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{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name                    = Argentina–Mexico football rivalry
| other names             = 
| image                   = Argentina vs mexico guidorodriguez vs alexisvega.jpg
| caption                 = A moment of the match played<br>at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] 
| team1logo               = 
| team2logo               = 
| team3logo               = 
| team4logo               = 
| city or region          = The Americas<br>[[Argentina]] ([[CONMEBOL]])<br>[[Mexico]] ([[CONCACAF]])
| first contested         = Argentina 6–3 Mexico<br> {{small|(19 July 1930, [[FIFA World Cup]])}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/mundial-futbol/2022-11-26/el-argentina-mexico-en-datos-un-duelo-decisivo-una-rivalidad-historica.html|title=El Argentina – México en datos: un duelo decisivo, una rivalidad histórica|publisher=elpais.com|author=Diego Mancera|date=26 Nov 2022}}</ref>
| teams involved          = {{fb|ARG}}<br/>{{fb|MEX}}
| most wins               = Argentina (16)
| most player appearances =
| top scorer              = [[Lionel Messi]] (4)
| mostrecent              = Argentina 2–0 Mexico <br> {{small|(26 November 2022, [[2022 FIFA World Cup]])}}
| nextmeeting             = 
| total                   = 32
| league                  =
| series                  = Argentina: 16 <br> Mexico: 4 <br> Draws: 12
| regularseason           =
| postseason              =
| largestvictory          = Argentina 4–0 Mexico <br>{{small|(Friendly, 10 Sep 2019)}}
| broadcasters            =
| map_location             = America
| map_label1               = Argentina
| map_label1_position      = right
| map_label2               = Mexico
| map_label2_position      = right
| coordinates1             = {{coord|34|S|58|W|display=inline}}
| coordinates2             = {{coord|19|N|99|W|display=inline}}
}}
The '''Argentina-Mexico football rivalry''' is a sports rivalry that exists from Mexico for the Argentine National Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/mexico-argentina-fans-bring-feisty-rivalry-qatar-2022-11-26/|title=Argentina and Mexico fans' rivalry rocks Qatar|publisher=reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2022/11/24/637f0512e2704eaf818b45c3.html|title=Mexico vs. Argentina: three days before the game, the war began, but with a fight between fans|date=24 November 2022 |publisher=marca.com}}</ref><ref name=nytimes1>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/es/2022/11/26/espanol/mexico-argentina-qatar.html|title=El partido de México y Argentina revive una vieja rivalidad deportiva|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=26 November 2022 |last1=Vilchis |first1=Raúl }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.informador.mx/entretenimiento/Qatar-2022-Al-grito-de-Guerra-la-pambolera-rivalidad-de-Mexico-y-Argentina-llega-a-ViX-20221123-0175.html|title="Al grito de Guerra", la pambolera rivalidad de México y Argentina llega a ViX+|date=23 November 2022 |publisher=informador.com.mx}}</ref> Although the rivalry is not a very competitive one with Argentina holding 16 victories, 12 draws and only 4 losses in 32 meetings, the game draws a lot of attention from the media in Mexico. In fact, this rivalry is more keenly felt by Mexican supporters than Argentines, with the latter viewing [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[England national football team|England]], [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] and [[Germany national football team|Germany]] as bigger rivals. A majority of Argentines do not consider Mexico as rivals. Argentina has not lost to Mexico since 2004, with the last 4 meetings being shutout victories. Mexico has not scored against Argentina since 2015 in a friendly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Argentina national football team: record v Mexico |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/argentina/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Mexico/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.11v11.com}}</ref>

