Mexico national football team
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| Nickname(s) | El Tri (The Tri) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | FEMEXFUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Jesús Ramírez (caretaker)
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| Captain | Rafael Márquez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Claudio Suárez (178) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Jared Borgetti (43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Azteca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | MEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 4 (May 1998, May 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 26 (June 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Elo ranking | 6 (June 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 47 (February 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico 13-0 Bahamas  (Toluca, Mexico; Apr 28, 1987) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1930) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarterfinals, 1970, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup |
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| Appearances | 16 (First in 1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996,1998, 2003 |
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| Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition. The Mexican national football team is currently ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings.[1]
Mexico has qualified for thirteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994. Mexico's best progression was reaching the Quarterfinals in both the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups. Mexico holds one FIFA U-17 World Cup, one FIFA Confederations Cup, four CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships, three Pan Am Games Gold Medals, and three NAFC Championships. Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF, the national football team has been regularly invited to compete in the CONMEBOL Copa América since Ecuador 1993.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early Years
Competitive football in Mexico was organized in the early 20th century by various immigrant groups coming from Europe, notably English miners from Cornwall, England and Spanish exiles fleeing the Spanish Civil War. Though organized football was disrupted as a result of the Mexican Revolution, a new football association had been re-established in Mexico City by 1922, and in 1923 a representative national team was organized from players in this league.[2]
[edit] First National Games
A series of international friendlies were played verses the national representation of Guatemala on December 9, 12, and 16 of 1923. The match on December 9 was played at 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.[3] The manager for this team was Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Récord", and the assistant coach was Adolfo Frías.[4] The fourteen players selected for this friendly series include: Nacho de la Garza, Pedro "Perico" Legorreta, Manuel "Güero" Yáñez, Enrique "La Matona" Esquivel, Agustín Ojeda, Roberto Jardón, Carlos Garcés, Horacio Ortiz, Adeodato López, Mauro Guadarrama "La Venada" Alatorre, Cornelio Cuevas, and Alfredo "Fofo" García Besné.[5]
[edit] 1924-1927
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.[6]
[edit] Formation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
On August 23, 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.
[edit] 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics were hosts to Mexico's first international tournament. Prior to the tournament, the Mexican squad held friendlies against a representative Asturias side as well as two friendlies against Spain. These matches resulted in two draws and one loss. At the Olympic tournament, Mexico faced Spain in the Round of 16 on May 30, 1928, resulting in Mexico's humiliating defeat of 1-7.[7]
[edit] World Cup Competition
Mexico participated in the first World Cup in 1930 but did not appear again in the tournament until the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much of an impact in the World Cup when competing against European and South American teams. However, goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal has the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive FIFA World Cups.
In 1970, Mexico hosted the World Cup and kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the Soviet Union. This was followed by a controversial win over El Salvador (4–0). Mexico advanced to the next round with a victory against Belgium thanks to a penalty scored by Gustavo Peña in the 14th minute. At the quarter-finals stage, Mexico was eliminated by Italy in a 4–1 match despite Mexico taking an early lead.
Mexico failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and did not appear at the world stage until the Argentina '78. Mexico suffered an early exit after three defeats: 0-6 against West Germany, 1-3 against Tunisia, and 1-3 to Poland. Mexico failed to qualify for theSpain 1982 after being defeated by El Salvador.
In 1986, Mexico again hosted the World Cup. Coached by Bora Milutinovic, 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 Mexico faced Bulgaria in a 2-0 win. In the quarter-finals stage, Mexico lost to West Germany 0-0 (1-4 pens).
Mexico was disqualified from the 1990 FIFA World Cup (and any other international competition) after using players over the age limit allowed by FIFA in the qualifying round for the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988. The punishment originally was only going to be applied to the Olympic team and not the World Cup team, but the penalty was applied to all Mexican national representatives of all sports for two years.
