Team History & Eras
24 entries in the Mexico National Team compendium.
1976 Montreal OlympicsMontreal 1976: The Games of the XXI OlympiadBora Milutinović EraThe Miracle Worker who led Mexico to its best World Cup finish.1986 Mexico World CupThe World United by a Ball1998 France World CupFrance 1998: A historic home triumph and the dawn of a new era.Luis Hernández El PumaThe Puma who roared across the world stage in Mexico's green jersey.1992 CONCACAF ChampionshipThe championship that showcased Mexico's regional dominance ahead of the 1994 World Cup.1958 Sweden World CupA resilient journey to Sweden that forged the foundation for future glory.Rafael Márquez CaptaincyThe rock who held El Tri together through four World Cups.Javier Hernández ChicharitoThe top scorer who carried Mexico's offensive hopes across three World Cups.2010 South Africa World CupThe tournament where Ochoa shone and Chicharito debuted on the world stage.2003 Confederations CupA bronze medal triumph in France under Ricardo La Volpe's tactical vision.Javier Aguirre CoachingEl Vasco: From World Cup player to globe-trotting managerFundación de la FMF y debut ante EE.UU. (1929)Three goals in Los Angeles, 1929: the day a nation officially debuted on the internationalPrimera victoria mundialista: 3-1 a Corea del Sur (1954)Three goals in Bellinzona ended a 24-year wait and lit the Tricolor flame for a generationEl escándalo de los esteroides ante Yugoslavia (1950)Four goals, one silence, and a scandal that Mexico never officially acknowledged.Primera Copa CONCACAF ganada (1971)On home soil, El Tri raised the CONCACAF crown for the first time in 1971.La sequía de clasificaciones 1978-1982Four years of silence between tournaments that broke a nation's faith in its own team.Cuartos de final en el Mundial de México 1970One night at the Azteca, a nation believed it could beat the world.Primera clasificación sin sede: Francia 1998The Magician's Mexico arrived in France with hope, and left with a lesson etched in blue.Mundial México 1994: la eliminación ante BulgariaMexico's 1994 World Cup run: Group stage success, then penalty heartbreak against BulgariaLa era Márquez-Blanco (1998-2006)Two names, one spine: Márquez held the line, Blanco broke it open.La sequía de clasificaciones 2002 y 2010Two absences that broke a streak that began in the modern era.Oro Olímpico Londres 2012Mexico's first Olympic football gold, sealed by Oribe Peralta at Wembley.Mejor resultado mundialista: octavos en Brasil 2014One group, one dream, one extra-time heartbreak—the 2014 campaign that made a nation belie
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