Mexico national football team records and statistics

This is a list of Mexico national football team's all kinds of competitive records.

Individual records

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Player records

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As of 24 March 2024[1]
Players in bold are still active with Mexico.

Most capped players

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Andrés Guardado is the most capped player in the history of Mexico with 179 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Andrés Guardado 179 28 2005–2022
2 Claudio Suárez 177 7 1992–2006
3 Guillermo Ochoa 150 0 2005–present
4 Rafael Márquez 147 17 1997–2018
5 Pável Pardo 146 11 1996–2009
6 Gerardo Torrado 144 5 1999–2013
7 Héctor Moreno 132 5 2007–present
8 Jorge Campos 129 0 1991–2003
9 Carlos Salcido 123 10 2004–2014
10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 119 38 1995–2014
Ramón Ramírez 119 15 1991–2000

Top goalscorers

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Javier Hernández is Mexico's all-time top scorer with 52 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1 Javier Hernández (list) 52 109 0.48 2009–2019
2 Jared Borgetti (list) 46 89 0.52 1997–2008
3 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 38 119 0.32 1995–2014
4 Luis Hernández 35 85 0.41 1995–2002
5 Carlos Hermosillo 34 90 0.38 1984–1997
6 Raúl Jiménez 33 104 0.32 2013–present
7 Enrique Borja 31 65 0.48 1966–1975
8 Luís Roberto Alves 30 84 0.36 1988–2001
9 Hugo Sánchez 29 58 0.5 1977–1998
10 Luis García 28 77 0.36 1991–1999
Andrés Guardado 28 179 0.16 2005–2022

Competition records

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For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 4 13 Squad Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 14 7
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 10 Squad 4 4 0 0 17 2
Switzerland 1954 13th 2 0 0 2 2 8 Squad 4 4 0 0 19 1
Sweden 1958 16th 3 0 1 2 1 8 Squad 6 5 1 0 21 3
Chile 1962 11th 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad 8 4 3 1 18 5
England 1966 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 20 4
Mexico 1970 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 9 6 2 1 18 8
Argentina 1978 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad 9 6 2 1 23 6
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 9 2 5 2 14 8
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 6 2 Squad Qualified as hosts
Italy 1990 Banned Disqualified
United States 1994 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 4 Squad 12 9 1 2 39 8
France 1998 13th 4 1 2 1 8 7 Squad 16 8 6 2 37 13
South Korea Japan 2002 11th 4 2 1 1 4 4 Squad 16 9 3 4 33 11
Germany 2006 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad 18 15 1 2 67 10
South Africa 2010 14th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad 18 11 2 5 36 18
Brazil 2014 10th 4 2 1 1 5 3 Squad 18 10 5 3 31 14
Russia 2018 12th 4 2 0 2 3 6 Squad 16 11 4 1 29 8
Qatar 2022 Group stage 22nd 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad 14 8 4 2 17 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts[2]
Total Quarter-finals 18/23 60 17 15 28 62 101 189 121 41 27 453 134

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Group stage 7th 3 1 1 1 9 2 Squad Qualified automatically
Guatemala 1965 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 2 Squad Automatically entered
Honduras 1967 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 10 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Costa Rica 1969 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 6 1 Squad 2 2 0 0 6 0
Haiti 1973 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 10 5 Squad 4 4 0 0 8 3
Mexico 1977 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 5 Squad 4 1 2 1 3 1
Honduras 1981 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 6 3 Squad 4 1 2 1 8 5
1985 Withdrew to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup Withdrew
1989 Banned Banned
United States 1991 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 1993 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 28 2 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 1996 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 9 0 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 1998 1st 4 4 0 0 8 2 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2000 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2002 5th 3 2 1 0 4 1 Squad Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 2003 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 0 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2005 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 7 4 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 7 5 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2009 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 2 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2011 1st 6 6 0 0 22 4 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2013 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 0 2 8 5 Squad Qualified automatically
Canada United States 2015 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 16 6 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2017 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 1 1 6 2 Squad Qualified automatically
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 4 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2021 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 2 Squad 4 4 0 0 13 3
Canada United States 2023 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 2 Squad 4 2 2 0 8 3
Total 12 Titles 25/27 123 85 21 17 271 73 24 15 6 3 50 17