In the 1990s, after hiring coach César Luis Menotti Mexican football began experiencing greater international success. An important turning point was its participation in the 1993 Copa America, where they finished second in the tournament, losing to Argentina 2-1 in the final. Mexico went on to win its group on tiebreakers in the 1994 World Cup, emerging from the tournament's "Group of death", composed of Mexico, Italy, Ireland, and Norway. However, Mexico eventually lost in the second round to Bulgaria on penalty kicks. Miguel Mejía Barón led this team into one of its most distinguished performances in a World Cup.
After its participation at King Fahd's Cup (which would eventually become the FIFA Confederation's Cup) and being coached again by Bora Milutinovic, the Mexican team was managed by coach Manuel Lapuente in a very good qualifying round for France 1998, in which they came in first place in the CONCACAF side. At the World Cup, Mexico was placed in Group E, with Holland, Korea Republic and Belgium. Mexico started against Korea Republic losing 0-1 but came back to win 3-1. Belgium had started beating Mexico 2-0 but came back to tie 2-2. The third game against Netherlands ended in another 2-2 result which resulted in qualification to the Round of 16. In the next round, Mexico faced Germany. Although having the lead Mexico did not manage to hold onto it and lost the game 2-1.
After a tough qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico reached the finals and was placed in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, Ecuador. Mexico opened its participation with a 1-0 win over Croatia. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2-1 win over Ecuador with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado. Mexico then achieved a 1-1 draw against Italy thanks to a goal from Borgetti that was regarded as one of the best of the tournament. In the second round Mexico played continental rivals United States in a match that saw Mexican captain Rafael Marquez sent off for a deliberate headbutt on Cobi Jones. Mexico was defeated by the U.S. 2-0, therefore being sent off the tournament.
[edit] 2006 World Cup
- Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D
Mexico played a series of friendlies in the United States of America in preparation for the World Cup, seeking to maximize revenue by appealing to Mexican Americans living in the USA.
Mexico was one of eight seeded teams in the first round at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The eight seeded teams consisted of Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Mexico. This was the second time a non-hosting CONCACAF nation was seeded. Mexico was put in Group D with Iran, Angola and Portugal.
Mexico won their opening match 3–1 against Iran, with two goals from Omar Bravo and one by Zinha. 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 shot.
In the second round, Mexico played against Argentina. The Mexicans scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez assisted by Pavel Pardo. Four minutes later, a goal by Hernán Crespo allowed Argentina to equalize (the goal was credited to Crespo, but was actually an own goal, which Jared Borgetti ironically scored with his head). The score remained 1–1 after ninety minutes, and in extra time, an exceptional volley by Maxi Rodríguez in the second period of extra time brought about a 2–1 win for Argentina.
Argentine coach Ricardo Lavolpe stepped down as coach after the tournament, and was succeeded by Hugo Sánchez.
[edit] International Competitions
Since their second place finish in the 1993 Copa America, Mexico has been a regular participant in the South American tournament and has competed well. It earned third place in 1997, 1999 and 2007 and another second-place finish in 2001. Mexico has never failed to reach the quarter finals of the Copa America and twice has had the leading scorer in the tournament (Luis Garcia in 1995 (sharing the title with Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta) and Luis Hernández in 1997).
Mexico hosted and won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico won its first official FIFA tournament trophy by beating Brazil with a final score of 4-3. Mexico's star, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, shared the tournament's Golden Shoe award as top scorer with Ronaldinho, he was also awarded the Silver Ball.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the United States proved a credible challenger to Mexico's dominance on the continental football scene, winning the 2002 Gold Cup and eliminating Mexico in the second round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Mexico co-hosted (with the United States of America) the Gold Cup in 2003, winning it after a 1-0 victory in Mexico City over a mostly U-23 Brazilian squad which had eliminated the United States in Miami, Florida.
The parallel emergence of Mexico and the United States on the international stage has helped elevate the status of the CONCACAF region, and has provided a natural rivalry that has benefited the development of both national teams.
