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El Tri (''El Tricolor'')
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Federación Mexicana<br>de Fútbol Asociación
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CONCACAF ( North America )
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Hugo Sánchez
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Rafael Márquez
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Claudio Suárez (178)
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Jared Borgetti (43)
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The – '''El Tri''' – is the national
Football team of
Mexico , and is controlled by the
Federación Mexicana De Fútbol .
Mexico has qualified for thirteen
World Cups , including the last four. It has reached the second round on all four without managing any further progress. Their best result was reaching the Quarterfinals in both the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, both hosted by
Mexico . They have also had strong showings in the
Copa America from the first time they were invited by the
CONMEBOL in 1993 held in
Ecuador being runner-up in the competition (although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of
CONCACAF ).
Mexico participated in the first World Cup in
1930 – and did not appear again in the tournament until the
1950 FIFA World Cup . Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much impact in the World Cup when competing against European and South American teams and won only once in five tournaments (in
1962 , a 3–1 win over
Czechoslovakia ). However, Goalkeeper
Antonio Carbajal had the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive FIFA World Cups.
In 1970, Mexico, hosts for the World Cup, kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the
Soviet Union , followed by a controversial win over
El Salvador (4–0). They only made it to the next round with victory against
Belgium due to a penalty scored by
Gustavo Peña in the 14th minute. Against
Italy in the quarter-finals, Mexico took the lead before losing 4–1.
After failing to qualify for the
1974 FIFA World Cup , Mexico qualified for
Argentina '78 but suffered another early exit after an embarrassing 0-6 defeat to
West Germany and a humiliating 1-3 defeat to outsiders
Tunisia before losing, once again, 1-3, this time to
Poland . Mexico, once again, failed to qualify for a World Cup in
Spain 1982 after being held to a scoreless draw against El Salvador.
Once again, Mexico were host for the World Cup in
1986 . Led by
Bora Milutinovic , Mexico was placed in Group B where they defeated Belgium 2-1. But Mexico was held to a 1-1 tie with Paraguay and only manage to defeat Iraq 1-0. Despite these poor performances, Mexico won top spot in the group to reach the round of sixteen where Mexico faced against Bulgaria easily defeating them 2-0. In the next round, Mexico lost to West Germany 0-0 (1-4
Pens ).
Mexico was disqualified from the 1990 FIFA World Cup (and any other international competition) for two years for 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, Mexican football began experiencing more consistent 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 penalties.
The Mexican team was managed by coach
Manuel Lapuente in a very good qualifying round in which they came in first place in the CONCACAF side. 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 mediocre qualifying campaign for the
2002 World Cup , Mexico qualified and was put in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, Ecuador. Mexico opened play in the
2002 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 win over
Croatia , with
Cuauhtémoc Blanco scoring a penalty kick. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2-1 win over
Ecuador with goals from
Jared Borgetti and
Gerardo Torrado . Mexico then played to 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 the 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, eliminating them from the tournament.
Mexico played a series of friendlies in preparation for the World Cup in the United States of America, 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 . Four minutes later, an own goal by an injured
Jared Borgetti allowed Argentina to equalize. 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-Mexican coach
Ricardo Lavolpe stepped down as coach after the tournament, and was succeeded by
Hugo Sánchez .
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 again hosted the Gold Cup in
2003 winning it after a 1-0 victory over the U-23 Brazilian squad.
The parallel emergence of the 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.
Among those that have had successful careers in European leagues are 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 (
Olympiacos ) 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 who 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 teh quater-finals, they beat Paraguay 6-0. However, the victory was overshadowed to the fact that Paraguay's goal-keeper had gotten a red card almost at the start of the game and thus Paraguay was forced to use their next alternative goalie.
In the semifinals, Argentina beat Mexico 0-3. With this defeat Mexico was left to fight for third place against Uruguay, winning 3-1.
The following squad was selected for the upcoming friendlies against
Panama and
Brazil as of August 31 2007:
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