CONCACAF Nations League

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CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase Knockout phase
Season Div Pos. P/R Pld W D L GF GA Rank Finals Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2019–20 A 1st Same position 4 4 0 0 13 3 1st United States 2021 2nd 2 0 1 1 2 3
2022–23 A 1st Same position 4 2 2 0 8 3 4th United States 2023 3rd 2 1 0 1 1 3
2023–24 Bye Same position N/A United States 2024 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 4
Total 8 6 2 0 21 6 Total 8 3 1 4 8 10

Copa América

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Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Ecuador 1993 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 7 Squad
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad
Bolivia 1997 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 8 9 Squad
Paraguay 1999 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 9 Squad
Colombia 2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 5 Squad
Peru 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 5 7 Squad
Venezuela 2007 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 13 5 Squad
Argentina 2011 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 1 4 Squad
Chile 2015 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5 Squad
United States 2016 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 6 9 Squad
Brazil 2019 Not invited
Brazil 2021
United States 2024 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 1 1 Squad
Total Runners-up 11/13 51 20 14 17 67 63

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995 Third place 3rd 3 1 2 0 4 2 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1997 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 6 Squad
Mexico 1999 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 6 Squad
South KoreaJapan 2001 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad
France 2003 Did not qualify
Germany 2005 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2013 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
Russia 2017 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 8 10 Squad
Total 1 title 7/10 27 11 6 10 44 43

Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Netherlands 1928 First round 14th 2 0 0 2 2 10 Squad
Germany 1936 Did not enter
United Kingdom 1948 First round 11th 1 0 0 1 3 5 Squad
Finland 1952 Did not qualify
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad
Mexico 1968 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 10 7 Squad
West Germany 1972 Second group stage 7th 6 2 1 3 4 14 Squad
Canada 1976 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 4 7 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984
South Korea 1988 Banned
Since 1992 See Mexico national under-23 football team
Total Fourth place 6/13 20 5 4 11 25 49

Head-to-head record

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The list shown below shows the Mexico national football team's all-time international record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifying, FIFA Confederations Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup (including CONCACAF Championship), CONCACAF Cup, Summer Olympics, Copa America, and CONCACAF Nations League matches, as well as international friendly matches.