The growth experienced by the Mexican national team since the early 1990s was matched by the increased competitiveness of its domestic league, the Primera División de México. Due in large part to lucrative television contracts, Mexican football clubs are amongst the richest outside of Europe. The influx of high level foreign players, together with increased participation in international tournaments has helped compensate for the fact that, traditionally, relatively few Mexican players have sought opportunities in other countries. Hugo Sánchez (Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid), Luis Garcia (Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad), and Rafael Márquez (AS Monaco and FC Barcelona). Other European-based players that have managed to succeed thus far include Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven), Pavel Pardo (VfB Stuttgart), Ricardo Osorio (VfB Stuttgart), and Nery Castillo (Manchester City) all of whom won championships with their clubs in this past 2006-2007 season.
The U-17 World cup held in Peru in 2005 meant the first under 17 World Cup for Mexico. Mexico was placed in Group B along with Australia, Turkey and Uruguay in which Mexico came out on top. Mexico then went on to face Costa Rica in the quarterfinals which resulted in a 3–1 victory for Mexico, thus allowing them to advanced to the semifinals and face the Netherlands whom they beat 4–0. This victory meant Mexico would proceed to play the final against Brazil. Mexico won 3–0.
After losing the final match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 1-2 against the United States, Mexico successfully rebounded with a remarkable first-round participation at CONMEBOL Copa America 2007. Beginning by beating the recent champions Brazil 2-0 (goals from: Nery Castillo 23' and Ramon 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, they beat Paraguay 6-0. In the semifinals, Argentina beat Mexico 0-3. With this defeat Mexico was left to fight for third place against Uruguay, winning 3-1.
[edit] Schedule and recent results
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score1 | Competition | Mexico scorers | Opponent scorers |
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| February 7, 2007 | Glendale, Arizona |  USA |
0-2 L | F | None | Conrad 52', Donovan 91+' |
| February 28, 2007 | San Diego, California |  Venezuela |
3-1 W | F | Guardado 25', Arce 34' , Blanco 47' (pen) | Arizmendi 82' |
| March 25, 2007 | San Nicolás, Nuevo León |  Paraguay |
2-1 W | F | Borgetti 78', 82' | Santa Cruz 88' |
| March 28, 2007 | Oakland, California |  Ecuador |
4-2 W | F | Palencia 1', Marquez 73', Bravo 84', Bautista 87' | Tenorio 44', Espionza 55' |
| June 2, 2007 | San Luis, San Luis Potosi |  Iran |
4-0 W | F | Borgetti 2', Lozano 27', Fonseca 80', Torrado 85' | None |
| June 5, 2007 | Mexico City | Paraguay |
0-1 L | F | None | Cardozo 89' |
| June 8, 2007 | East Rutherford, New Jersey |  Cuba |
2-1 W | GCF | Borgetti 38', Castillo 56' | Alcántara 23' |
| June 10, 2007 | East Rutherford, New Jersey |  Honduras |
1-2 L | GCF | Blanco 29' (pen) | Costly 57', 90' |
