Mexico national football team

Mexico

Nickname(s)	"El Tri "
Association	FEMEXFUT
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Captain	Rafael Márquez
Most caps	Claudio Suárez (178)
Top scorer	Jared Borgetti (46)
Home stadium	Estadio Azteca
FIFA code	MEX
FIFA ranking	25
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (May 1998, May 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	32 (August 2008)
Elo ranking	13
Highest Elo ranking	6 (June 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking	47 (February 1979)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Guatemala 2-3 Mexico (Guatemala, Guatemala; 1 January, 1923)
Biggest win
Mexico 13-0 Bahamas  (Toluca, Mexico; Apr 28 1987)
Biggest defeat
England 8-0 Mexico (London, England; May 10 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	13 (First in 1930)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1970, 1986
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	16 (First in 1965)
Best result	Winners, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996,1998, 2003
Confederations Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1995)
Best result	Winners, 1999

The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition. The Mexican national football team is currently ranked 25th in the FIFA World Rankings.^[1]

Mexico has qualified for thirteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994. 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 holds one FIFA Confederations Cup, four CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships, and three NAFC Championships. Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF, the national football team has been regularly invited to compete in the CONMEBOL Copa América since Ecuador 1993.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 First International Friendlies at Home 1.3 1924-1927 1.4 Formation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol 1.5 1928 Summer Olympics 1.6 World Cup Competition 1.6.1 1930 World Cup 1.6.2 1950 World Cup 1.6.3 1970 World Cup 1.6.4 1978 World Cup 1.6.5 1986 World Cup 1.6.6 1990 World Cup 1.6.7 1994 World Cup 1.6.8 1998 World Cup 1.6.9 2002 World Cup 1.6.10 2006 World Cup 1.7 International Competitions 2 Schedule and results 2.1 2010 World Cup Qualifying 2.1.1 Round 4: Hexagonal 3 Current Squad 3.1 Recent call ups 4 Coaching Staff 5 Competitive record 5.1 World Cup record 5.2 Confederations Cup record 5.3 CONCACAF Championships record 5.4 Copa América record 5.5 Pan American Games record 5.6 Central American and Caribbean Games record 5.7 NAFC Championship results 6 Honours 7 Minor Cups 8 Top 10 goalscorers 9 Most appearances (caps) 10 List of goalscorers in World Cups 11 Previous World Cup squads 12 Mexico managers 13 References 14 See also 15 External links

History

Early years

Competitive association football in Mexico was organized in the early 20th century by various European immigrant groups, notably English miners from Cornwall, England, and in later years, Spanish exiles fleeing the Spanish Civil War. Though organized football was disrupted from 1910 to 1919 as a result of the Mexican Revolution, a new football association had been established in Mexico City by 1922, and by the end of the year a national team had been organized from players in this league to represent Mexico in international friendlies. On January 1, 1923, Mexico played their first international friendly against Guatemala, which the Mexican team won 3–2.^[2]

First International Friendlies at Home

A series of international friendlies were played against the national representation of Guatemala on December 9, 12, and 16 of 1923. The match on December 9 was played Parque España and was won by Mexico with a final score of 2-1. On December 12, the match ended in a 2-0 win for Mexico, and the final game of the series ended in a 3-3 draw.^[3] The manager for this team was Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Récord", and the assistant coach was Adolfo Frías.^[4] The fourteen players selected for this friendly series include: Nacho de la Garza, Pedro "Perico" Legorreta, Manuel "Güero" Yáñez, Enrique "La Matona" Esquivel, Agustín Ojeda, Roberto Jardón, Carlos Garcés, Horacio Ortiz, Adeodato López, Mauro Guadarrama "La Venada" Alatorre, Cornelio Cuevas, and Alfredo "Fofo" García Besné.^[5]

1924-1927

It would be another four years before the national team would be represented in international friendlies. In preparation for a friendly against Spain, the team played a friendly against their "B" squad on June 12, 1927, winning 4-2. On June 19, 1927, the Mexican squad faced a selection from Spain, drawing 3-3. During this series, the squad also played against the Uruguayan club Nacional de Montevideo, losing 1-3.^[6]

Formation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol

On August 23, 1927, the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico was founded. From its inception, the federation has been the main body in charge of the promotion, administration, organization, management, and funding of the Mexican national football team as well as all football competition within Mexico. Club representatives from the federation's first division all vote on the direction, management, and coaching staff of the national football team.