Key
Positive balance (More wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (More losses)
After the match against the  Honduras on 19 November 2024.[3]
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference Last meeting[nb 1]
 Albania 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 13 March 2002
4-0
 Algeria 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 13 October 2020
2-2
 Angola 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 13 May 2010
1-0
 Argentina 32 4 12 16 28 53 -25 26 November 2022
0-2
 Australia 6 1 3 2 9 10 -1 9 September 2023
2-2
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 18 November 2014
2-3
 Belgium 7 3 2 2 9 11 -2 10 November 2017
3-3
 Belize 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 21 June 2008
7-0
 Bermuda 8 7 0 1 23 4 +19 19 November 2019
2-1
 Bolivia 13 10 2 1 21 5 +16 31 May 2024
1-0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 31 January 2018
1-0
 Brazil 42 10 7 25 38 78 -40 8 June 2024
2–3
 Bulgaria 13 4 6 3 16 14 +2 16 November 2005
0-3
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 10 June 2023
2-2
 Canada 39 24 11 4 87 26 +61 10 September 2024
0-0
 Chile 33 15 6 12 37 42 -5 8 December 2021
2–2
 China 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 16 April 2008
1-0
 Colombia 28 10 9 9 29 27 +2 16 December 2023
2-3
 Costa Rica 58 32 20 6 88 34 +54 8 July 2023
2-0
 Croatia 6 2 0 4 6 9 -3 27 March 2018
0-1
 Cuba 13 13 0 0 51 6 +45 15 June 2019
7-0
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 16 July 2017
2-0
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 8 February 2000
1-2
 DR Congo 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 12 May 2006
2-1
 Denmark 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 9 June 2018
0-2
 Dominica 2 2 0 0 18 0 +18 27 June 2004
8-0
 Ecuador 27 16 6 5 43 26 +17 30 June 2024
0–0
 Egypt 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 27 July 1999
2-2
 El Salvador 37 32 1 4 106 20 +86 30 March 2022
2-0
 England 10 2 1 7 4 27 -23 24 May 2010
1-3
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 9 May 1998
6-0
 Ethiopia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 29 September 1968
3-0
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 30 August 1980
2-0
 Finland 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 30 October 2013
4-2
 France 7 1 1 5 6 15 -9 17 June 2010
2-0
 Gambia 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 30 May 2010
5-1
 Germany 13 2 6 5 13 26 -13 17 October 2023
2-2
 Ghana 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 14 October 2023
2-0
 Greece 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 22 June 2005
0-0
 Guadeloupe 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 12 July 2009
2-0
 Guatemala 37 24 9 4 74 32 +42 7 June 2023
2-0
 Guinea 1 0 0 0 4 0 +4 17 October 1968
4-0
 Guyana 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 12 October 2012
5-0
 Haiti 11 9 2 0 30 3 +27 29 June 2023
3-1
 Honduras 50 30 10 10 91 39 +52 19 November 2024
4–0
 Hungary 7 5 1 1 15 6 +9 14 December 2005
2-0
 Iceland 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 29 May 2021
2–1
 Iran 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 2 June 2007
4-0
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 9 November 2022
4-0
 Israel 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 28 May 2014
3-0
 Italy 12 1 4 7 10 28 -18 16 June 2013
1-2
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 14 August 2013
4-1
 Jamaica 29 21 5 3 72 15 +57 22 June 2024
1-0
 Japan 7 6 0 1 15 6 +9 17 November 2020
2–0
 Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 October 1985
0-0
 Kuwait 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 October 1985
0-0
 Liberia 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 23 August 2001
5-4
 Libya 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 11 October 1985
1-3
 Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 10 April 1969
1-2
 Martinique 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 23 June 2019
3-2
 Myanmar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 30 August 1972
1-0
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 11 September 1971
1-2
 Netherlands 9 4 1 4 16 15 +1 7 October 2020
1-0
 New Zealand 8 7 0 1 21 9 +12 7 September 2024
3-0
 Nicaragua 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 5 July 2009
2-0
 Nigeria 7 3 4 0 13 7 +6 28 May 2022
2-1
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 17 March 2010
2-1
 Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 11 June 1994
3-0
 Norway 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 25 January 2006
2-1
 Panama 27 19 6 2 49 15 +34 21 March 2024
3-0
 Paraguay 21 11 5 5 37 17 +20 31 August 2022
0-1
 Peru 28 13 6 9 38 32 +6 24 September 2022
1-0
 Poland 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 22 November 2022
0-0
 Portugal 5 0 2 3 4 7 -3 2 July 2017
1-2
 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2 July 2023
0-1
 Republic of Ireland 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 1 June 2017
3-1
 Romania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 10 February 1993
2-0
 Russia 4 1 0 3 4 11 -7 24 June 2017
2-1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 17 November 2004
8-0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 7 0 0 36 1 +35 10 October 2004
1-0
 Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 16 3 +13 30 November 2022
2-1
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2 June 2018
1-0
 Senegal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 10 February 2016
2-0
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 11 November 2011
2-0
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 17 May 1996
5-2
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 6 December 1995
1-2
 South Africa 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 11 June 2010
1-1
 South Korea 14 8 2 4 29 18 +11 14 November 2020
3–2
 Spain 8 0 3 5 4 16 -12 11 August 2010
1-1
 Suriname 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 23 March 2023
2-0
 Sweden 11 2 3 6 6 13 -7 16 November 2022
1-2
  Switzerland 5 1 1 3 7 10 -3 26 January 1994
1-5
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 28 August 1972
1-0
 Tahiti 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2 September 1980
1-0
 Trinidad and Tobago 24 15 6 3 54 22 +32 10 July 2021
0-0
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 2 June 1978
1-3
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 20 October 1993
2-1
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 22 October 1985
2-2
 United States 78 37 17 24 147 92 +55 15 October 2024
2–0
 Uruguay 23 8 7 8 29 35 -6 5 June 2024
0-4
 Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 12 September 2023
3-3
 Venezuela 14 10 3 1 30 11 +19 26 June 2024
0-1
 Wales 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 27 March 2021
0-1
 Yemen 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 15 October 1985
2-0

