Mexico national football team
men's national association football team representing Mexico
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 | |||
Current | 15 2 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
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 |
Player records
changeMost capped players
changePlayers in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 19 June 2019.[3]
# | 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
changePlayers in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 27 March 2019.[4]
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 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ 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.