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics were hosts to Mexico's first international tournament. Prior to the tournament, the Mexican squad held friendlies against a representative Asturias side as well as two friendlies against Spain. These matches resulted in two draws and one loss. At the Olympic tournament, Mexico faced Spain in the Round of 16 on May 30, 1928, resulting in Mexico's defeat of 1-7.^[7]

World Cup Competition

1930 World Cup

Mexico participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, having been grouped together with Argentina, Chile, and France. Mexico's first match was played against France at Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 13, 1930. The match ended in a 4–1 loss for Mexico, but witnessed Mexico's first World Cup goal by Juan Carreño.^[8] This match occurred simultaneously with the USA–Belgium match. In their second match of the tournament, Mexico fell to Chile 3–0 at Montevideo's Estadio Gran Parque Central. Mexico's third match, against Argentina, featured the first penalty of the tournament, awarded in the 42' and scored by Mexico's Manuel Rosas. A total of five penalties were awarded during the match which was refereed by the Bolivian coach Ulises Saucedo, three of them controversial.^[9]

1950 World Cup

Mexico did not appear again in a World Cup tournament until the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Before 1970, Mexico struggled to make much of an impact in the World Cup when competing against European and South American teams. However, goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal has the distinction of being the first player ever to appear in five consecutive FIFA World Cups.

1970 World Cup

In 1970, Mexico hosted the World Cup and kicked off their campaign with a scoreless draw against the Soviet Union. This was followed by a win over El Salvador (4–0). Mexico advanced to the next round with a victory against Belgium thanks to a penalty scored by Gustavo Peña in the 14th minute. At the quarter-finals stage, Mexico was eliminated by Italy in a 4–1 match despite Mexico taking an early lead.

1978 World Cup

Mexico failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and did not appear at the world stage until the Argentina '78. Mexico suffered an early exit after three defeats: 0-6 against West Germany, 1-3 against Tunisia, and 1-3 to Poland. Mexico failed to qualify for Spain 1982.

1986 World Cup

In 1986, Mexico again hosted the World Cup. Coached by Bora Milutinovic, Mexico was placed in Group B where they defeated Belgium 2-1, draw 1-1 with Paraguay, and defeated Iraq 1-0. With this performance, Mexico won the top spot in its group and advanced to the next round where Mexico faced Bulgaria in a 2-0 win. In the quarter-finals stage, Mexico lost to West Germany 0-0 (1-4 pens). They won the first championship game

1990 World Cup

Mexico was disqualified from the 1990 FIFA World Cup (and any other international competition) after using players over the age limit allowed by FIFA in the qualifying round for the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988. The punishment originally was only going to be applied to the Olympic team and not the World Cup team, but the penalty was applied to all Mexican national representatives of all sports for two years.

1994 World Cup

In the 1990s, after hiring coach César Luis Menotti Mexican football began experiencing greater international success. An important turning point was its participation in the 1993 Copa America, where they finished second in the tournament, losing to Argentina 2-1 in the final. Mexico went on to win its group on tiebreakers in the 1994 World Cup, emerging from the tournament's "Group of death", composed of Mexico, Italy, Ireland, and Norway. However, Mexico eventually lost in the second round to Bulgaria on penalty kicks. Miguel Mejía Barón led this team into one of its most distinguished performances in a World Cup.

