MEXICO
Coach:
Miguel Herrera
Road to Brazil: Nr.4 in N.Amerika,
Qualified after play-off vs N.Zealand
Honours: Quarterf. in
1970 & 1986
WC-app.: 15 (Incl.this) First WC: 1930 Misc.: Host i 1970 & 1986 Association: www.femexfut.org.mx
Mexico has qualified
for fourteen World
Cups and has
qualified
consecutively since
1994; Mexico played
France in the very
first match of the
first World Cup on
13 July 1930.
Mexico's best
progression was
reaching the
Quarterfinals in
both the 1970 and
1986 FIFA World
Cups, both of which
were staged on
Mexican soil.
Mexico is
historically the
most successful
national team in the
CONCACAF region, as
they are the only
team from the region
to win an official
FIFA recognized
title. They hold one
FIFA Confederations
Cup, nine CONCACAF
championships,
including six
CONCACAF Gold Cups,
one North American
Nations Cup and
three NAFC
Championships.