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| Nickname(s) | El Tri El Tricolor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | NAFU (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Javier Aguirre | ||
| Captain | Edson Álvarez | ||
| Most caps | Andrés Guardado (180) | ||
| Top scorer | Javier Hernández (52) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Azteca | ||
| FIFA code | MEX | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 16  1 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 4 (February – June 1998, August 2003, April 2004, June 2004, 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 | 17 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) | ||
| Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2021) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2021, 2024) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1993, 2001) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1999) | ||
| Website | miseleccion.mx | ||
The Mexico national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de México) represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol). It competes as a member of CONCACAF.
Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994, making it one of six countries to do so.[3] Mexico played France in the first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930. Mexico's best progression in World Cups has been reaching the quarter-finals in both the 1970 and 1986 World Cups, both times as host, and will play host for the third time in 2026.
Mexico is historically the most successful national team in CONCACAF, having won twelve confederation titles, including nine CONCACAF Gold Cups and three CONCACAF Championships (the precursor to the Gold Cup), as well as two NAFC Championships, one North American Nations Cup, one CONCACAF Cup and two gold medals of the Central American and Caribbean Games. It is one of eight nations[a] to have won two of the three most important football tournaments (the World Cup, Confederations Cup, and Summer Olympics), having won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup[4] and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] Mexico is also the only team from CONCACAF to have won an official FIFA competition, winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF, the national team has been invited to compete in the Copa América since 1993, finishing runner-up twice – in 1993 and 2001 – and obtaining the third-place medal on three occasions.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Mexico's World Cup Soccer History". eljalisco.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Mexico 1999". SuperSport.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Borden, Sam (11 August 2012). "Mexico Has Its Moment in Upset Over Brazil". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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