1998 World Cup

After its participation at King Fahd's Cup (which would eventually become the FIFA Confederation's Cup) and being coached again by Bora Milutinovic, the Mexican team was managed by coach Manuel Lapuente in a very good qualifying round for France 1998, in which they came in first place in the CONCACAF side. At the World Cup, Mexico was placed in Group E, with Holland, Korea Republic and Belgium. Mexico started against Korea Republic losing 0-1 but came back to win 3-1. Belgium had started beating Mexico 2-0 but came back to tie 2-2. The third game against Netherlands ended in another 2-2 result which resulted in qualification to the Round of 16. In the next round, Mexico faced Germany. Although having the lead Mexico did not manage to hold onto it and lost the game 2-1.

2002 World Cup

After a tough qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup, Mexico reached the finals and was placed in Group G alongside Italy, Croatia, Ecuador. Mexico opened its participation with a 1-0 win over Croatia. In the second match, Mexico earned a 2-1 win over Ecuador with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado. Mexico then achieved a 1-1 draw against Italy thanks to a goal from Borgetti that was regarded as one of the best of the tournament. In the second round Mexico played continental rivals United States. Mexico was defeated by the U.S. 2-0.

2006 World Cup

Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D

Mexico played a series of friendlies in the United States of America in preparation for the World Cup, seeking to maximize revenue by appealing to Mexican Americans living in the USA.

Mexico was one of eight seeded teams in the first round at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The eight seeded teams consisted of Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Mexico. This was the second time a non-hosting CONCACAF nation was seeded. Mexico was put in Group D with Iran, Angola and Portugal.

Mexico won their opening match 3–1 against Iran, with two goals from Omar Bravo and one by Sinha. In their second match, Mexico played to a 0–0 draw against Angola. Mexico joined Portugal as a qualifier in the Round of 16, despite losing to the Portuguese 2–1. During the match, Bravo missed a penalty shot.

In the second round, Mexico played against Argentina. The Mexicans scored in the 5th minute with a goal by captain Rafael Márquez assisted by Pavel Pardo. Four minutes later, a goal by Hernán Crespo allowed Argentina to equalize (the goal was credited to Crespo, but was actually an own goal, which Jared Borgetti, the head scorer, scored with his head). The score remained 1–1 after ninety minutes, and in extra time, a volley by Maxi Rodríguez in the second period of extra time brought about a 2–1 win for Argentina.

Argentine coach Ricardo Lavolpe stepped down as coach after the tournament, and was succeeded by Hugo Sánchez.

International Competitions

Since their second place finish in the 1993 Copa America, Mexico has been a regular participant in the South American tournament and has competed well. It earned third place in 1997, 1999 and 2007 and another second-place finish in 2001. Mexico has never failed to reach the quarter finals of the Copa America and twice has had the leading scorer in the tournament (Luis Garcia in 1995 (sharing the title with Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta) and Luis Hernández in 1997).

Mexico hosted and won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico won its first official FIFA tournament trophy by beating Brazil with a final score of 4-3. Mexico's star, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, shared the tournament's Golden Shoe award as top scorer with Ronaldinho, he was also awarded the Silver Ball.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the United States proved a credible challenger to Mexico's dominance on the continental football scene, winning the 2002 Gold Cup and eliminating Mexico in the second round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Mexico co-hosted (with the United States of America) the Gold Cup in 2003, winning it after a 1-0 victory in Mexico City over a mostly U-23 Brazilian squad which had eliminated the United States in Miami, Florida.

The parallel emergence of Mexico and the United States on the international stage has helped elevate the status of the CONCACAF region, and has provided a natural rivalry that has benefited the development of both national teams.