== History ==
Although the first official match between both nations came in the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]] where Argentina beat Mexico 6–3 in the [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1|group stage]], the rivalry emerged during the late twentieth century, especially after the [[1993 Copa América Final]], where Argentina beat Mexico 2–1.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/jun/26/world-cup-2010-mexico-argentina|title=Mexico's great love-hate relationship with Argentina|newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 June 2010 |publisher=theguardian.com |last1=Dávila |first1=Marco }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.com.mx/columnistas-felipe-morales/el-origen-de-la-rivalidad-entre-mexico-y-argentina|title=El origen de la rivalidad entre México y Argentina|date=19 November 2018 |publisher=record.com.mx}}</ref><ref>[http://rsssf.com/tables/93safull.html#final Copa América 1993 Final] on the [[RSSSF]]</ref> That was the first time a non-[[CONMEBOL]] nation played in a Copa América final, and the first final played between both sides.<ref>[https://elpais.com/deportes/2019/06/13/actualidad/1560436953_023515.html México alimenta la Copa América] by Diego Mancera on ''El País'', 15 June 2019</ref>

Managed by [[Alfio Basile]], Argentina won the Copa América for the fourteenth time, defending their title won [[1991 Copa América|two years before]].<ref>[http://www.diarioveloz.com/notas/146202-revivi-la-consagracion-la-copa-america-1993-el-ultimo-titulo-la-seleccion-mayor Reviví la consagración en la Copa América 1993, el último título de la Selección mayor] on Diario Veloz, 4 Jul 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201607/153772-argentina-copa-america-1993-ecuador-mexico-batistuta-simeone-basile.html Hace 23 años, la selección argentina ganaba la Copa América por última vez] by Gustavo Lenti on Telam, 4 July 2016</ref> Argentina would not win another Copa America until [[2021 Copa América|2021]].

Overall, Argentina holds the edge in the rivalry in official matches, with sixteen victories, four by Mexico, and twelve draws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/futbol/mexico-vs-argentina-una-rivalidad-extra-cancha|title=México vs Argentina, rivalidad extra cancha|publisher=eluniversal.com.mx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/argentina/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Mexico/|title=Argentina national football team: record v Mexico|publisher=11v11.com}}</ref>

Beyond the rivalry between both teams, many Argentine coaches have served as managers of Mexican teams. Meanwhile, [[César Menotti]] is widely recognised for his work with the Mexico national team,<ref name=nytimes1/> Nevertheless, other Argentines who managed Mexico in subsecquent years (such as [[Ricardo LaVolpe]] or more recently [[Gerardo Martino]]) were heavily criticized by the local media despite some good results leading the team. Former Mexican player and manager [[Hugo Sánchez]] has always been reluctant with the idea of having foreign managers.<ref name=nytimes1/>

