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) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17  (7 February 2019)[1] | ||
| Highest | 4 (February – June 1998, May – June 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 40 (July 2015) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 22  5 (3 March 2019)[2] | ||
| Highest | 4 (June 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 47 (February 1979) | ||
| 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
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Player recordsEdit
Most capped playersEdit
Claudio Suárez is the most capped player in the history of Mexico with 177 caps.
Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 19 June 2019.[3]
| # | Player | Period | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Suárez | 1992–2006 | 177 |
| 2 | Andrés Guardado | 2005– | 157 |
| 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 goalscorersEdit
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Javier Hernández is Mexico's top scorer.
Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 27 March 2019.[4]
| Rank | Player | Period | Caps | Goals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ 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.