Record against former nations

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference Latest meeting
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 7 June 1962
3–1
 East Germany 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 15 February 1986
1–2
 Netherlands Antilles 6 3 2 1 23 4 +19 8 December 1973
8–0
 Soviet Union 10 1 7 2 2 6 -4 19 February 1986
1–0
 Yugoslavia 7 1 1 5 8 16 -8 13 February 2002
1–2

Penalty shootouts

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Team Match score
(PSO score)
Competition Venue
(Date)
 Argentina 1–1
(5–6)
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Germany AWD-Arena, Hanover
26 June 2005
 Bulgaria 1–1
(1–3)
1994 FIFA World Cup United States Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
5 July 1994
 Costa Rica 1–1
(5–3)
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup United States Soldier Field, Chicago
23 July 2009
 Costa Rica 1–1
(5–4)
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup United States NRG Stadium, Houston
29 June 2019
 Costa Rica 0–0
(5–4)
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals United States Empower Field at Mile High, Denver
3 June 2021
 Denmark 1–1
(2–4)
1995 King Fahd Cup Saudi Arabia King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
10 January 1995
 Ecuador 1–1
(4–3)
1997 Copa América Bolivia Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
22 June 1997
 Germany 0–0
(1–4)
1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
21 June 1986
 Honduras 2–0 (2-2)
(4–2)
2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
21 November 2023
 South Korea 0–0
(2–4)
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup United States Rose Bowl, Pasadena
27 January 2002
 Nigeria 1–1
(5–4)
1995 King Fahd Cup Saudi Arabia King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
13 January 1995
 Peru 3–3
(4–2)
1999 Copa América Paraguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
10 July 1999
 United States 0–0
(1–4)
1995 Copa América Uruguay Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
17 July 1995

FIFA World Ranking

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A line chart depicting the history of the Mexico's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on 21 December 2023.

Source:[4]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Mexico's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
15 2023 12 Increase 2 14 Decrease 2
15 2022 9 Increase 3 15 Decrease 3
14 2021 9 Increase 2 14 Decrease 5
9 2020 9 Increase 2 11 Steady
11 2019 11 Increase 6 18 Decrease 1
17 2018 10 Increase 5 17 Decrease 1
16 2017 14 Increase 2 18 Decrease 2
18 2016 14 Increase 6 23 Decrease 2
22 2015 18 Increase 14 40 Decrease 17
20 2014 16 Increase 2 21 Decrease 3
21 2013 14 Increase 4 24 Decrease 3
15 2012 14 Increase 5 22 Decrease 3
21 2011 9 Increase 19 28 Decrease 11
27 2010 15 Increase 2 28 Decrease 7
17 2009 15 Increase 6 33 Decrease 7
26 2008 14 Increase 8 32 Decrease 13
15 2007 10 Increase 16 26 Decrease 6
20 2006 4 Increase 2 20 Decrease 14
5 2005 5 Increase 2 8 Decrease 2
7 2004 4 Increase 2 10 Decrease 2
7 2003 4 Increase 6 11 Decrease 3
8 2002 6 Increase 1 9 Decrease 1
9 2001 9 Increase 2 15 Decrease 2
12 2000 8 Increase 2 14 Decrease 5
10 1999 9 Increase 3 14 Decrease 2
10 1998 4 Increase 2 12 Decrease 8
5 1997 5 Increase 6 12 Decrease 2
11 1996 8 Increase 4 15 Decrease 2
12 1995 7 Increase 6 16 Decrease 6
15 1994 13 Increase 4 19 Decrease 3
16 1993 14 Increase 11 18 Decrease 2

Notes

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  1. ^ Mexico's score is listed first.

References

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  1. ^ Appearances for Mexico National Team. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  2. ^ "Wait, so which of the 2026 World Cup's 3 hosts gets the automatic bid?". SB Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "worldfootball.net".
  4. ^ "Mexico in the FIFA World Ranking". Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.