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Mexico is the most successful team in CONCACAF history, with 15 continental titles and a FIFA Confederations Cup victory.
The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in men's international football, governed by the Mexican Football Federation founded in 1927. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1929 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of NAFU in the North American Zone.
Quick Facts
- Confederation (both)
- CONCACAF
- Mexico's continental pedigree
- Three-time CONCACAF Gold Cup champions (1996, 1998, 2023)
- World cup record (mexico)
- 16 FIFA World Cup appearances, a regular qualifier since the late 1950s
- World cup record (canada)
- Has yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup final tournament
- Primary competitive venues
- CONCACAF Gold Cup, World Cup qualifying rounds, international friendlies
- General head-to-head character
- Mexico has historically dominated the fixture in both results and style
Lore & Background
Mexico has qualified for the FIFA World Cup eighteen times and has qualified consecutively since 1994. It is one of four CONCACAF teams to have advanced to the knockout stage, reaching the quarter-finals twice (1970 and 1986) both as hosts. Mexico played France in the first match in World Cup history in Uruguay 1930. It has won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup as hosts, defeating Brazil 4–3. Mexico is the most successful team in its confederation, winning 15 CONCACAF continental titles (10 CONCACAF Gold Cup titles, 3 CONCACAF Championship titles, one CONCACAF Nations League and one CONCACAF Cup). It has participated eleven times in the Copa América, finishing as runners-up twice (1993 and 2001) and third place three times. Regionally, the team won two NAFC Championship titles, one North American Nations Cup, and two gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Reader's Guide
Mexico has participated twenty-six times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition. It has won 15 CONCACAF continental titles, including 10 CONCACAF Gold Cup titles. The team has also participated three times in the Panamerican Championship, finishing in third place in 1960.
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