Mexico at the FIFA World Cup

Mexico national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

This is a record of the results of the Mexico national football 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.

Mexico has competed in the tournament since the inaugural 1930 World Cup, and has entered ever since, for a total of 18 tournaments, although they failed to qualify for the finals proper on three 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 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1][2]

Since they finished in the quarter-finals in 1986, Mexico have failed to advance beyond the round of 16 in subsequent editions.[3]

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 4 13
Italy 1934 Did not qualify
France 1938 Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 10
Switzerland 1954 13th 2 0 0 2 2 8
Sweden 1958 16th 3 0 1 2 1 8
Chile 1962 11th 3 1 0 2 3 4
England 1966 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3
Mexico 1970 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 4
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify
Argentina 1978 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12
Spain 1982 Did not qualify
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 6 2
Italy 1990 Banned
United States 1994 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 4
France 1998 13th 4 1 2 1 8 7
South Korea Japan 2002 11th 4 2 1 1 4 4
Germany 2006 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5
South Africa 2010 14th 4 1 1 2 4 5
Brazil 2014 10th 4 2 1 1 5 3
Russia 2018 12th 4 2 0 2 3 6
Qatar 2022 Group stage 22nd 3 1 1 1 2 3
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026Round of 169th5401103
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Quarter-finals 6th 65 21 15 29 72 104

List of matches

World Cup Round Opponent Score Mexico scorers
Uruguay 1930Group 1 France1–4Carreño
 Chile0–3
 Argentina3–6Manuel Rosas (2), Gayón
Brazil 1950Group 1 Brazil0–4
 Yugoslavia1–4Héctor Ortiz
  Switzerland1–2Casarín
Switzerland 1954Group 1 Brazil0–5
 France2–3Lamadrid, Balcázar
Sweden 1958Group 3 Sweden0–3
 Wales1–1Belmonte
 Hungary0–4
Chile 1962Group 3 Brazil0–2
 Spain0–1
 Czechoslovakia3–1Díaz, del Águila, Hernández
England 1966Group 1 France1–1Borja
 England0–2
 Uruguay0–0
Mexico 1970Group 1 Soviet Union0–0
 El Salvador4–0Valdivia (2), Fragoso, Basaguren
 Belgium1–0Peña
Quarter-final Italy1–4González
Argentina 1978Group 2 Tunisia1–3Vázquez Ayala
 West Germany0–6
 Poland1–3Rangel
Mexico 1986Group B Belgium2–1Quirarte, Hugo Sánchez
 Paraguay1–1Luis Flores
 Iraq1–0Quirarte
Round of 16 Bulgaria2–0Negrete, Servín
Quarter-final West Germany0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)
United States 1994Group E Norway0–1
 Republic of Ireland2–1García (2)
 Italy1–1Bernal
Round of 16 Bulgaria1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)García Aspe
France 1998Group E South Korea3–1Peláez, Hernández (2)
 Belgium2–2García Aspe, Blanco
 Netherlands2–2Peláez, Hernández
Round of 16 Germany1–2Hernández
South Korea Japan 2002Group G Croatia1–0Blanco
 Ecuador2–1Borgetti, Torrado
 Italy1–1Borgetti
Round of 16 United States0–2
Germany 2006Group D Iran3–1Bravo (2), Zinha
 Angola0–0
 Portugal1–2Fonseca
Round of 16 Argentina1–2 (a.e.t.)Márquez
South Africa 2010Group A South Africa1–1Márquez
 France2–0Javier Hernández, Blanco
 Uruguay0–1
Round of 16 Argentina1–3Javier Hernández
Brazil 2014Group A Cameroon1–0Peralta
 Brazil0–0
 Croatia3–1Márquez, Guardado, Javier Hernández
Round of 16 Netherlands1–2G. dos Santos
Russia 2018Group F Germany1–0Lozano
 South Korea2–1Vela, Javier Hernández
 Sweden0–3
Round of 16 Brazil0–2
Qatar 2022Group C Poland0–0
 Argentina0–2
 Saudi Arabia2–1Martín, Chávez
Canada Mexico United States 2026Group A South Africa2–0Quiñones, Jiménez
 South Korea1–0Romo
 Czech Republic3–0Chávez, Quiñones, Fidalgo
Round of 32 Ecuador2–0Quiñones, Jiménez
Round of 16 England2–3Quiñones, Jiménez

