Mexico at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of the results of the Mexico national team at the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, and then every four years since, except 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

For the women's team, see Mexico at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Mexico national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

The Mexico national team has competed in the tournament since the inaugural 1930 World Cup, and has entered ever since, for a total of 16 tournaments, although it has failed to qualify for the finals proper on 3 occasions: 1934 (Italy), 1974 (West Germany), and 1982 (Spain). In addition, it withdrew from the finals in 1938 (France), and was banned by FIFA from entering the 1990 World Cup (Italy) after fielding over-aged players during the 1988 Olympic Games qualifiers, which was a youth tournament.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1][2] In 2018, Mexico created one of the biggest upsets after defeating World champions Germany 1–0 in the opening game of the World Cup. Along with Brazil, Mexico holds the record for most consecutive 2nd round appearances.[3][4]

Records
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 4 13
1934 Did not qualify
1938 Withdrew
1950 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 10
1954 14th 2 0 0 2 2 8
1958 16th 3 0 1 2 1 8
1962 11th 3 1 0 2 3 4
1966 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3
1970 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 4
1974 Did not qualify
1978 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12
1982 Did not qualify
1986 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 6 2
1990 Banned
1994 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 4
1998 13th 4 1 2 1 8 7
2002 11th 4 2 1 1 4 4
2006 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5
2010 14th 4 1 1 2 4 5
2014 10th 4 2 1 1 5 3
2018 12th 4 2 0 2 3 6
2022 To be determined
2026 Qualified as co-host
Total Quarterfinal 16/21 57 16 14 27 60 98

By match
World Cup Round Against Score Scorers
1930Group stage France1–4Carreño
 Chile0–3
 Argentina3–6Manuel Rosas (2), Gayón
1950Group stage Brazil0–4
 Yugoslavia1–4Héctor Ortiz
  Switzerland1–2Casarín
1954Group stage Brazil0–5
 France2–3Lamadrid, Balcázar
1958Group stage Sweden0–3
 Wales1–1Belmonte
 Hungary0–4
1962Group stage Brazil0–2
 Spain0–1
 Czechoslovakia3–1Díaz, del Águila, Hernández
1966Group stage France1–1Borja
 England0–2
 Uruguay0–0
1970Group stage Soviet Union0–0
 El Salvador4–0Valdivia (2), Fragoso, Basaguren
 Belgium1–0Peña
Quarterfinal Italy1–4González
1978Group stage Tunisia1–3Vázquez Ayala
 West Germany0–6
 Poland1–3Rangel
1986Group stage Belgium2–1Quirarte, Hugo Sánchez
 Paraguay1–1Luis Flores
 Iraq1–0Quirarte
Round of 16 Bulgaria2–0Negrete, Servín
Quarterfinal West Germany0–0 (AET), 1–4 (p)
1994Group stage Norway0–1
 Republic of Ireland2–1García (2)
 Italy1–1Bernal
Round of 16 Bulgaria1–1 (AET), 1–3 (p)García Aspe
1998Group stage South Korea3–1Peláez, Hernández (2)
 Belgium2–2García Aspe, Blanco
 Netherlands2–2Peláez, Hernández
Round of 16 Germany1–2Hernández
2002Group stage Croatia1–0Blanco
 Ecuador2–1Borgetti, Torrado
 Italy1–1Borgetti
Round of 16 United States0–2
2006Group stage Iran3–1Bravo (2), Zinha
 Angola0–0
 Portugal1–2Fonseca
Round of 16 Argentina1–2 (AET)Márquez
2010Group stage South Africa1–1Márquez
 France2–0Javier Hernández, Blanco
 Uruguay0–1
Round of 16 Argentina1–3Javier Hernández
2014Group stage Cameroon1–0Peralta
 Brazil0–0
 Croatia3–1Márquez, Guardado, Javier Hernández
Round of 16 Netherlands1–2G. Dos Santos
2018Group stage Germany1–0Lozano
 South Korea2–1Vela, Javier Hernández
 Sweden0–3
Round of 16 Brazil0–2

Record players

Mexico's record World Cup player, Rafael Márquez, and goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal have appeared in five FIFA World Cups each, a record they only share with German midfielder Lothar Matthäus.

Rafael Márquez is Mexico's record World Cup player and one of only three players with appearances in five tournaments.
No. Name Matches World Cups
1Rafael Márquez192002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
2 Andrés Guardado122006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
Javier Hernández122010, 2014 and 2018
4 Antonio Carbajal111950, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966
Cuauhtémoc Blanco111998, 2002 and 2010
Gerardo Torrado112002, 2006 and 2010
7 Carlos Salcido102006, 2010 and 2014
8 Chava Reyes91958, 1962 and 1966
Giovani Dos Santos92010, 2014 and 2018
Héctor Moreno92010, 2014 and 2018

Top goalscorers
No. Name Goals World Cups
1Luis Hernández41998
Javier Hernández42010 (2), 2014 (1), and 2018 (1)
3 Cuauhtémoc Blanco31998, 2002 and 2010
Rafael Márquez32006, 2010 and 2014
5 Manuel Rosas21930
Javier Valdivia21970
Fernando Quirarte21986
Luis García21994
Alberto García Aspe21994 and 1998
Ricardo Peláez21998
Jared Borgetti22002
Omar Bravo22006

References
  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "FIFA Facts" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2007.
  3. "Sports News & Articles – Scores, Pictures, Videos - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  4. "Netherlands wins 2-1 in 2014 FIFA World Cup elimination game". newsday.com. News Day. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
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