The growth experienced by the Mexican national team since the early 1990s was matched by the increased competitiveness of its domestic league, the Primera División de México. Due in large part to lucrative television contracts, Mexican football clubs are amongst the richest outside of Europe. The influx of high level foreign players, together with increased participation in international tournaments has helped compensate for the fact that, traditionally, relatively few Mexican players have sought opportunities in other countries. Hugo Sánchez (Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid), Luis Garcia (Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad), Rafael Márquez (AS Monaco and FC Barcelona), and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Real Valladolid). Other European-based players that have managed to succeed thus far include Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven), Pavel Pardo (VfB Stuttgart),Ricardo Osorio (VfB Stuttgart), Aaron Galindo (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Nery Castillo (Manchester City) all of whom won championships with their clubs in this past 2006-2007 season.

After losing the final match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 1-2 against the United States, Mexico successfully rebounded with a remarkable first-round participation at CONMEBOL Copa America 2007. Beginning by beating the recent champions Brazil 2-0 (goals from: Nery Castillo 23' and Ramon Morales 28') in their first match, they then went on to defeat Ecuador 2-1 (goals from: Nery Castillo 21' and Omar Bravo 79'). For their final match they tied 0-0 with Chile. With those results Mexico came first in Group B with seven points.

In the quarterfinals, they beat Paraguay 6-0. In the semifinals, Argentina beat Mexico 0-3. With this defeat Mexico was left to fight for third place against Uruguay, winning 3-1.

Schedule and results

Date	Location	Opponent	Score1	Competition	Mexico scorers	Opponent scorers
January 28, 2009	Oakland, California	Sweden		F
February 11, 2009		United States		WCQ Round 4
March 11, 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada			F
March 28, 2009	Mexico City	Costa Rica		WCQ Round 4
April 1, 2009	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras		WCQ Round 4
June 6, 2009	San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador		WCQ Round 4
June 10, 2009	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago		WCQ Round 4
June 20, 2009				F
June 24, 2009	Atlanta , Georgia			F
June 28, 2009	San Diego, California			F
August 12, 2009	Mexico City	United States		WCQ Round 4
September 5, 2009	San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica		WCQ Round 4
September 9, 2009	Mexico City	Honduras		WCQ Round 4
October 10, 2009	Mexico City	El Salvador		WCQ Round 4
October 14, 2009	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago		WCQ Round 4

¹ - Mexico score always listed first

Key

• F = Friendly
• GCF = Gold Cup Finals
• CAF = Copa America Finals
• WCQ = 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

2010 World Cup Qualifying

Round 4: Hexagonal

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Costa Rica  – Apr 01 Feb 11 Sep 05 Oct 10 Jun 03 El Salvador  Sep 09 – Oct 14 Jun 06 Feb 11 Mar 28 Honduras  Aug 12 Jun 10 – Apr 01 Sep 05 Oct 10 Mexico  Mar 28 Oct 10 Sep 09 – Jun 10 Aug 12 Trinidad and Tobago  Jun 06 Aug 12 Mar 28 Oct 14 – Sep 09 United States  Oct 14 Sep 05 Jun 06 Feb 11 Apr 01 –

