Mexico national football team records and statistics

This is a list of Mexico national football team's all kinds of competitive records.

Individual records

Player records

As of 23 March 2024[1]
Players in bold are still active with Mexico.

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Andrés Guardado 180 28 2005–2024
2 Claudio Suárez 177 7 1992–2006
3 Guillermo Ochoa 151 0 2005–present
4 Rafael Márquez 147 17 1997–2018
5 Pável Pardo 146 11 1996–2009
6 Gerardo Torrado 144 5 1999–2013
7 Héctor Moreno 132 5 2007–2023
8 Jorge Campos 129 0 1991–2003
9 Carlos Salcido 123 10 2004–2014
10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 119 38 1995–2014
Ramón Ramírez 119 15 1991–2000

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1 Javier Hernández (list) 52 109 0.48 2009–2019
2 Jared Borgetti (list) 46 89 0.52 1997–2008
3 Raúl Jiménez 40 113 0.36 2013–present
4 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 38 119 0.32 1995–2014
5 Luis Hernández 35 85 0.41 1995–2002
6 Carlos Hermosillo 34 90 0.38 1984–1997
7 Enrique Borja 31 65 0.48 1966–1975
8 Luís Roberto Alves 30 84 0.36 1988–2001
9 Hugo Sánchez 29 58 0.5 1977–1998
10 Luis García 28 77 0.36 1991–1999
Andrés Guardado 28 180 0.16 2005–2024

Competition records

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Mexico at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 4 13 Squad Qualified as invitees
1934 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 14 7
1938 Withdrew Withdrew
1950 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 10 Squad 4 4 0 0 17 2
1954 13th 2 0 0 2 2 8 Squad 4 4 0 0 19 1
1958 16th 3 0 1 2 1 8 Squad 6 5 1 0 21 3
1962 11th 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad 8 4 3 1 18 5
1966 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 20 4
1970 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
1974 Did not qualify 9 6 2 1 18 8
1978 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad 9 6 2 1 23 6
1982 Did not qualify 9 2 5 2 14 8
1986 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 6 2 Squad Qualified as hosts
1990 Banned Disqualified
1994 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 4 Squad 12 9 1 2 39 8
1998 13th 4 1 2 1 8 7 Squad 16 8 6 2 37 13
2002 11th 4 2 1 1 4 4 Squad 16 9 3 4 33 11
2006 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad 18 15 1 2 67 10
2010 14th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad 18 11 2 5 36 18
2014 10th 4 2 1 1 5 3 Squad 18 10 5 3 31 14
2018 12th 4 2 0 2 3 6 Squad 16 11 4 1 29 8
2022 Group stage 22nd 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad 14 8 4 2 17 8
2026 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts[2]
Total Quarter-finals 18/23 60 17 15 28 62 101 — 189 121 41 27 453 134

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Mexico at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1963 Group stage 7th 3 1 1 1 9 2 Squad Qualified automatically
1965 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 2 Squad Automatically entered
1967 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 10 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1969 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 2
1971 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 6 1 Squad 2 2 0 0 6 0
1973 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 10 5 Squad 4 4 0 0 8 3
1977 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 5 Squad 4 1 2 1 3 1
1981 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 6 3 Squad 4 1 2 1 8 5
1985 Withdrew to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup Withdrew
1989 Banned Banned
1991 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad Qualified automatically
1993 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 28 2 Squad Qualified automatically
1996 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 9 0 Squad Qualified automatically
1998 1st 4 4 0 0 8 2 Squad Qualified automatically
2000 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified automatically
2002 5th 3 2 1 0 4 1 Squad Qualified automatically
2003 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 0 Squad Qualified automatically
2005 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 7 4 Squad Qualified automatically
2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 7 5 Squad Qualified automatically
2009 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 2 Squad Qualified automatically
2011 1st 6 6 0 0 22 4 Squad Qualified automatically
2013 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 0 2 8 5 Squad Qualified automatically
2015 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 16 6 Squad Qualified automatically
2017 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 1 1 6 2 Squad Qualified automatically
2019 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 4 Squad Qualified automatically
2021 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 2 Squad 4 4 0 0 13 3
2023 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 2 Squad 4 2 2 0 8 3
Total 12 Titles 25/27 123 85 21 17 271 73 24 15 6 3 50 17

CONCACAF Nations League

Main article: Mexico at the CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase Knockout phase
Season Div Pos. P/R Pld W D L GF GA Rank Finals Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2019–20 A 1st 4 4 0 0 13 3 1st 2021 2nd 2 0 1 1 2 3
2022–23 A 1st 4 2 2 0 8 3 4th 2023 3rd 2 1 0 1 1 3
2023–24 Bye N/A 2024 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 4
Total 8 6 2 0 21 6 — Total – 8 3 1 4 8 10

Copa América

Main article: Mexico at the Copa América
Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1993 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 7 Squad
1995 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad
1997 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 8 9 Squad
1999 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 9 Squad
2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 5 Squad
2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 5 7 Squad
2007 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 13 5 Squad
2011 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 1 4 Squad
2015 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5 Squad
2016 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 6 9 Squad
2019 Not invited
2021
2024 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 1 1 Squad
Total Runners-up 11/13 51 20 14 17 67 63 —

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1992 Did not qualify
1995 Third place 3rd 3 1 2 0 4 2 Squad
1997 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 6 Squad
1999 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 6 Squad
2001 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad
2003 Did not qualify
2005 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad
2009 Did not qualify
2013 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
2017 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 8 10 Squad
Total 1 title 7/10 27 11 6 10 44 43 —

Olympic Games

See also: Mexico national under-23 football team
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1928 First round 14th 2 0 0 2 2 10 Squad
1936 Did not enter
1948 First round 11th 1 0 0 1 3 5 Squad
1952 Did not qualify
1956
1960
1964 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad
1968 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 10 7 Squad
1972 Second group stage 7th 6 2 1 3 4 14 Squad
1976 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 4 7 Squad
1980 Did not qualify
1984
1988 Banned
Since 1992 See Mexico national under-23 football team
Total Fourth place 6/13 20 5 4 11 25 49 —

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Mexico national football team's all-time international record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifying, FIFA Confederations Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup (including CONCACAF Championship), CONCACAF Cup, Summer Olympics, Copa America, and CONCACAF Nations League matches, as well as international friendly matches.

