Mexico at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia 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. The Mexico national team has competed in the tournament since the inaugural 1930 FIFA 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. Along with Brazil, Mexico holds the record for most consecutive 2nd round appearances. Contents 1 Records 2 By match 3 Record players 4 Top goalscorers 5 References 6 External links Records FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld GF GA 1930 Group stage 13th 0 0 13 1934 Did not qualify 1938 Withdrew 1950 Group stage 12th 0 0 10 1954 Group stage 14th 0 0 8 1958 Group stage 16th 0 8 1962 Group stage 11th 0 1966 Group stage 12th 0 1970 Quarterfinal 6th 6 Did not qualify 1978 Group stage 16th 0 0 12 1982 Did not qualify 1986 Quarterfinal 6th 5 0 6 Banned 1994 Round of 16 13th 1998 Round of 16 13th 8 7 2002 Round of 16 11th 2006 Round of 16 15th 5 5 Round of 16 14th 5 2014 Round of 16 10th 5 2018 Round of 16 12th 0 6 2022 To be determined 2026 To be determined Total Quarterfinal 16 / 21 57 16 14 27 60 98 show Mexico 's World Cup record First Match Mexico 1 -- 2 France ( 13 July 1930 ; Montevideo, Uruguay ) Biggest Win Mexico 4 -- 0 El Salvador ( 7 June 1970 ; Mexico City, Mexico ) Biggest Defeat West Germany 6 - 0 Mexico ( 6 June 1978 ; Cordoba, Argentina ) Best Result Quarterfinals in 1970 and 1986 Worst Result Group stage in 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1978 By match World Cup Round Against Score Scorers 1930 Group stage France 1 -- 4 Carreño Chile 0 -- 3 Argentina 3 -- 6 Manuel Rosas ( 2 ), Gayón 1950 Group stage Brazil 0 -- 4 Yugoslavia 1 -- 4 Héctor Ortiz Switzerland 1 -- 2 Casarín 1954 Group stage Brazil 0 -- 5 France 2 -- 3 Lamadrid, Balcázar 1958 Group stage Sweden 0 -- 3 Wales 1 -- 1 Belmonte Hungary 0 -- 4 1962 Group stage Brazil 0 -- 2 Spain 0 -- 1 Czechoslovakia 3 -- 1 Díaz, del Águila, Hernández 1966 Group stage France 1 -- 1 Borja England 0 -- 2 Uruguay 0 -- 0 1970 Group stage Soviet Union 0 -- 0 El Salvador 4 -- 0 Valdivia ( 2 ), Fragoso, Basaguren Belgium 1 -- 0 Peña Quarterfinal Italy 1 -- 4 González 1978 Group stage Tunisia 1 -- 3 Vázquez Ayala West Germany 0 -- 6 Poland 1 -- 3 Rangel 1986 Group stage Belgium 2 -- 1 Quirarte, Hugo Sánchez Paraguay 1 -- 1 Luis Flores Iraq 1 -- 0 Quirarte Round of 16 Bulgaria 2 -- 0 Negrete, Servín Quarterfinal West Germany 0 -- 0 ( AET ), 1 -- 4 ( p ) 1994 Group stage Norway 0 -- 1 Republic of Ireland 2 -- 1 García ( 2 ) Italy 1 -- 1 Bernal Round of 16 Bulgaria 1 -- 1 ( AET ), 1 -- 3 ( p ) García Aspe 1998 Group stage South Korea 3 -- 1 Peláez, Hernández ( 2 ) Belgium 2 -- 2 García Aspe, Blanco Netherlands 2 -- 2 Peláez, Hernández Round of 16 Germany 1 -- 2 Hernández 2002 Group stage Croatia 1 -- 0 Blanco Ecuador 2 -- 1 Borgetti, Torrado Italy 1 -- 1 Borgetti Round of 16 United States 0 -- 2 2006 Group stage Iran 3 -- 1 Bravo ( 2 ), Zinha Angola 0 -- 0 Portugal 1 -- 2 Fonseca Round of 16 Argentina 1 -- 2 ( AET ) Márquez Group stage South Africa 1 -- 1 Márquez France 2 -- 0 Javier Hernández, Blanco Uruguay 0 -- 1 Round of 16 Argentina 1 -- 3 Javier Hernández 2014 Group stage Cameroon 1 -- 0 Peralta Brazil 0 -- 0 Croatia 3 -- 1 Márquez, Guardado, Javier Hernández Round of 16 Netherlands 1 -- 2 G. Dos Santos 2018 Group stage Germany 1 -- 0 Lozano South Korea 2 -- 1 Vela, Javier Hernández Sweden 0 -- 3 Round of 16 Brazil 0 -- 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 Rafael Márquez 19 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Andrés Guardado 12 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Javier