Mexico national under-17 football team
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Nickname(s) | El Tri (El Tricolor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación |
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jesus Ramirez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | MEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary 0-0 Mexico (Shangai, China; 31 July 1985) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand 0-5 Mexico (Ismalia, Egypt; 8 September 1997) |
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USSR 7-0 Mexico (St.John's, Canada; 14 July 1987) |
The Mexico National U-17 Football Team, is the youngest football national team of Mexico controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol. It gained national massive popularity in 2005 when they won the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Mexico has qualified for 8 U-17 World Cups.
The U-17 World cup held in Peru in 2005 meant the first under 17 World Cup for Mexico. Mexico was placed in Group B along with Australia, Turkey and Uruguay in which Mexico came out on top. Mexico then went on to face Costa Rica in the quarterfinals which resulted in a 3–1 victory for Mexico thus, allowing them to advanced to the semifinals and face the Netherlands who they beat 4–0. This victory meant Mexico would proceed to play the final against Brazil. Mexico won 3–0.
[edit] World Cup record
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1985 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1987 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
1989 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1991 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
1993 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
1995 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1997 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
1999 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
2001 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2003 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2005 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
2007 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 8/12 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 46 |