Current Squad

The following squad was selected to play against Honduras on November 19, 2008.^[10]Caps and goals current as of the completion of the match against Honduras.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Oswaldo Sánchez September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) (age 36) 97 0 Santos 13 GK Guillermo Ochoa July 13, 1985 (1985-07-13) (age 24) 17 0 América - GK José de Jesús Corona January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26) (age 28) 7 0 UAG 2 DF Aarón Galindo May 8, 1982 (1982-05-08) (age 27) 16 0 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 DF Carlos Salcido March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) (age 29) 60 5 PSV Eindhoven 4 DF Rafael Márquez February 13, 1979 (1979-02-13) (age 30) 85 10 Barcelona 5 DF Ricardo Osorio March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30) (age 29) 63 1 Stuttgart 16 DF Héctor Moreno January 17, 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 21) 2 0 AZ Alkmaar 17 DF Diego Martínez February 15, 1981 (1981-02-15) (age 28) 11 4 UANL - DF Fausto Pinto August 8, 1983 (1983-08-08) (age 26) 12 0 Pachuca - DF Leobardo López September 4, 1983 (1983-09-04) (age 26) 3 1 Pachuca 6 MF Gerardo Torrado April 30, 1979 (1979-04-30) (age 30) 89 4 Cruz Azul 7 MF Sinha May 23, 1976 (1976-05-23) (age 33) 46 6 Toluca 8 MF Pável Pardo July 26, 1976 (1976-07-26) (age 33) 144 10 Stuttgart 14 MF Jaime Correa August 6, 1979 (1979-08-06) (age 30) 10 0 Pachuca 15 MF Fernando Arce April 24, 1980 (1980-04-24) (age 29) 39 7 Santos 18 MF Andrés Guardado September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28) (age 23) 38 6 Deportivo La Coruña - MF Israel Martínez March 14, 1981 (1981-03-14) (age 28) 1 0 San Luis 9 FW Omar Bravo March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) (age 29) 54 14 Deportivo La Coruña 10 FW Nery Castillo June 13, 1984 (1984-06-13) (age 25) 15 5 Manchester City 11 FW Carlos Vela March 1, 1989 (1989-03-01) (age 20) 13 4 Arsenal 12 FW Vicente Matías Vuoso November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) (age 27) 5 2 Santos - FW Carlos Ochoa March 5, 1978 (1978-03-05) (age 31) 8 1 Monterrey

Recent call ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mexico squad within last 12 months.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
Jonathan Orozco	12 May 1986	Monterrey	0 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
Moisés Muñoz	1 February 1980	Morelia	8 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Defenders
Omar Esparza	21 May 1988	Guadalajara	4 (0)	v China, April 16 2008
Patricio Araujo	30 January 1988	Guadalajara	4 (0)	v Belize, June 21 2008
Francisco Javier Rodríguez	10 October 1981	PSV Eindhoven	41 (1)	v Canada, September 10 2008
José Antonio Castro	11 August 1980	América	22 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
Juan Carlos Valenzuela	15 May 1984	UAG	1 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
Jonny Magallón	21 November 1981	Guadalajara	32 (3)	v Canada, October 15 2008
Óscar Rojas	2 August 1981	América	11 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Edgar Dueñas	25 March 1983	Toluca	2 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Julio Domínguez	8 November 1987	Cruz Azul	3 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Fernando López	7 February 1984	Necaxa	0 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Edgar Castillo	8 October 1986	Santos	3 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Jorge Torres Nilo	16 January 1988	Atlas	1 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Midfielders
Christian Bermúdez	26 April 1987	Atlante	1 (0)	v China, April 16 2008
Jorge Hernández	22 February 1988	Atlas	3 (0)	v China, April 16 2008
Sergio Amaury Ponce	13 August 1981	Toluca	2 (0)	v Argentina, June 4 2008
Adrián Aldrete	14 June 1988	Morelia	4 (0)	v Peru, June 8 2008
Gonzalo Pineda	19 October 1982	Guadalajara	44 (1)	v Belize, June 21 2008
Leandro Augusto	18 August 1977	UNAM	1 (0)	v Honduras, August 20 2008
Mario Méndez	1 June 1981	Toluca	37 (1)	v Chile, September 24 2008
William Paredes	9 September 1985	Monterrey	1 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
Luis Ernesto Pérez	12 January 1981	Monterrey	64 (8)	v Canada, October 15 2008
Giovani Dos Santos	11 May 1989	Tottenham Hotspur	10 (0)	v Canada, October 15 2008
Israel Castro	20 December 1980	UNAM	10 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Francisco Torres	12 May 1983	Santos	1 (0)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Strikers
Antonio de Nigris	1 April 1978	Ankaraspor	16 (4)	v Ghana, March 26 2008
Adolfo Bautista	15 May 1979	Chiapas	31 (9)	v Ghana, March 26 2008
Juan Carlos Cacho	3 May 1982	UNAM	9 (3)	v China, April 16 2008
Pablo Barrera	21 June 1987	UNAM	2 (0)	v China, April 16 2008
Sergio Santana	10 August 1981	Guadalajara	9 (4)	v Belize, June 21 2008
Jared Borgetti	14 August 1973	Monterrey	89 (46)	v Belize, June 21 2008
Guillermo Franco	3 November 1976	Villarreal	12 (2)	v Honduras, August 20 2008
Cuauhtémoc Blanco	17 January 1973	Chicago Fire	100 (34)	v Canada, September 10 2008
Arnhold Rivas	13 June 1989	UAG	1 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
Enrique Esqueda	19 April 1988	América	2 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
Carlos Esquivel	10 April 1982	Toluca	1 (0)	v Chile, September 24 2008
César Villaluz	18 July 1988	Cruz Azul	10 (2)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Francisco Fonseca	2 October 1979	UANL	43 (21)	v Ecuador, November 12 2008
Omar Arellano	18 June 1987	Guadalajara	2 (0)	v Honduras, November 19 2008