Hernández 12 2010, 2014 and 2018 Antonio Carbajal 11 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 11 1998, 2002 and 2010 Gerardo Torrado 11 2002, 2006 and 2010 7 Carlos Salcido 10 2006, 2010 and 2014 8 Chava Reyes 9 1958, 1962 and 1966 Giovani Dos Santos 9 2010, 2014 and 2018 Héctor Moreno 9 2010, 2014 and 2018 Top goalscorers No. Name Goals World Cups Luis Hernández 1998 Javier Hernández 2010 ( 2 ), 2014 ( 1 ), and 2018 ( 1 ) Cuauhtémoc Blanco 1998, 2002 and 2010 Rafael Márquez 2006, 2010 and 2014 5 Manuel Rosas 1930 Javier Valdivia 1970 Fernando Quirarte 1986 Luis García 1994 Alberto García Aspe 1994 and 1998 Ricardo Peláez 1998 Jared Borgetti 2002 Omar Bravo 2006 References Jump up ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage In 2018 mexico created one of the biggest upsets after defeating World champions Germany 1 - 0 in the opening game of the World Cup Archived 2007 - 06 - 14 at the Wayback Machine. ( PDF ), FIFA.com, Retrieved on 6 June 2007 Jump up ^ `` Sports News & Articles -- Scores, Pictures, Videos - ABC News ''. Abcnews.go.com. 2014 - 12 - 02. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ ( https://archive.is/20140702031132/http://www.newsday.com/sports/soccer/netherlands-vs-mexico-netherlands-wins-2-1-in-2014-fifa-world-cup-elimination-game-1.8606268 External links FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930 -- 2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930 -- 2002 FIFA official site Mexico national football team General Mexican Football Federation History Managers Venues Estadio Azteca Statistics Results All - time record Honours Players Squad Previous squads Footballer records Performances FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup Copa América Summer Olympics Images Kit Rivalries Argentina Brazil Costa Rica Honduras United States Other Mexican teams U23 U20 U17 Women 's U20 U17 Futsal Beach soccer Mexico national football team squads Mexico squad -- 1930 FIFA World Cup MF Amézcua GK Bonfiglio FW Carreño FW Castro DF F. Garza Gutiérrez DF R. Garza Gutiérrez ( c ) FW Gayón FW López FW Mejía FW Olivares FW Pérez MF Rodríguez MF F. Rosas DF M. Rosas FW Ruiz MF Sánchez GK Sota Coach : Luque de Serrallonga Mexico squad -- 1950 FIFA World Cup GK Carbajal GK Córdoba DF Gómez DF Gutiérrez DF Montemayor DF Roca DF Ruiz DF Zetter MF Cuburu MF Flores MF Guevara MF Hernández MF Ochoa MF Ortiz MF Pérez FW Borbolla FW Casarín ( c ) FW Naranjo FW Navarro FW Prieto FW Septién FW Velázquez Coach : Vial Mexico squad -- 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Carbajal 2 López 3 Romo 4 Martínez 5 Cárdenas 6 Ávalos 7 Torres 8 Naranjo ( c ) 9 Lamadrid 10 Balcázar 11 Arellano 12 Mota 13 Bravo 14 Gómez 15 Blanco 16 Nájera 17 Septién 18 Carus 19 Jinich 20 Roca 21 Ochoa 22 Cortés Coach : López Herranz Mexico squad -- 1958 FIFA World Cup 1 Carbajal ( c ) 2 del Muro 3 Romo 4 Villegas 5 Portugal 6 Flores 7 Hernández 8 Reyes 9 Calderón de la Barca 10 C. Gutiérrez 11 Sesma 12 Camacho 13 Gómez 14 M. Gutiérrez 15 Sepúlveda 16 Roca 17 Cárdenas 18 Salazar 19 Belmonte 20 Blanco 21 López 22 González Coach : López Herranz Mexico squad -- 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Carbajal ( c ) 2 del Muro 3 Sepúlveda 4 Villegas 5 Cárdenas 6 Nájera 7 del Águila 8 Reyes 9 H. Hernández 10 Ortiz 11 Díaz 12 Gómez 13 Chaires 14 Romero 15 Jáuregui 16 Farfán 17 Ruvalcaba 18 A. Hernández 19 Jasso 20 Velarde 21 Baeza 22 Mota Coach : Trelles Mexico squad -- 1966 FIFA World Cup 1 Carbajal 2 Chaires 3 Peña ( c ) 4 del Muro 5 Jáuregui 6 Díaz 7 Ruvalcaba 8 Padilla 9 Cisneros 10 