1930 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 2
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: ESPN
France 4–1 Mexico
 [Report 1]
Attendance: 4,444
Referee: Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay)
Chile 3–0 Mexico
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 9,249
Argentina 6–3 Mexico
 [Report 3]
Attendance: 42,100

1950 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5 Advance to final round
2  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Brazil 4–0 Mexico
 [Report 4]
Attendance: 81,649
Yugoslavia 4–1 Mexico
 [Report 5]
Attendance: 11,078
Switzerland 2–1 Mexico
 [Report 6]
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

1954 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 3 Advance to the knockout stage
1  Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
3  France 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
4  Mexico 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Brazil 5–0 Mexico
 [Report 7]
Attendance: 13,470
Referee: Raymon Wyssling (Switzerland)
France 3–2 Mexico
 [Report 8]
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Manuel Asensi (Spain)

1958 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 5 1 5.000 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 0 3 0 2 2 1.000 3[b]
3  Hungary 3 1 1 1 6 3 2.000 3[b]
4  Mexico 3 0 1 2 1 8 0.125 1
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both.[4]
  2. 1 2 Wales finished ahead of Hungary by winning a play-off.
Sweden 3–0 Mexico
 [Report 9]
Attendance: 34,107
Mexico 1–1 Wales
 [Report 10]
Attendance: 15,150
Hungary 4–0 Mexico
 [Report 11]
Attendance: 13,300

1962 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.000 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 2 3 0.667 3
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 4 0.750 2[a]
4  Spain 3 1 0 2 2 3 0.667 2[a]
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Mexico finished ahead of Spain on goal average.
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
 [Report 12]
Attendance: 10,484
Spain 1–0 Mexico
 [Report 13]
Attendance: 11,875
Mexico 3–1 Czechoslovakia
 [Report 14]
Attendance: 10,648

1966 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 4 0 — 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.000 4
3  Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.333 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.400 1
Source: FIFA
France 1–1 Mexico
 [Report 15]
Attendance: 69,237
England 2–0 Mexico
 [Report 16]
Attendance: 92,570
Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
[Report 17]
Attendance: 61,112
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

1970 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5[a]
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Having finished level on both points and goal difference, the Soviet Union and Mexico were separated by the drawing of lots.
Mexico 0–0 Soviet Union
[Report 18]
Attendance: 107,160
Mexico 4–0 El Salvador
 [Report 19]
Attendance: 103,058
Mexico 1–0 Belgium
 [Report 20]
Attendance: 108,192

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Italy 4–1 Mexico
 [Report 21]
Attendance: 26,851

1978 FIFA World Cup

First group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to second round
2  West Germany 3 1 2 0 6 0 +6 4
3  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Tunisia 3–1 Mexico
 [Report 22]
Attendance: 17,396
West Germany 6–0 Mexico
 [Report 23]
Attendance: 35,258
Referee: Farouk Bouzo (Syria)
Poland 3–1 Mexico
 [Report 24]
Attendance: 22,651
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1986 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
4  Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Belgium 1–2 Mexico
 [Report 25]
Attendance: 110,000
Mexico 1–1 Paraguay
 [Report 26]
Attendance: 114,600
Iraq 0–1 Mexico
[Report 27]
Attendance: 103,763

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Mexico 2–0 Bulgaria
 [Report 28]
Attendance: 114,580
Quarter-finals

1994 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland.
Norway 1–0 Mexico
 [Report 30]
Attendance: 52,395
Mexico 2–1 Republic of Ireland
 [Report 31]
Attendance: 60,790
Italy 1–1 Mexico
 [Report 32]
Attendance: 52,535

Knockout stage

Round of 16

1998 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
3  Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: FIFA
South Korea 1–3 Mexico
 [Report 34]
Attendance: 39,100
Belgium 2–2 Mexico
 [Report 35]
Attendance: 31,800
Netherlands 2–2 Mexico
 [Report 36]
Attendance: 30,600

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Germany 2–1 Mexico
 [Report 37]
Attendance: 29,800

