FIFA Trigram: MEX
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 2nd in CONCACAF Final Round Group (6-3-1; 18 GF, 12 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 14 – 1930 (13th), 1950 (12th), 1954 (13th), 1958 (16th), 1962 (11th), 1966 (12th), 1970 (6th), 1978 (16th), 1986 (6th), 1994 (13th), 1998 (13th), 2002 (11th), 2006 (15th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 30-15-11
Head Coach: Javier Aguirre
Championship Honors: FIFA Confederations Cup (1999), CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorers: Six players tied with three goals
Key Players: Andres Guardado (Deportivo la Coruña), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Carlos Salcido (PSV), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)
Language: Spanish
At number 15, Mexico is the second ranked team in CONCACAF behind the USA … Mexico finished second in the final round standings, one point behind the USA … After an inauspicious semifinal round and an indifferent start to the Hexagonal, El Tri righted the ship after the appointment of Javier Aguirre and ended up being the first CONCACAF team to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup … Mexico had goals scored by 19 different players during World Cup qualifying, the most of any team … Substitutes accounted for eleven of these goalscorers, a stat which far surpasses any other team