Fragoso 11 Jara 12 Calderón 13 González 14 Núñez 15 Hernández 16 Regueiro 17 Mercado 18 Muñoz 19 Reyes 20 Borja 21 Navarro 22 Vargas Coach : Trelles Mexico squad -- 1970 FIFA World Cup 1 Calderón 2 Alejándrez 3 Peña ( c ) 4 Montes 5 Pérez 6 Hernández 7 Rivas 8 Munguía 9 Borja 10 Salgado 11 Padilla 12 Mota 13 Vantolrá 14 Guzmán 15 Pulido 16 Díaz 17 González 18 Velarde 19 Valdivia 20 Basaguren 21 Fragoso 22 Castrejón Coach : Cárdenas Mexico squad -- 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Reyes 2 Nájera 3 Tena 4 Ramos 5 Vázquez ( c ) 6 Mendizábal 7 de la Torre 8 López 9 Rangel 10 Ortega 11 Sánchez 12 Martínez 13 Cisneros 14 Gómez 15 Flores 16 Cárdenas 17 Cuéllar 18 Lugo 19 Rodríguez 20 Medina 21 Isiordia 22 Soto Coach : Roca Mexico squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Larios 2 Trejo 3 Quirarte 4 Manzo 5 Francisco Cruz 6 de los Cobos 7 España 8 Domínguez 9 Sánchez 10 Boy ( c ) 11 Hermosillo 12 Rodríguez 13 Aguirre 14 Félix Cruz 15 Flores 16 Muñoz 17 Servín 18 Amador 19 Hernández 20 Heredia 21 Ortega 22 Negrete Coach : Milutinović Mexico squad -- 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos 2 Suárez 3 Ramírez Perales 4 Ambríz ( c ) 5 Ramírez 6 Bernal 7 Hermosillo 8 García Aspe 9 Sánchez 10 García 11 Zague 12 Fernández 13 J. Chávez 14 del Olmo 15 Espinoza 16 Valdéz 17 Galindo 18 Salgado 19 Salvador 20 Rodríguez 21 Gutiérrez 22 A. Chávez Coach : Mejía Barón Mexico squad -- 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos 2 Suárez 3 J. Sánchez 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Bernal 7 Ramírez 8 García Aspe ( c ) 9 Peláez 10 García 11 Blanco 12 O. Sánchez 13 Pardo 14 Lara 15 Hernández 16 Terrazas 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Luna 20 Ordiales 21 Arellano 22 Pérez Coach : Lapuente Mexico squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Pérez 2 Gabriel 3 García 4 Márquez ( c ) 5 Vidrio 6 Torrado 7 Morales 8 García Aspe 9 Borgetti 10 Blanco 11 Luna 12 Sánchez 13 Mercado 14 Villa 15 Hernández 16 Carmona 17 Palencia 18 J. Rodríguez 19 Caballero 20 Brown 21 Arellano 22 A. Rodríguez 23 Campos Coach : Aguirre Mexico squad -- 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Sánchez 2 Suárez 3 Salcido 4 Márquez ( c ) 5 Osorio 6 Torrado 7 Sinha 8 Pardo 9 Borgetti 10 Franco 11 Morales 12 Corona 13 Ochoa 14 Pineda 15 Castro 16 Méndez 17 Fonseca 18 Guardado 19 Bravo 20 García 21 Arellano 22 Rodríguez 23 Pérez Coach : La Volpe Mexico squad -- 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Pérez 2 Rodríguez 3 Salcido 4 Márquez ( c ) 5 Osorio 6 Torrado 7 Barrera 8 Castro 9 Franco 10 Blanco 11 Vela 12 Aguilar 13 Ochoa 14 Hernández 15 Moreno 16 Juárez 17 dos Santos 18 Guardado 19 Magallón 20 Torres Nilo 21 Bautista 22 Medina 23 Michel Coach : Aguirre Mexico squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Corona 2 Rodríguez 3 Salcido 4 Márquez ( c ) 5 Reyes 6 H. Herrera 7 Layún 8 Fabián 9 Jiménez 10 dos Santos 11 Pulido 12 Talavera 13 Ochoa 14 Hernández 15 Moreno 16 Ponce 17 Brizuela 18 Guardado 19 Peralta 20 Aquino 21 Peña 22 Aguilar 23 Vázquez Coach : M. Herrera Mexico squad -- 2018 FIFA World Cup 1 Jo. Corona 2 Ayala 3 Salcedo 4 Márquez ( c ) 5 Gutiérrez 6 J. dos Santos 7 Layún 8 Fabián 9 Jiménez 10 G. dos Santos 11 Vela 12 Talavera 13 Ochoa 14 Hernández 15 Moreno 16 Herrera 17 Je. Corona 18 Guardado 19 Peralta 20 Aquino 21 Álvarez 22 Lozano 23 Gallardo Coach : Osorio Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). 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Question: when was the last time mexico didn't qualify for the world cup
Answer: 1982