During the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[Qatar]], there was animosity between fans of both sides, especially from the Mexican side. Prior to the match between both teams, some Mexican and Argentine fans had a fight in [[Doha]].<ref>[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1135/59455/batalla-campal-entre-hinchas-de-argentina-y-mexico-en-las-calles-de-doha BATALLA CAMPAL ENTRE HINCHAS DE ARGENTINA Y MÉXICO EN LAS CALLES DE DOHA] ''El Gráfico'', 24 Nov 2022</ref> Both supporters fought again inside [[Lusail Stadium]] after Argentina's victory.<ref>[https://www.tycsports.com/seleccion-argentina/incidentes-hinchas-seleccion-argentina-mexico-mundial-qatar-2022-id479496.html Incidentes entre hinchas de la Selección Argentina y México en el Mundial de Qatar 2022], TyC, 26 Nov 2022</ref> Previously, Mexican fans, alongside a portion of Uruguayan fans, had been singing a [[diss (music)|song]] that included political and social references to the [[Falklands War|Malvinas War]] singing "Come to see! Come to see! In the Falklands, English language is spoken", with the word [[Falklands]] intentionally included, considering that the islands are named Malvinas in Spanish, regardless of any political position. This intentional aggression sparked outrage of the Argentine fans towards them.<ref>[https://www.tycsports.com/seleccion-argentina/mundial-qatar-2022-cancion-mexicana-argentina-repudiable-id479199.html La repudiable canción mexicana contra Argentina en el Mundial de Qatar 2022] on TyC, 26 Nov 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mTtJQtpA_D4 | title=Aficionados uruguayos se unen a los mexicanos en contra de argentinos | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
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== List of matches ==
The chart includes the complete list of matches played between both teams:<ref name=argarch>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-intres.html ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVE] by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF</ref><ref>[https://www.tycsports.com/seleccion-argentina/historial-seleccion-argentina-vs-mexico-mundial-qatar-2022-id479118.html Historial de la Selección Argentina vs. México: cuántas veces se enfrentaron] on TyC Sports, 26 Nov 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.afa.com.ar/es/posts/historial-ante-mexico Historial de enfrentamientos entre la Selección Argentina y la Selección Azteca] on AFA, 17 Jan 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.vavel.com/mx/futbol-mexicano/2015/09/08/seleccion-mexicana/537844-mexico-argentina-una-historia-longeva.html México - Argentina, una historia longeva] by Luis Aguirre, 8 Sep 2015</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: ; font-size:90%"
|-
! width= px| #
! width= 80px| Date
! width= px| City
! width= px| Venue
! Winner
! width= px| Score
! width= px| Competition
! width=150px| Goals (Arg)
! width=150px| Goals (Mex)
|-
| 1 || 19 Jul 1930 || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina || {{center|6–3}} || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930 World Cup]] || [[Guillermo Stábile|Stábile]] (3), [[Adolfo Zumelzú|Zumelzú]] (2), [[Francisco Varallo|Varallo]] || [[Manuel Rosas (footballer, born 1912)|Rosas]] (2), [[Roberto Gayón|Gayón]] 
|-
| 2 || 13 Mar 1956 || [[Mexico City]]||[[Estadio Olímpico Universitario|Olímpico Universitario]] || style="background:#dddddd"| (Draw)||  {{center|0–0}} || [[1956 Panamerican Championship|1956 Panamerican]] || || 
|-
| 3 || 10 Mar 1960 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] || rowspan="2" | [[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924)|Estadio Nacional]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina ||  {{center|3–2}} || rowspan="2" | [[1960 Panamerican Championship|1960 Panamerican]] ||  [[Raúl Belén|Belén]] (2), [[Osvaldo Nardiello|Nardiello]] || [[Héctor Hernández (footballer, born 1935)|H. Hernández]], [[Carlos González (footballer, born 1935)|C. González]] 
|-
| 4 || 17 Mar 1960 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] || style="background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina ||  {{center|2–0}} ||  Jiménez, Nardiello  || 
|-
| 5 || 28 Mar 1962 || [[Buenos Aires]] ||  || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina ||  {{center|1–0}} || Friendly || ||
|-
| 6 || 22 Aug 1967 || Mexico City ||  || style= "background:#006847 ; color:white" |Mexico ||  {{center|2–1}} || Friendly || ? || [[Javier Fragoso|Fragoso]] (2)
|-
| 7 || 6 Feb 1973 || Mexico City ||  || style= "background:#006847 ; color:white" |Mexico ||  {{center|2–0}} || Friendly || || E. Borja, F. Bustos
|-
| 8 || 31 Aug 1975 || Mexico City || [[Estadio Azteca]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||  {{center|1–1}} || Mexico City Cup || Coscia || F. Vargas 
|-
| 9 || 18 Sep 1984 || [[Monterrey]] || [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||  {{center|1–1}} || Friendly || [[Jorge Burruchaga|Burruchaga]] || [[Manuel Negrete Arias|Negrete]]
|-
| 10 || 25 Oct 1984 || Buenos Aires || [[José Amalfitani Stadium|José Amalfitani]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw)  {{refn|Suspended at 85' due to pitch invasion.|group=n|name=susp84}} ||  {{center|1–1}} || Friendly || [[Ricardo Gareca|Gareca]] || [[Luis Flores (Mexican footballer)|Flores]]
|-
| 11 || 14 Nov 1985 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||  {{center|1–1}} || Friendly || [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]] || 
|-
| 12 || 17 Nov 1985 || [[Puebla]] || [[Estadio Cuauhtémoc]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||  {{center|1–1}} || Friendly || [[Oscar Ruggeri|Ruggeri]] || [[Javier Aguirre|Aguirre]]
