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FORMED: 1927

CAPTAIN: Rafael Marquez

BEST ACHIEVEMENT: Quarter-finals, 1970 and 1986

GROUP: A

GROUP OPPONENTS:
Russia, France and Uruguay

The Mexican team's nickname is El Tri (referring to their 3-colour flag).
Mexico has won 8 continental titles - the most in their region. They play against teams in Central and North America, plus the Caribbean.
Jared Borgetti has scored the most goals for Mexico with 46. A striker on the national team since 1997, he averages just over a goal every two games. A lot of them are headers.
Mexico won the Confederations Cup in 1999, beating the Samba Kings, Brazil 4-3 in the final showing that it's got the mettle to win a In the 1982 Wolonal competition.
Mexico lost a tournament record of nine games in a row during their campaigns in 1930 and 1950-58.
Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in the tournament’s history against Mexico in 1930.
Mexico is the first nation outside of Europe to host the tournament in 1970 and is also the first repeat host when it staged the tournament for the second time in 1986!
Cuauhtémoc Blanco is known for the Cuautemiña, or Blanco Trick, which he performed notably at the 1998 World Cup. In this trick, he traps the ball in between his feet and jumps with it as he beats the defender!
Mexico has twice progressed to the quarterfinals- both when they played hosts to the tournament.