FIFA WORLD CUP Mexico national football team

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FIFA World cup 2010  Mexico national football team

The Mexico national football team is managed by the Mexican Football Federation Association (FEMEXFUT). The ranked of Mexican national football team is   17th in FIFA World cup. Mexico has qualified for thirteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994.  Mexico taken  one FIFA Confederations Cup, five CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships, one North American Nations Cup and two NAFC Championships.

Association	FEMEXFUT (Federación  Mexicana  de  Fútbol Asociación''
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Javier Aguirre
Captain	Rafael Márquez
Most caps	Claudio Suárez (178)
Top scorer	Jared Borgetti (46)
Home stadium	Estadio Azteca
FIFA code	MEX
FIFA ranking	17
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (February 1998, May 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	33 (July 2009)
Elo ranking	8
Highest Elo ranking	6 (June 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking	47 (February 1979)

Coaching Staff
 

Manager	Javier Aguirre
Assistant Manager	Mario Carrillo
Assistant Manager	Manuel Vidrio
Youth Coach	Juan Carlos Chavez
Coach	Jose Luis Gonzalez China
Fitness Coach	Ariel Gonzalez
Goalkeeping Coach	Alberto Aguilar
Physiotherapist	Juan Iribarren
Team Doctor	Dr.Radames Gaxiola

 

International Honors

FIFA Confederation Cup (1)  1999

FIFA U -17 World Cup (1) 2005

FIFA U -20 World Cup (Runner-up )1977

Copa America (Runner up )  1993,2001

Regional Honours (CONCACAF)
    * CONCACAF Championship:
        1965, 1971, 1977

    * CONCACAF Gold Cup:
        1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009

    * NAFC Championship or North American Nations Cup:
        1947, 1949, 1991

Panamerican Games

Central American and Caribbean Games Gold Medals: 6         1935, 1938, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1990

Pan Am Games Gold Medals: 3         1967, 1975, 1999

CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament Gold Medals: 5         1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004

NAFC Championship results
    * 1947 - Champions
    * 1949 - Champions

North American Nations Cup results
    * 1990 - Runner-Up
    * 1991 - Champions

Top 10 goalscorers fo Mexico

Rank	Player	Goals	Years
1	Jared Borgetti	46	1997–
2	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	37	1995–
3	Luis Hernández Carlos Hermosillo	35	1995–2002 1984–1997
5	Enrique Borja	31	1966–1975
6	Zague	30	1988–2001
7	Luis Flores Luis Garcia Hugo Sanchez	29	1983–1993 1991–1999 1977–1998
10	Benjamin Galindo	28	1983–1997

Most appearances (caps)

Rank	Player	Caps	Years
1	Claudio Suarez	178	1992-2006
2	Pavel  Pardo	148	1996-
3	Jorge Campos	131	1991–2003
4	Alberto Garcia-Aspe	127	1988–2002
5	Ramon Ramirez	121	1991-200
6	Cuauhtemoc Blanco	108	1995
7	Gerardo Torrado	105	1996
8	Oswaldo Sanchez	99	1999
9	Carlos Hermosillo	90	1984-1997
10	Jared Borgetti	89	1997

 

Football: 2010 World Cup Team Profile - Mexico

MEXICO

FIFA Ranking: 17



Group: A, with South Africa, France, and Uruguay.

Qualification Route: Mexico qualified from the North America / Central America / Caribbean zone. After a horrible start to the qualifying campaign (three defeats in the first four matches), they eventually finished a close second to the USA and qualified comfortably. However, Mexico relied heavily on their home form to qualify. Away from Mexico, they won just one, drew one, and lost three of their games.

Coach: Javier Aguirre. Aguirre took over from Sven-Goran Eriksson and engineered the revival in form and fortune that resulted in qualification. Aguirre has a strong record of over-achievement on a modest budget at Atletico Madrid, and previously coached Mexico at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea / Japan.

Recent World Cup History: Mexico has qualified for the past four World Cups. In each of the 2006, 2002, 1998, and 1994 tournaments, they made it out of the group stage but were eliminated in Round 2. Their best relatively recent performance was in 1986 on home turf, when Mexico made the Quarter Final.

Key Player: Rafael Marquez (right) is the experienced rock at the heart of Mexico's defence. The Barcelona man will need to be at his best to organize his fellow defenders and blunt opponents' attacks.

Goal Scorers: Mexico scored 18 goals in their 10 qualifying games; incredibly, the goals were shared among 14 players. Veteran Cuauhtemoc Blanco was top scorer with 3 goals. But at 37 years old, his continued effectiveness at the top level is a question mark. Omar Bravo and Guillermo Franco have the experience but relatively poor international scoring records. Mexico may need to rely heavily on youngsters Giovani dos Santos and Carlos Vela to grow up in a hurry.

Prospects: Mexico do not travel very well, and this time they may not make it out of Group A. An early exit at the end of the first round is the most likely outcome.


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