Mexico national football team

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Nickname
los Aztecas
Association
Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
Current coach
Ricardo La Volpe, ?-
Most capped player
Claudio Suarez: 172
Highest goalscorer
Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Hernandez: 35
First International
Guatemala 2 - 3 Mexico (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January, 1923)
Largest win
Mexico 13 - 0 Bahamas (Toluca, Mexico; April 28, 1987)
Largest defeat
England 8 - 0 Mexico (London, England; May 10, 1961)
World Cup
Finals appearances: 11 (First: 1930) Best result: Quarterfinals, 1970, 1986
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Finals appearances: 7 (First: 1991) Best result: Winners, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003
Copa America
Finals appearances: 6 (First: 1993) Best result: Second place, 1993, 2001

The Mexico national football team - the "Aztecas" - is the national team of Mexico and is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. In the 1990s they dominated the other CONCACAF sides, but surprising wins by Canada and the United States in the 2000 and 2002 Gold Cups respectively, and Mexico's dismissal by the United States in Round 2 of the 2002 World Cup, may signal a new era of parity on the continental football scene.

Although Mexico has made 11 World Cups, they did not have much success on the global stage. They only made the quarterfinals twice, in 1970 and 1986, both times when they hosted the tournament. They were suspened for 1990 competition for falsifying players' ages at a youth championship.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Round 1
• 1934 - Did not qualify
• 1938 - Did not enter
• 1950 - Round 1
• 1954 - Did not qualify
• 1958 - Round 1
• 1962 - Round 1
• 1966 - Round 1
• 1970 - Quarterfinals
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Round 1
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Quarterfinals
• 1990 - banned for falsifying age at a youth championship
• 1994 - Round 2
• 1998 - Round 2
• 2002 - Round 2

Famous players

• Cuauhtemoc Blanco
• Carlos Hermosillo
• Luis Hernandez
• Hugo Sanchez
• Claudio Suarez