|-
| 13 || 17 Jan 1990 || Los Angeles || Memorial Coliseum || style= "background:#006847 ; color:white" |Mexico || {{center|2–0}} || Friendly || || [[Carlos Muñoz (Mexican footballer)|C. Muñoz]], [[Luís Roberto Alves|Zague]]
|-
| 14 || 13 Mar 1991 || Buenos Aires ||José Amalfitani|| style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||  {{center|0–0}} || Friendly || || 
|-
| 15 || 20 Jun 1993 || [[Guayaquil]] || rowspan="2" | [[Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo|Estadio Monumental]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||{{center|0–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[1993 Copa América]] || Ruggeri || [[David Patiño|Patiño]] 
|-
| 16 || 4 Jul 1993 || Guayaquil || style="background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina || {{center|[[1993 Copa América final|2–1]]}} || [[Gabriel Batistuta|Batistuta]] (2) || [[Benjamín Galindo|Galindo]]
|-
| 17 || 10 Feb 1999 || Los Angeles|| Memorial Coliseum ||  style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina || {{center|1–0}} || Friendly || [[Juan Pablo Sorín|Sorín]] || 
|-
| 18 || 9 Jun 1999 || [[Chicago]] || [[Soldier Field]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) ||  {{center|2–2}} || Reebok Cup || [[Julio Cruz (Argentine footballer)|J. Cruz]], [[Gustavo Adrián López|G. López]] || [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|L. Hernández]], [[Paulo Chávez|P. Chávez]]
|-
| 19 || 20 Dec 2000 || Los Angeles ||Memorial Coliseum|| style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina || {{center|2–0}} || Reebok Cup || [[Santiago Solari|Solari]], [[Luciano Galletti|Galletti]] || 
|-
| 20 || 4 Feb 2003 || Los Angeles ||Memorial Coliseum|| style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina || {{center|1–0}} || Friendly || [[Gonzalo Rodríguez (footballer, born 1984)|G.J. Rodríguez]] || 
|-
| 21 || 10 Jul 2004|| [[Chiclayo]] || [[Estadio Elías Aguirre|Elías Aguirre]] || style= "background:#006847 ; color:white" |Mexico || {{center|1–0}} || [[2004 Copa América]] || || [[Ramón Morales|R. Morales]]
|-
| 22 || 9 Mar 2005 || Los Angeles || Memorial Coliseum || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) || {{center|1–1}} || Friendly || [[Rolando Zárate|R. Zárate]] || Fuentes
|-
| 23|| 26 May 2005 || [[Hanover]] || [[Niedersachsenstadion]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) {{refn|Argentina won on [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].|group=n|name=argpen}} || {{center|1–1 {{aet}}<br>{{pso|6–5}} }} || [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005 Confed Cup]] || [[Luciano Figueroa|Figueroa]] || [[Carlos Salcido|Salcido]]
|-
| 24 || 24 Jun 2006 || [[Leipzig]] || [[Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)|Zentralstadion]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|2–1}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] || [[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]], [[Maxi Rodríguez|M. Rodríguez]] || [[Rafael Márquez|Márquez]]
|-
| 25 || 11 Jul 2007 || [[Puerto Ordaz]] || [[Polideportivo Cachamay|Cachamay]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|3–0}} || [[2007 Copa América]] || [[Gabriel Heinze|Heinze]], [[Lionel Messi|Messi]], [[Juan Román Riquelme|Riquelme]] || 
|-
| 26 || 4 Jun 2008 || [[San Diego]] || [[San Diego Stadium|Qualcomm Stadium]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|4–1}} || Friendly || [[Nicolás Burdisso|Burdisso]], Messi, M. Rodríguez, [[Sergio Agüero|Agüero]] || [[Sinha (footballer)|Sinha]]
|-
| 27 || 27 Jun 2010 || [[Johannesburg]] || [[FNB Stadium|Soccer City]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|3–1}} || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] || [[Carlos Tevez|Tevez]] (2), [[Gonzalo Higuaín|Higuaín]] || [[Javier Hernández|J. Hernández]]
|-
| 28 || 8 Sep 2015 || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || [[AT&T Stadium]] || style= "background:#dddddd; color:" |(Draw) || {{center|2–2}} || Friendly || Agüero, Messi || J. Hernández, [[Héctor Herrera|Herrera]]
|-
| 29 || 16 Nov 2018 || [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]] || [[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes|Mario A. Kempes]] ||  style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|2–0}} || Friendly || [[Ramiro Funes Mori|Funes Mori]], [[Isaác Brizuela|Brizuela]] (o.g.) || 
|-
| 30 || 20 Nov 2018 || [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] || [[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas|Malvinas Argentinas]] ||  style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|2–0}} || Friendly || [[Mauro Icardi|Icardi]], [[Paulo Dybala|Dybala]] ||
|-
| 31 || 10 Sep 2019 ||[[San Antonio]] || [[Alamodome]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|4–0}} || Friendly || [[Lautaro Martínez|L. Martínez]] (3), [[Leandro Paredes|Paredes]] ||
|-
| 32 || 26 Nov 2022 || [[Lusail]] || [[Lusail Stadium]] || style= "background:white; color:#0074E7" |Argentina|| {{center|2–0}} || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]] || Messi, [[Enzo Fernández|E. Fernández]] || 
|}
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== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width=""
|-
! width= px| Competition
! width=50px| Played
! width=50px| Arg. won
! width=50px| Draw
! width=50px| Mex. won
|-
| [[FIFA World Cup]]  || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[Copa América]] || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| [[Panamerican Championship]] || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0
|-
| Friendlies || 20 || 8 || 9 ||3
|-
! Total || 32 || 16 || 12 || 4
|}

