 Horacio Casarín19531100100.0 Ignacio Trelles1958, 1960–1969, 1975–197610650272947.1 Fernando Marcos19593300100.0 Arpad Fekete1963311133.3 Raúl Cardenas1968, 1969, 1970, 1979–19815925201442.3 Diego Mercado1969512220.0 Javier de la Torre1970–1973382071152.6 Ignacio Juáregui1974321066.6 José Antonio Roca1977–197820113655.0 José Moncebáez1979311133.3 Gustavo Peña19791100100.0 Velibor Milutinović1983–1986, 1995–199710452322050.0 Mario Velarde1987–198915130286.6 Alberto Guerra19893300100.0 Manuel Lapuente1990–1991, 1997–20006733181649.2 César Luis Menotti1991–19921977536.8 Ricardo Ferretti19931100100.0 Miguel Mejía Barón1993–19955425171246.2 Mario Carrillo1999100100.0 Gustavo Vargas1999211050.0 Enrique Meza2000–2001, 201020541125.0 Hugo Sánchez2000, 2006–200826134950.0 Javier Aguirre2001–2002, 2009–20105535101063.6 Ricardo La Volpe2002–20067138161753.5 Jesús Ramírez2008540180.0 Sven-Göran Eriksson2008–20091361646.2 Efraín Flores2010311133.3 José Manuel de la Torre2010–14104081.8As of July 14, 2011.
[edit]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-22 football team
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