World Cup Appearance
Highest Finish:Quarter-finalists (1970, 1986)
Star Players:Rafael Marquez, Guillermo Ochoa, Giovani dos Santos, Javier Hernandez, Oribe Peralta
Titles:None
FIFA Ranking Position:20
Coach:Miguel Herrera (since Oct. 2013)
Population: 118 million
Area: 1,958,201 km2
Capital: Mexico
Currency: Mexican peso
Federation: Federacion Mexicana de Futbol, founded in 1927, affiliated to FIFA in 1929
Registered players: 325,000
Kit colours: Green shirts, white shorts, red socks
Team nickname: El Tri
World Cup record: Quarter-finalists (1970, 1986), second round (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010), first round (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978)
Gold Cup: Winner (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011), finalist (1967, 2007), 3rd place (1973, 1981, 1991), semi-finalist (2013), 4th place (1969)
Copa America: Finalist (1993, 2001), 3rd place (1997, 1999, 2007)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Came 4th in the CONCACAF final qualifying group with 11pts behind the United States 22, Costa Rica 18, Honduras 15 and ahead of Panama 8 and Jamaica 5, with 3 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 7 goals for and 9 against. Then beat New Zealand 5-1 and 4-2 (9-3 agg) in the play-offs.
Top clubs: America, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Pumas
Population: 118 million
Area: 1,958,201 km2
Capital: Mexico
Currency: Mexican peso
Federation: Federacion Mexicana de Futbol, founded in 1927, affiliated to FIFA in 1929
Registered players: 325,000
Kit colours: Green shirts, white shorts, red socks
Team nickname: El Tri
World Cup record: Quarter-finalists (1970, 1986), second round (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010), first round (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978)
Gold Cup: Winner (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011), finalist (1967, 2007), 3rd place (1973, 1981, 1991), semi-finalist (2013), 4th place (1969)
Copa America: Finalist (1993, 2001), 3rd place (1997, 1999, 2007)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Came 4th in the CONCACAF final qualifying group with 11pts behind the United States 22, Costa Rica 18, Honduras 15 and ahead of Panama 8 and Jamaica 5, with 3 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 7 goals for and 9 against. Then beat New Zealand 5-1 and 4-2 (9-3 agg) in the play-offs.
Top clubs: America, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Pumas