=== Official titles comparison ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Senior titles
!Argentina
!Mexico
|-
|[[World cup|World Cup]]
|'''3'''
|0
|-
|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|-
|[[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]
|'''2'''
|0
|-
|[[Copa América]] / [[CONCACAF Championship]]''' and '''[[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup]]
|'''16'''
|12
|-
|[[Panamerican Championship|Panamerican]] / [[CONCACAF Nations League]]
|'''1'''
|0
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''23'''
|'''13'''
|}

== Club competition ==
[[File:Plantel_de_Estudiantes_de_La_Plata_festejando_la_obtenci%C3%B3n_de_la_Copa_Interamericana_-_19690221.jpg|thumb|200px|Players of Estudiantes (LP) raising the Copa Interamericana won over Toluca in 1968]]
At club level, Argentine and Mexican teams met for the first time at [[Copa Interamericana]], a defunct competition contested by [[Conmebol]] and [[Concacaf]] club champions. In the first edition of the tournament ([[1968 Copa Interamericana|1968]]), [[Estudiantes de La Plata]] beat [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]] after a two-legged and a playoff series, winning the first trophy for South America.

The first Mexican win over an Argentine side in Copa Interamericana came in [[1977 Copa Interamericana|1977]] when [[Club América]] defeated [[Boca Juniors]]. After both teams won one match each, a playoff was held in Mexico City, where América won 2–1 to achieve their first title.<ref>[https://historiadeboca.com.ar/copa-interamericana-1978/1978/325.html Copa Intermericana 1978 overview] on Historia de Boca</ref><ref>[https://www.clubamerica.com.mx/comunicados/america-campeon-de-la-copa-interamericana-1978/ América campeón de la Interamericana] on Club América, 14 Apr 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/la-copa-olvidada-historia-del-trofeo-se-nid2213607 La copa olvidada] by Juan Manuel Trenado on ''La Nación'', 20 Feb 2019</ref>