| June 13, 2007 | Houston, Texas |  Panama |
1-0 W | GCF | Salcido 60' | None |
| June 17, 2007 | Houston, Texas |  Costa Rica |
1-0 W | GCF | Borgetti 97' | None |
| June 21, 2007 | Chicago, Illinois |  Guadeloupe |
1-0 W | GCF | Pardo 70' | None |
| June 24, 2007 | Chicago, Illinois | USA |
1-2 L | GCF | Guardado 44' | Donovan 62' (pen), Feilhaber 73' |
| June 27, 2007 | Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar |  Brazil |
2-0 W | CAF | Castillo 23', Morales 28' | None |
| July 1, 2007 | Maturín, Monagas | Ecuador |
2-1 W | CAF | Castillo 21', Bravo 80' | Edison Mendez 85' |
| July 4, 2007 | Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui |  Chile |
0-0 D | CAF | None | None |
| July 8, 2007 | Maturín, Monagas | Paraguay |
6-0 W | CAF | Castillo 4´ (pen), Torrado 26', Castillo 38', Arce 78', Blanco 86´(pen), Bravo 90´ | None |
| July 11, 2007 | Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Guayana |  Argentina |
0-3 L | CAF | None | Heinze 44', Messi 61', Riquelme 66' (pen) |
| July 14, 2007 | Caracas, Venezuela |  Uruguay |
3-1 W | CAF | Blanco 37' (pen), Bravo 68', Guardado 75' | Abreu 21' |
| August 22, 2007 | Commerce City, Colorado |  Colombia |
0-1 L | F | None | Jaime Castrillón 51' |
| September 9, 2007 | Puebla, Puebla | Panama |
1-0* W | F | Felipe Baloy 38' (OG) | None |
| September 12, 2007 | Boston, Massachusetts | Brazil |
1-3 L | F | Juan Carlos Cacho 42' | Kleber 44', Kaká 80', Afonso Alves 86' |
| October 14, 2007 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua |  Nigeria |
2-2 D | F | Juan Carlos Cacho 54', 68' | Obafemi Martins 32', 52' |
| October 17, 2007 | Los Angeles, California | Guatemala |
2-3 L | F | Carlos Vela 30', César Villaluz 31' | Rigoberto Gomez 5', Marvin Ávila 64', 73' |
| February 6, 2008 | Houston, Texas | USA |
2-2 D | F | Johny Magallon 34', 47' | Oguchi Onyewu 29', Josmer Altidore 39' |
| March 26, 2008 | London, England |  Ghana |
2-1 W | F | Carlos Salcido 77', Pável Pardo 86' | Michael Essien 55' |
| April 16, 2008 | Seattle, Washington |  China PR |
1-0 W | F | César Villaluz 14' | None |
| June 4, 2008 | San Diego, California | Argentina |
1-4 L | F | Antônio "Zinha" Naelson Matias 62' | Nicolás Burdisso 11', Lionel Messi 18', Maximiliano Rodríguez 29'. Sergio Agüero 71' |
| June 8, 2008 | Chicago, Illinois |  Peru |
4-0HT | F | Fernando Arce 5', Andrés Guardado 8', Carlos Vela 20', Fernando Arce 28' | |
| June 15, 2008 | Houston, Texas |  Belize |
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| June 21, 2008 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Belize |
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1 - Mexico score always listed first
- Key
- F = Friendly
- GCF = Gold Cup Finals
- CAF = Copa America Finals
- WCQ = 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
- * Game was suspended after first half due to rain.
[edit] Current Squad
The following squad was selected to play against Argentina, Peru, and Belize on June 04, 2008.[8] Caps and goals current as of the completion of the friendly against Argentina. List will vary when the final 18 players are decided.
