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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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||
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| Highest | 4 (February – June 1998, May – June 2006) | |||||||||
| Lowest | 40 (July 2015) | |||||||||
| 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 | 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
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
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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
Mexican squad in April 1952
Mexico v Argentina in Los Angeles, 1985
Mexico against Argentina at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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.
Mexico's fans at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Andrés Guardado is the most capped player in the history of Mexico with 179 caps.
Javier Hernández is Mexico's all-time top scorer with 52 goals.
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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.