The rivalry between both nations at club level increased during the late 1990s, when Mexican clubs were invited to participate in [[Copa Libertadores]]. After Mexican representatives were eliminated on round of 16 in [[1998 Copa Libertadores|1998]], in the [[2000 Copa Libertadores|2000]] edition América lost to Boca Juniors in semifinals (5–4 on aggregate). The progress of Mexican sides in the competition was clearly evident in [[2001 Copa Libertadores|2001]] when [[Cruz Azul]] became the first Mexican team to play a final, being defeated by Boca Juniors on penalties after winning one game each (as visitor teams).<ref>[https://www.tycsports.com/boca-juniors/boca-copa-libertadores-2001-cruz-azul-bombonera-bicampeon-21-anos-campeon-id445723.html A 21 años de la Copa Libertadores 2001 ganada por Boca] on TyC, 28 Jun 2002</ref> Previously, Cruz Azul had eliminated [[Cerro Porteño]] (round of 16) and two Argentine teams, [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] and [[Rosario Central]] (in quarter and semifinals respectively).<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa01.html Copa Libertadores de América 2001] by Frank Ballesteros and Juan Pablo Andrés for the RSSSF</ref>

The most controversial game between Mexican and Argentine teams in club competitions occurred in [[2005 Copa Libertadores|2005]], when [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] faced Boca Juniors in quarter finals. In the first leg, Guadalajara beat Boca Juniors 4–0,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa05.html Copa Libertadores de América 2005] by Juan P. Andrés on the RSSSF</ref> being considered one of the greatest achievements of Mexican teams over Argentine rivals.<ref name=chivpas>[https://chivaspasion.bolavip.com/noticias/Partidos-epicos-Chivas-de-Guadalajara-goleo-4-0-a-Boca-Juniors-en-Cuartos-de-Final-de-la-Copa-Libertadores-2005-20201118-0012.html Partidos épicos: Chivas goleó 4-0 a Boca Juniors en Cuartos de Final de la Copa Libertadores 2005] by Eduardo Ceccato García, 18 nov 2020</ref> In the second leg at [[La Bombonera]], Chivas player [[Adolfo Bautista]] mock Boca Juniors supporters which caused [[Martín Palermo]] beat him. As a result, both were sent off while Boca Juniors coach, [[Jorge Benítez (Argentine footballer)|Jorge Benítez]], spit at Bautista's face. The final 0–0 score eliminated Boca Juniors from the competition and the match passed into history as an embarrassing scandal.<ref>[https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/copa-libertadores/nota/_/id/7012167/a-15-anos-de-boca-chivas-y-el-escupitajo-del-chino-benitez-al-bofo-bautista A 15 años de Boca-Chivas y el escupitajo del Chino Benítez al Bofo Bautista] by Franco Macchi on ESPN, 14 Jun 2020</ref> Benítez's misconduct caused Boca Juniors fired him after the incident.<ref>[https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2005-6-16-9-0-0-boca-determino-el-despido-de-benitez Boca determinó el despido de Benítez] on La Nueva, 16 Jun 2005</ref>

[[Tigres UANL]] became the second Mexican team to play a Copa Libertadores final in [[2015 Copa Libertadores|2015]], but they lost to River Plate (0–3 on aggregate).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/06/river-plate-win-copa-libertadores-title|title=River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres|date=6 August 2015|work=Guardian|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/river-plate-vs-tigres-uanl/2112160/report|title=River Plate 3 Tigres 0|date=6 August 2015|work=Goal.com|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> After the 2017 edition, Mexican teams would decline to participate in Copa Libertadores due to scheduling problems.<ref>[https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202102/543785-concacaf-equipos-mexico-copa-libertadores-copa-libertadores-conmebol-futbol.html Concacaf, en contra de los mexicanos que quieran jugar la Libertadores] on Télam, 6 Feb 2021</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Argentina–Mexico relations]]

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[[Category:Mexico at the 1930 FIFA World Cup]]
[[Category:Mexico at the 2006 FIFA World Cup]]
[[Category:Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup]]
[[Category:Mexico at the 2022 FIFA World Cup]]