[edit] Recent Call Ups
The following players have been called up to the Mexico squad in 2008, but will not appear in the friendly against Argentina, Peru, and Belize.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Moisés Muñoz | February 1, 1980 | Morelia |
8 (0) | v. Ghana, 26 March 2008 |
| Luis Ernesto Michel | July 21, 1979 | Guadalajara |
0 (0) | v. USA, February 6, 2008 |
- Defenders
| Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Leobardo López | September 4, 1983 | Pachuca |
1 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Fausto Pinto | August 8, 1983 | Pachuca |
9 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Omar Trujillo | November 9, 1977 | Morelia |
1 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Omar Esparza | May 21, 1988 | Guadalajara |
4 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Alejandro Castro | March 27, 1987 | Cruz Azul |
0 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Rafael Márquez | February 13, 1979 |  Barcelona |
80 (9) | v. USA, 6 February 2008 |
| Israel Castro | December 20, 1980 | UNAM |
10 (0) | v. USA, 6 February 2008 |
| Francisco Javier Rodriguez | October 20, 1981 |  PSV Eindhoven |
41 (2) | v. USA, 6 February 2008 |
- Midfielders
| Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Jorge Hernández | February 22, 1988 | Atlas |
3 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Carlos Gerardo Rodríguez | April 16, 1985 | Pachuca |
1 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| José Joel González | January 27, 1979 | Monterrey |
1 (0) | v. China on April 16, 2008 |
| Pavel Pardo | July 26, 1976 |  VfB Stuttgart |
141 (8) | v. Ghana, 26 March 2008 |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | January 17, 1973 | Chicago Fire |
97 (34) | v. USA, 6 February 2008 |
| Giovani dos Santos | May 11, 1989 | Tottenham Hotspur |
5 (0) | v. USA, 6 February 2008 |
- Strikers
| Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Christian Bermúdez | April 26, 1987 | Atlante |
1 (0) | v. China, April 16, 2008 |
| Juan Carlos Cacho | May 3, 1982 | Pachuca |
9 (3) | v. China, April 16, 2008 |
| Pablo Barrera | June 21, 1987 | UNAM |
2 (0) | v. China, April 16, 2008 |
| Adolfo Bautista | May 15, 1979 | Jaguares de Chiapas |
31 (9) | v. Ghana, 26 March 2008 |
| Antonio de Nigris | April 1, 1978 |  Ankaraspor |
16 (4) | v. Ghana, 26 March 2008 |
| Guillermo Franco | November 3, 1976 | Villarreal |
11 (2) | v. Ghana, 26 March 2008 |
| Nery Castillo | June 13, 1984 | Manchester City |
13 (5) | v. Ghana, 26 March 2008 |
| Omar Bravo | March 4, 1980 | Deportivo La Coruna |
49 (13) | v. Ghana, 26 March , 2008 |
[edit] Competitive record
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Confederations Cup record
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[edit] CONCACAF Championships record
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[edit] Honours
[edit] Top 10 goalscorers
Players in bold text are still active with Mexico.
| Rank | Player | No. of goals |
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| 1 | Jared Borgetti | 43 |
| 2 | Luis Hernández | 35 |
| Carlos Hermosillo | ||
| 4 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 34 |
| 5 | Enrique Borja | 31 |
| 6 | Zague | 30 |
| 7 | Hugo Sánchez | 29 |
| Luis Flores | ||
| Luis Garcia | ||
| 10 | Benjamin Galindo | 28 |
[edit] Most appearances (caps)
Players in bold text are still active with Mexico.
| Rank | Player | No. of caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Suarez | 178 |
| 2 | Pavel Pardo | 141 |
| 3 | Jorge Campos | 130 |
| 4 | Ramon Ramirez | 121 |
| 5 | Alberto Garcia Aspe | 109 |
| 6 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 97 |
| 7 | Carlos Hermosillo | 90 |
| 8 | Oswaldo Sanchez | 88 |
| 10 | Luis Hernández | 87 |
| Jared Borgetti |
[edit] List of goalscorers in World Cups
| Player | Goals | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Carreño | 1 | 1930 |
| Manuel Rosas | 2 | 1930 |
| Roberto Gayón | 1 | 1930 |
| Héctor Ortíz | 1 | 1950 |
| Horacio Casarín | 1 | 1950 |
| José Lamadrid | 1 | 1954 |
| Tomás Balcázar | 1 | 1954 |
| Jaime Belmonte | 1 | 1958 |
| Isidoro Díaz | 1 | 1962 |
| Amador Torres | 1 | 1962 |
| Héctor Hernández | 1 | 1962 |
| Enrique Borja | 1 | 1966 |
| Javier Valdivia | 2 | 1970 |
| Javier Fragoso | 1 | 1970 |
| Ignacio Basaguren | 1 | 1970 |
| Gustavo Peña | 1 | 1970 |
| José González | 1 | 1970 |
| Arturo Vázquez | 1 | 1978 |
| Víctor Rangel | 1 | 1978 |
| Fernando Quirarte | 2 | 1986 |
| Hugo Sánchez | 1 | 1986 |
| Luis Flores | 1 | 1986 |
| Manuel Negrete | 1 | 1986 |
| Raúl Servín | 1 | 1986 |
| Luis García | 2 | 1994 |
| Marcelino Bernal | 1 | 1994 |
| Alberto García Aspe | 2 | 1994-1998 |
| Luis Hernández | 4 | 1998 |
| Ricardo Peláez | 2 | 1998 |
| Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 2 | 1998-2002 |
| Jared Borgetti | 2 | 2002 |
