Mexico at the CONCACAF Nations League

The CONCACAF Nations League is an international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The tournament takes place on dates allocated for international friendlies on the FIFA International Match Calendar. A one-time qualifying tournament took place from September 2018 to March 2019 and the inaugural tournament began in September 2019. The teams are divided into three leagues of four groups, from League A to League C. The winners of each group from League A get to play the Finals, constituted of the semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and the final.

Overall record

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK Squad
2019−20 A B 6 4 1 1 15 6 2nd Squad
2022–23 A A 6 3 2 1 9 6 3rd Squad
2023–24 A Bye 4 2 0 2 5 4 2nd Squad
2024–25 A Bye 4 3 0 1 8 3 1st Squad
Total 20 12 3 5 37 19 1st
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil.

List of matches

All-time matches at the CONCACAF Nations League
Season Round Opponent Score Result Venue City Mexico scorers
2019–20 Group B
 Bermuda 5–1 W National Stadium Devonshire Parish Antuna, Macías (2), Lozano, Herrera
 Panama 3–1 W Azteca Mexico City Alvarado, Macías, Pizarro
3–0 W Rommel Fernández Panama City Jiménez (2), Álvarez
 Bermuda 2–1 W Nemesio Díez Toluca Córdova, Antuna
Semi-finals  Costa Rica 0–0
(5–4 p)
D Empower Field at Mile High Denver
Final  United States 2–3 (a.e.t.) L Empower Field at Mile High Denver Corona, Lainez
2022–23 Group A
 Suriname 3–0 W Corona Torreón Reyes, Martín, E. Sánchez
 Jamaica 1–1 D National Stadium Kingston Romo
 Suriname 2–0 W Frank Essed Stadion Paramaribo Vásquez
 Jamaica 2–2 D Azteca Mexico City Pineda, Lozano
Semi-finals  United States 0–3 L Allegiant Stadium Paradise
Third place play-off  Panama 1–0 W Allegiant Stadium Paradise Gallardo
2023–24 Quarter-finals
 Honduras 0–2 L Nacional Chelato Uclés Tegucigalpa
2–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
W Azteca Mexico City Chávez, Álvarez
Semi-finals  Panama 3–0 W AT&T Stadium Arlington Álvarez, Quiñones, Pineda
Final  United States 0–2 L AT&T Stadium Arlington
2024–25 Quarter-finals
 Honduras 0–2 L Estadio Francisco Morazán San Pedro Sula
4–0 W Nemesio Díez Toluca Jiménez, Martín (2), J. Sánchez
Semi-finals  Canada 2–0 W SoFi Stadium Inglewood Jiménez (2)
Final  Panama 2–1 W SoFi Stadium Inglewood Jiménez (2)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 3–1 2–1
2  Panama 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3 Qualification for Gold Cup 0–3 0–2
3  Bermuda (R) 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3 Gold Cup prelims and League B 1–5 1–4
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Bermuda 1–5 Mexico
  • Wells 56'
Report

Mexico 3–1 Panama
Report

Panama 0–3 Mexico
Report

Mexico 2–1 Bermuda
Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Final tournament

Semi-finals


Final

United States 3–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Report


Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 2–2 3–0
2  Jamaica 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 1–1 3–1
3  Suriname 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–2 1–1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Mexico 3–0 Suriname
Report

Jamaica 1–1 Mexico
Bailey 4' Report Romo 45+3'
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Suriname 0–2 Mexico
Report

Mexico 2–2 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Final tournament

Semi-finals

United States 3–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 65,000


Third place play-off

Panama 0–1 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)


Quarter-finals

Honduras 2–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 22,444
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Mexico 2–0 (a.e.t.) Honduras
Report
Penalties
4–2

2–2 on aggregate. Mexico won 4–2 on penalties.

Final tournament

Semi-finals

Panama 0–3 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 40,926[8]

Final

Mexico 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 59,471
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Quarter-finals

Honduras 2–0 Mexico
Palma 64', 83' Report
Mexico 4–0 Honduras
Report

Mexico won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final tournament

Semi-finals

Canada 0–2 Mexico
Report Jiménez 1', 75'
Attendance: 50,295[11]

Final

Mexico 2–1 Panama
Jiménez 8', 90+2' (pen.) Report Carrasquilla 45+2' (pen.)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Raúl Jiménez 6 1 5
Edson Álvarez 3 1 2
José Juan Macías 3 3
Henry Martín 3 1 2
Uriel Antuna 2 2
Hirving Lozano 2 1 1
Orbelín Pineda 2 1 1
Roberto Alvarado 1 1
Luis Chávez 1 1
Sebastián Córdova 1 1
Jesús Gallardo 1 1
Héctor Herrera 1 1
Rodolfo Pizarro 1 1
Julián Quiñones 1 1
Israel Reyes 1 1
Luis Romo 1 1
Érick Sánchez 1 1
Jorge Sánchez 1 1
Johan Vásquez 1 1
Total 37 12 8 5 8

Bold players are still active for the national team.

Notes

  1. ^ Though listed with a 20:00 kick-off time,[2] the match began at 20:36.[3]
  2. ^ Though listed with a 19:00 kick-off time,[5] the match actually began at 19:36.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Summary CONCACAF Nations League A – Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals provisional rosters and kick off times confirmed". CONCACAF. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Goff, Steven [@SoccerInsider] (3 June 2021). "USMNT vs. Honduras kickoff: 5:36 pm local (7:36 ET). TV: CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN. Mexico-Costa Rica match listed at 8 pm local but won't kick off until 8:36 local (Univision, TUDN)" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (3 June 2021). "Jordan Siebatcheu's late goal gives USMNT ugly 1–0 win over Honduras in Nations League semifinal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals provisional rosters and kick off times confirmed". CONCACAF. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ Goff, Steven [@SoccerInsider] (June 6, 2021). "Concacaf Nations League matchday – 3rd-place game: Costa Rica v Honduras, 4:36 pm local kickoff/6:36 ET (UniMas, TUDN, Paramount+). Final: United States v Mexico, 7:36 pm local kickoff/9:36 ET (CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN, Paramount+)" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Keeler, Sean (June 6, 2021). "Highlands Ranch native Ethan Horvath, Christian Pulisic lift U.S. to 3–2 win over Mexico". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mexico 3-0 Panama (Mar 21, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Honduras 2-0 Mexico (Nov 15, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  10. ^ García Méndez, Sebastián (19 November 2024). "México le remonta a Honduras y avanza a las semifinales de la Nations League de Concacaf" [Mexico overcomes Honduras to advance to CONCACAF Nations League semifinals] (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Mexico 2-0 Canada (Mar 20, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  12. ^ García Méndez, Sebastián (23 March 2025). "México es campeón de la Liga de Naciones de la CONCACAF por primera vez; Raúl Jiménez vuelve a ser el héroe" [Mexico is CONCACAF Nations League champions for the first time; Raul Jimenez is the hero again] (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  13. ^ Garcia, Arturo (23 March 2025). "Fin del maleficio: Raúl Jiménez le da el título de la Nations League a México" [End of the jinx: Raúl Jiménez gives Mexico the Nations League title] (in Spanish). California: Tribuna. Retrieved 24 March 2025.