2002 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Croatia 0–1 Mexico
[Report 38]
Attendance: 32,239
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Mexico 2–1 Ecuador
 [Report 39]
Attendance: 45,610
Mexico 1–1 Italy
 [Report 40]
Attendance: 39,291
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Mexico 0–2 United States
[Report 41]
Attendance: 36,380

2006 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Iran 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Mexico 3–1 Iran
 [Report 42]
Attendance: 41,000
Mexico 0–0 Angola
[Report 43]
Attendance: 43,000
Portugal 2–1 Mexico
 [Report 44]
Attendance: 52,000

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Argentina 2–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
 [Report 45]
Attendance: 43,000

2010 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
South Africa 1–1 Mexico
 [Report 46]
Attendance: 84,490
France 0–2 Mexico
[Report 47]
Attendance: 35,370
Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
[Report 48]
Attendance: 33,425

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Argentina 3–1 Mexico
 [Report 49]
Attendance: 84,377

2014 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Mexico 1–0 Cameroon
 [Report 50]
Attendance: 39,216
Brazil 0–0 Mexico
[Report 51]
Attendance: 60,342
Croatia 1–3 Mexico
 [Report 52]
Attendance: 41,212

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Netherlands 2–1 Mexico
 [Report 53]
Attendance: 58,817

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Germany 0–1 Mexico
[Report 54]
Attendance: 78,011
South Korea 1–2 Mexico
 [Report 55]
Attendance: 43,472
Mexico 0–3 Sweden
[Report 56]
Attendance: 33,061

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
 [Report 57]
Attendance: 41,970

2022 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Poland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Mexico 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico 0–0 Poland
[Report 58]
Attendance: 39,369
Argentina 2–0 Mexico
 [Report 59]
Attendance: 88,966
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Mexico
 [Report 60]
Attendance: 84,985

2026 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico 2–0 South Africa
 [Report 61]
Attendance: 80,824
Mexico 1–0 South Korea
 [Report 62]
Attendance: 45,522
Czech Republic 0–3 Mexico
[Report 63]
Attendance: 80,824

Knockout stage

Round of 32
Mexico 2–0 Ecuador
 [Report 64]
Attendance: 80,824
Round of 16
Mexico 2–3 England
 [Report 65]
Attendance: 80,824

Player records

Most appearances

Rafael Márquez is Mexico's record World Cup appearance maker, and one of only three Mexican players with appearances in five tournaments.
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Rafael Márquez192002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
2Andrés Guardado132006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
3 Guillermo Ochoa122006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026
Javier Hernández122010, 2014 and 2018
Héctor Moreno122010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
Jesús Gallardo122018, 2022 and 2026
7 Antonio Carbajal111950, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966
Cuauhtémoc Blanco111998, 2002 and 2010
Gerardo Torrado112002, 2006 and 2010
10 Carlos Salcido102006, 2010 and 2014
Héctor Herrera102014, 2018 and 2022
Raúl Jiménez102014, 2018, 2022 and 2026
Edson Álvarez102018, 2022 and 2026

Top goalscorers

On July 13, 1930, Juan Carreño made history by scoring Mexico’s first-ever FIFA World Cup goal. It happened on their opening match against France in Montevideo.

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1Luis Hernández41998
Javier Hernández42010 (2), 2014 (1) and 2018 (1)
Julián Quiñones42026
4 Cuauhtémoc Blanco31998, 2002 and 2010
Rafael Márquez32006, 2010 and 2014
Raúl Jiménez32026
7 Manuel Rosas21930
Javier Valdivia21970
Fernando Quirarte21986
Luis García21994
Alberto García Aspe21994 and 1998
Ricardo Peláez21998
Jared Borgetti22002
Omar Bravo22006

Head-to-head record

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. 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. ↑ Cardenas, Felipe (5 July 2026). "Mexico has finally reached the 'fifth game', but is its World Cup curse truly broken?". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Rodriguez, Carlos (June 30, 2026). "Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City". Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "England vs Mexico LIVE: Watch World Cup 2026 last 16 build-up, start time, lineups & weather updates". BBC Sport. July 5, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  1. ↑ The Mexico v Ecuador match, originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. UTC−6, was delayed by an hour due to adverse weather conditions.[5]
  2. ↑ The Mexico v England match, originally scheduled for 6:00 p.m. UTC−6, was delayed by an hour due to adverse weather conditions.[6]

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