| Gerardo Torrado | 1 | 2002 |
| Omar Bravo | 2 | 2006 |
| Zinha | 1 | 2006 |
| Francisco Fonseca | 1 | 2006 |
| Rafael Márquez | 1 | 2006 |
[edit] Previous World Cup squads
[edit] Mexico managers
| Manager | Mexico career | Games managed | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfo Frías Beltrán |
1923 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.6 |
| Alfonso Rojo de la V |
1928 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00.0 |
| Juan Luque de S. |
1930 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00.0 |
| Rafael Garza G. |
1934, '37-'38, '49 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 87.5 |
 Alfred C. Crowle |
1935 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Jorge Orth |
1947 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Abel Ramírez |
1948 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.0 |
| Octavio Vial |
1950 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 00.0 |
| Antonio López H. |
1950 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 40.9 |
| Horacio Casarín |
1953 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Fernando Marcos |
1959 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Arpad Fekete |
1963 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Diego Mercado |
1969 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Javier de La Torre |
1970 - 1973 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 52.6 |
| Ignacio Juaregui |
1974 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.6 |
| Jose Antonio Roca |
1977 - 1978 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 55.0 |
| Jose Moncebaez |
1979 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Gustavo Peña |
1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Raul Cardenas |
1979 - 1981 | 59 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 42.3 |
| Mario Velarde |
1987-1989 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 86.6 |
| Alberto Guerra |
1989 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Ignacio Trelles |
1990-1990 | 106 | 50 | 27 | 29 | 47.1 |
| César Luis Menotti |
1991 - 1992 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36.8 |
| Cayetano Rodriguez |
1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Ricardo Ferretti |
1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Miguel Mejía Barón |
1993 - 1995 | 54 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 46.2 |
  Bora Milutinovic |
1995 - 1997 | 104 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 50.0 |
| Mario Carrillo |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.0 |
| Gustavo Vargas |
1999 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Manuel Lapuente |
1997 - 2000 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 49.2 |
| Enrique Meza Enriquez |
2000 - 2001 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26.3 |
| Javier Aguirre |
2001 - 2002 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 62.9 |
| Ricardo La Volpe |
2002 - 2006 | 71 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 53.5 |
| Hugo Sánchez |
2006 - 2008 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 53.5 |
| Jesús Ramírez |
2008 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sven-Göran Eriksson |
2008 - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 |
- Note: Sven-Göran Eriksson was appointed manager of the national football squad on June 3, 2008. However, he will not take charge of the team until August 2008.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "FIFA World Rankings - June 2008", FIFA, 2008-06-3. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ The Start; El Comienzo. Televisa. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ History of the National football team. Femexfut. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ History of the National football team. Femexfut. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ History of the National football team. Femexfut. Retrieved on [[2008-05Bold text-01]].
- ^ The Start; El Comienzo. Televisa. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ The First Olympics. Televisa. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ Federacion, Mexicana (2008-04-12). List of players to play in the game vs China. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Presentan a Sven-Goran Eriksson. Televisa. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
[edit] See also
- Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
- 2008 Under-23 Pre-Olympic Mexican Squad
- Mexico national under-20 football team
- Mexico national under-17 football team
- USA and Mexico football rivalry
- Notable Mexican Players Playing Outside Mexico
[edit] External links
- Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Official Site
- El Tri Site
- RSSSF archive of results
- www.futbolmexicano.org
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