Mexico national football team

Mexico national football team is the national football team of Mexico.

Mexico

Nickname(s)	El Tri (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF)
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Gerardo Martino
Captain	Andrés Guardado
Most caps	Claudio Suárez (177)
Top scorer	Javier Hernández (51)
Home stadium	Estadio Azteca
FIFA code	MEX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	15 2 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest	4 (February – June 1998, May – June 2006)
Lowest	40 (July 2015)
First international
Guatemala 2–3 Mexico  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January 1923)
Biggest win
Mexico 13–0 Bahamas  (Toluca, Mexico; 28 April 1987)
Biggest defeat
England 8–0 Mexico  (London, England; 10 May 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1930)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	23 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Copa América
Appearances	10 (first in 1993)
Best result	Runners-up (1993, 2001)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (1999)
Medal record Men's Football Olympic Games[a] 2012 London Team

Player records

Most capped players

Claudio Suárez is the most capped player in the history of Mexico with 177 caps.

Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 19 June 2019.^[2]

#	Player	Period	Caps
1	Andrés Guardado	2005–0000	179
2	Claudio Suárez	1992–2006	177
3	Pável Pardo	1996–2009	146
	Gerardo Torrado	1999–2013
	Rafael Márquez	1997–2018
6	Jorge Campos	1991–2004	130
7	Carlos Salcido	2004–2014	124
8	Ramón Ramírez	1991–2000	121
9	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	1995–2014	120
10	Alberto García-Aspe	1988–2002	109

Top goalscorers

Javier Hernández is Mexico's top scorer.

Players in bold text are still active with Mexico. As of 27 March 2019.^[3]

Rank	Player	Period	Caps	Goals	Average
1	Javier Hernández	2009–0000	108	51	0.47
2	Jared Borgetti	1997–2008	89	46	0.52
3	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	1995–2014	120	39	0.33
4	Carlos Hermosillo	1984–1997	90	35	0.39
	Luis Hernández	1995–2002	85	35	0.41
6	Enrique Borja	1966–1975	65	31	0.48
7	Luis Roberto Alves	1988–2001	84	30	0.36
8	Luis Flores	1983–1993	62	29	0.47
	Luis García	1991–1999	78	29	0.37
	Hugo Sánchez	1977–1998	58	29	0.50

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. Appearances for Mexico National Team. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
3. Goalscoring for Mexico National Team. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Notes

1. After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.