You need to know everything about the 2026 FIFA World Cup host Team Mexico. Mexico National Football Team is one of the most successful national team in CONCACAF.
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Mexico’s national football team represents Mexico Men’s in International football which is governed by the Mexico Football Federation and is a member of CONCACAF. The only team from CONCACAF is the most successful national team as they have won eleven confederation titles, eight CONCACAF Gold Cups, and three CONCACAF Championships as well as CONCACAF Cup.
Mexico has able to seventeen World Cups and has qualified successively beginning around 1994, making it one of six nations to do as such. The Mexico public group, alongside Brazil are the main two countries to get bunch stage over the last seven World Cups.
For the 2022 FIFA World Cup Mexico has been qualified and reached to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament as per the previous performance we can say that Mexico is standing stronger for the tournament.
Maxico will become the first country to host or co-host the men’s World Cup three times. The 1970 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup the team reached at quaterfinal stage as a host nation. In the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the team has qualified as a host nation.
Mexico National Football Team History and Information
Football in Mexico was first organized in the early 20th century by the European immigrant groups, the first match was played against Guatemala, where Mexico won by 3-2 after that the series was played by international friendlies were played with Guatemala.
Basically, the Mexico Team became the official governing body of football in the year 1927, and in the year 1930, they played Summer Olympics which was the first international tournament where Mexico lost to Spain 1-7 in the round of 16.
| Team | Mexico Football Team |
|---|---|
| FIFA code | MEX |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 19th (20 March 2025) |
| Top Scorer | Javier Hernandez (52) |
| Most caps | Andrés Guardado (180) |
| Nickname(s) | El Tri ( The Tricolor) |
| Captain | Edson Álvarez |
| World Cup Appearances | 17 times( since 1930) |
| CONCACAF Championship- | 8 times (won 1965, 1971, 1977) |
| Confederations Cup- | 7 times, (Won 1999) |
Current Football Squad of Mexico Team
Here are the current squad of Macixo for the CONCACAF Nations League and the 2026 FIFA World Cup Teams.
| Goalkeepers: | Ángel Malagón (Club América) Raúl Rangel (Chivas) Carlos Moreno (CF Pachuca) |
| Defenders: | Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen) Israel Reyes (Club América) Ramón Juárez (Club América) César Montes (FC Lokomotiv) Johan Vásquez (Genoa) Jesús Angulo (Tigres) Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) |
| Midfielders: | Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) Luis Chávez (FC Dynamo Moscow) Luis Romo (Chivas) Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) Erik Lira (Cruz Azul) Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) |
| Forwards: | Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) Alexis Vega (Toluca) Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) Julián Quiñones (Al Qadsiah) Roberto Alvarado (Chivas) César Huerta (RSC Anderlecht) Efraín Álvarez (Tijuana) |
Mexico 2022 World Cup squad
Mexico Football Team
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Squad of Mexico.
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Rodolfo Cota, Carlos Acevedo. |
| Defenders | Hector Moreno, Jesus Gallardo, Nestor Araujo, Cesar Montes, Jorge Sanchez, Julio Cesar Dominguez, Gerardo Arteaga, Erick Aguirre, Jesus Alberto Angulo, Johan Vasquez, Kevin Alvarez, Julian Araujo Israel Reyes. |
| Midfielders | Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Edson Alvarez, Orbelin Pineda, Erick Gutierrez, Uriel Antuna, Roberto Alvarado, Luis Romo, Diego Lainez, Sebastian Cordova, Fernando Beltran, Erik Lira, Erick Sanchez, Luis Chavez. |
| Forwards | Raul Jimenez, Jesus Manuel Corona, Rodolfo Pizarro, Henry Martin, Alexis Vega, Santiago Gimenez, Marcelo Flores. |
| Captain | Guillermo Ochoa |
2025 Mexico Team Results and fixtures
| Date | Teams | Final Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January Unofficial friendly | Internacional vs Mexico | 0–2 | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 21 January Unofficial friendly | River Plate vs Mexico | 2–0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20 March Nations League SF | Canada vs Mexico | SoFi Stadium in California | |
| 23 March Nations League 3rd/Final | United States / Panama vs Mexico | SoFi Stadium in California | |
| 7 June Friendly | Mexico vs Switzerland | Salt Lake City, United States | |
| 10 June Friendly | Mexico vs Turkey | Chapel Hill, United States |
