Teams

12

FIFA Ranking

2

Finals

2018

Last World Cup

1986 (6th)

Best Performance

Mexico qualified for their 8th consecutive World Cup by finishing in second spot in qualifying level on points with top side Canada. In the previous 7 tournaments, Mexico have been knocked out at the Round of 16 stage, so this time will be hoping to go one further, though it may be a tall ask considering they have never gone past this stage of the tournament when not hosting it. Last summer, Mexico failed to win their 12th CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing out to USA in extra time in the final, and its apparent that their main weakness will be up front in this upcoming tournament. They averaged just 1.2 goals scored per game in qualification, and their top scorer also ended with just 3 goals.

Fixtures

Player to Watch

When fit, Jimenez is considered a lethal striker in the Premier League, and is likely to be the main goalscoring threat for Mexico this winter. At the age of 31, he is already in the top 10 all time goalscorers for his country and was also top scorer in qualifying, though he only needed 3 in 9 goals to reach that milestone.

Squad List

Name

Guillermo Ochoa

Alfredo Talavera

Rodolfo Cota

Héctor Moreno

Jesús Gallardo

Néstor Araujo

César Montes

Jorge Sánchez

Gerardo Arteaga

Johan Vásquez

Kevin Álvarez

Andrés Guardado

Héctor Herrera

Edson Álvarez

Orbelín Pineda

Uriel Antuna

Érick Gutiérrez

Carlos Rodríguez

Roberto Alvarado

Luis Romo

Luis Chávez

Raúl Jiménez

Hirving Lozano

Henry Martín

Alexis Vega

Rogelio Funes Mori

Position

GK

GK

GK

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

FW

FW

FW

FW

FW

Club

América (Mexico)

Juárez (Mexico)

León (Mexico)

Monterrey (Mexico)

Monterrey (Mexico)

América (Mexico)

Monterrey (Mexico)

Ajax (Netherlands)

Genk (Belgium)

Cremonese (Italy)

Pachuca (Mexico)

Betis (Spain)

Houston Dynamo (United States)

Ajax (Netherlands)

AEK Athens (Greece)

Cruz Azul (Mexico)

PSV (Netherlands)

Cruz Azul (Mexico)

Guadalajara (Mexico)

Monterrey (Mexico)

Pachuca (Mexico)

Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)

Napoli (Italy)

América (Mexico)

Guadalajara (Mexico)

Monterrey (Mexico)

Age

37

40

35

34

28

31

25

24

24

23

23

35

32

24

26

25

27

25

24

27

26

31

27

29

24

31

Caps

129

39

8

124

76

60

27

25

16

6

5

175

100

58

48

33

33

33

30

25

5

97

58

23

20

15

Goals

0

0

0

5

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

28

10

3

6

9

1

0

4

1

0

30

15

6

3

5