Mexico national football team
Mexico national football team is the national football team of Mexico.
| Nickname(s) | El Tri (The Tricolor) | |||||||||
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| Association | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) | |||||||||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | |||||||||
| Head coach | Gerardo Martino | |||||||||
| Captain | Andrés Guardado | |||||||||
| Most caps | Claudio Suárez (177) | |||||||||
| Top scorer | Javier Hernández (51) | |||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Azteca | |||||||||
| FIFA code | MEX | |||||||||
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| Highest | 4 (February – June 1998, May – June 2006) | |||||||||
| Lowest | 40 (July 2015) | |||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||
| 22x20px Guatemala 2–3 Mexico 22x20px (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January 1923) | ||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||
| 22x20px Mexico 13–0 Bahamas File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987) | ||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||
| 22x20px England 8–0 Mexico 22x20px (London, England; 10 May 1961) | ||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1930) | |||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) | |||||||||
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 23 (first in 1963) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015) | |||||||||
| Copa América | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1993) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1993, 2001) | |||||||||
| Confederations Cup | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1995) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1999) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Player records
Most capped players
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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 19 June 2019.[1]
| # | Player | Period | Caps |
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| 1 | Andrés Guardado | 2005– | 179 |
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | 1992–2006 | 177 |
| 3 | Pável Pardo | 1996–2009 | 146 |
| Gerardo Torrado | 1999–2013 | ||
| Rafael Márquez | 1997–2018 | ||
| 6 | Jorge Campos | 1991–2004 | 130 |
| 7 | Carlos Salcido | 2004–2014 | 124 |
| 8 | Ramón Ramírez | 1991–2000 | 121 |
| 9 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 1995–2014 | 120 |
| 10 | Alberto García-Aspe | 1988–2002 | 109 |
Top goalscorers
File:Mex-Kor (31).jpg
Javier Hernández is Mexico's top scorer.
Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 27 March 2019.[2]
| Rank | Player | Period | Caps | Goals | Average |
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| 1 | Javier Hernández | 2009– | 108 | 51 | 0.47 |
| 2 | Jared Borgetti | 1997–2008 | 89 | 46 | 0.52 |
| 3 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 1995–2014 | 120 | 39 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Carlos Hermosillo | 1984–1997 | 90 | 35 | 0.39 |
| Luis Hernández | 1995–2002 | 85 | 35 | 0.41 | |
| 6 | Enrique Borja | 1966–1975 | 65 | 31 | 0.48 |
| 7 | Luis Roberto Alves | 1988–2001 | 84 | 30 | 0.36 |
| 8 | Luis Flores | 1983–1993 | 62 | 29 | 0.47 |
| Luis García | 1991–1999 | 78 | 29 | 0.37 | |
| Hugo Sánchez | 1977–1998 | 58 | 29 | 0.50 |
Mexico National Football Team Media
- México en el Panamericano 1952, Estadio, 1952-04-12 (465).jpg
Mexican squad in April 1952
- Argentina v mexico 1985.jpg
Mexico vs. Argentina in Los Angeles, 1985
- FIFA World Cup 2006 - ARG vs MEX.jpg
Mexico against Argentina at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- FIFA World Cup 2010 France Mexico.jpg
Cuauhtémoc Blanco converting his penalty kick against France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Héctor Herrera and Mesut Özil (Mexico v Germany) at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Azteca Stadium is the home of the Mexico national team.
- Ger-Mex (4).jpg
Mexico's fans at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
- Mex-Kor (25) (cropped).jpg
Andrés Guardado is the most capped player in the history of Mexico with 180 caps.
References
- ↑ Appearances for Mexico National Team. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ↑ Goalscoring for Mexico National Team. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Notes
- ↑ 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.