Coaching Staff

Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Assistant Manager	Hans Backe
Assistant Manager	Francisco Ramírez
Youth Coach	Jesús Ramírez
Coach	Tord Grip
Fitness Coach	Ariel González
Goalkeeping Coach	Alberto Aguilar
Physiotherapist	Eduardo Lovaglio
Team Doctor	Dr. José Luis Serrano

Competitive record

World Cup record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Round 1 3 0 0 3 4 13 1934 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1938 Withdrew - - - - - - 1950 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 10 1954 Round 1 2 0 0 2 2 8 1958 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 8 1962 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 1966 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 3 1970 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 6 4 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1978 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 12 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1986 Quarter-Finals 5 3 2 0 6 2 1990 Banned - - - - - - 1994 Round 2 4 1 2 1 4 4 1998 Round 2 4 1 2 1 8 7 2002 Round 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 2006 Round 2 4 1 1 2 5 5 Total 13/18 45 11 12 22 48 84 Confederations Cup record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1995 Third Place 3 1 2 0 4 2 1997 Round 1 3 1 0 2 8 6 1999 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 6 2001 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 8 2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2005 Fourth Place 5 2 2 1 7 6 2009 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - Total 5/8 19 8 5 5 33 28

CONCACAF Championships record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1963 1st round - - - - - - 1965 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 2 1967 Second place 5 4 0 1 10 1 1969 Fourth place 5 1 2 2 4 5 1971 Champions 5 4 1 0 6 1 1973 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 5 1977 Champions 5 5 0 0 20 5 1981 Third place 5 1 3 1 6 3 1985 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1989 Banned - - - - - - 1991 Third place 5 3 1 1 10 5 1993 Champions 5 4 1 0 28 2 1996 Champions 4 4 0 0 9 0 1998 Champions 4 4 0 0 8 2 2000 Quarter-Finals 3 1 1 1 6 3 2002 Quarter-Finals 3 2 1 0 4 1 2003 Champions 5 4 1 0 9 0 2005 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 7 4 2007 Second place 6 4 0 2 7 5 Total 7 Titles 74 49 14 11 157 44 Copa América record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1993 Second Place - - - - - - 1995 Quarter-Finals - - - - - - 1997 Third Place - - - - - - 1999 Third Place - - - - - - 2001 Second Place - - - - - - 2004 Quarter-Finals - - - - - - 2007 Third Place - - - - - - Total - - - - - - *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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Pan American Games record

• 1951 - Did not enter
• 1955 - Silver medal
• 1959 - Sixth place
• 1963 - Did not enter
• 1967 - Gold medal
• 1971 - Round 1
• 1975 - Gold medal
• 1979 - Did not enter
• 1983 - Round 1
• 1987 - Fourth place
• 1991 - Silver medal
• 1995 - Silver medal
• 1999 - Gold medal
• 2003 - Bronze medal
• 2007 - Bronze medal

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