Key
Positive balance (More wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (More losses)
After the match against the  United States on 6 July 2025.[3]
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference Last meeting[nb 1]
 Albania 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 13 March 2002
4-0
 Algeria 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 13 October 2020
2-2
 Angola 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 13 May 2010
1-0
 Argentina 32 4 12 16 28 53 -25 26 November 2022
0-2
 Australia 6 1 3 2 9 10 -1 9 September 2023
2-2
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 18 November 2014
2-3
 Belgium 7 3 2 2 9 11 -2 10 November 2017
3-3
 Belize 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 21 June 2008
7-0
 Bermuda 8 7 0 1 23 4 +19 19 November 2019
2-1
 Bolivia 13 10 2 1 21 5 +16 31 May 2024
1-0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 31 January 2018
1-0
 Brazil 42 10 7 25 38 78 -40 8 June 2024
2–3
 Bulgaria 13 4 6 3 16 14 +2 16 November 2005
0-3
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 10 June 2023
2-2
 Canada 40 25 11 4 89 26 +63 20 March 2025
2-0
 Chile 33 15 6 12 37 42 -5 8 December 2021
2–2
 China 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 16 April 2008
1-0
 Colombia 28 10 9 9 29 27 +2 16 December 2023
2-3
 Costa Rica 59 32 21 6 88 34 +54 22 June 2025
0-0
 Croatia 6 2 0 4 6 9 -3 27 March 2018
0-1
 Cuba 13 13 0 0 51 6 +45 15 June 2019
7-0
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 16 July 2017
2-0
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 8 February 2000
1-2
 DR Congo 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 12 May 2006
2-1
 Denmark 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 9 June 2018
0-2
 Dominica 2 2 0 0 18 0 +18 27 June 2004
8-0
 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 14 June 2025
3–2
 Ecuador 27 16 6 5 43 26 +17 30 June 2024
0–0
 Egypt 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 27 July 1999
2-2
 El Salvador 37 32 1 4 106 20 +86 30 March 2022
2-0
 England 10 2 1 7 4 27 -23 24 May 2010
1-3
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 9 May 1998
6-0
 Ethiopia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 29 September 1968
3-0
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 30 August 1980
2-0
 Finland 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 30 October 2013
4-2
 France 7 1 1 5 6 15 -9 17 June 2010
2-0
 Gambia 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 30 May 2010
5-1
 Germany 13 2 6 5 13 26 -13 17 October 2023
2-2
 Ghana 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 14 October 2023
2-0
 Greece 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 22 June 2005
0-0
 Guadeloupe 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 12 July 2009
2-0
 Guatemala 37 24 9 4 74 32 +42 7 June 2023
2-0
 Guinea 1 0 0 0 4 0 +4 17 October 1968
4-0
 Guyana 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 12 October 2012
5-0
 Haiti 11 9 2 0 30 3 +27 29 June 2023
3-1
 Honduras 51 31 10 10 92 39 +53 2 July 2025
1–0
 Hungary 7 5 1 1 15 6 +9 14 December 2005
2-0
 Iceland 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 29 May 2021
2–1
 Iran 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 2 June 2007
4-0
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 9 November 2022
4-0
 Israel 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 28 May 2014
3-0
 Italy 12 1 4 7 10 28 -18 16 June 2013
1-2
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 14 August 2013
4-1
 Jamaica 29 21 5 3 72 15 +57 22 June 2024
1-0
 Japan 7 6 0 1 15 6 +9 17 November 2020
2–0
 Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 October 1985
0-0
 Kuwait 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 October 1985
0-0
 Liberia 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 23 August 2001
5-4
 Libya 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 11 October 1985
1-3
 Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 10 April 1969
1-2
 Martinique 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 23 June 2019
3-2
 Myanmar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 30 August 1972
1-0
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 11 September 1971
1-2
 Netherlands 9 4 1 4 16 15 +1 7 October 2020
1-0
 New Zealand 8 7 0 1 21 9 +12 7 September 2024
3-0
 Nicaragua 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 5 July 2009
2-0
 Nigeria 7 3 4 0 13 7 +6 28 May 2022
2-1
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 17 March 2010
2-1
 Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 11 June 1994
3-0
 Norway 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 25 January 2006
2-1
 Panama 28 20 6 2 51 16 +35 23 March 2025
2-1
 Paraguay 21 11 5 5 37 17 +20 31 August 2022
0-1
 Peru 28 13 6 9 38 32 +6 24 September 2022
1-0
 Poland 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 22 November 2022
0-0
 Portugal 5 0 2 3 4 7 -3 2 July 2017
1-2
 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2 July 2023
0-1
 Republic of Ireland 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 1 June 2017
3-1
 Romania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 10 February 1993
2-0
 Russia 4 1 0 3 4 11 -7 24 June 2017
2-1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 17 November 2004
8-0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 7 0 0 36 1 +35 10 October 2004
1-0
 Saudi Arabia 7 6 1 0 18 3 +15 28 June 2025
2-0
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2 June 2018
1-0
 Senegal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 10 February 2016
2-0
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 11 November 2011
2-0
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 17 May 1996
5-2
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 6 December 1995
1-2
 South Africa 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 11 June 2010
1-1
 South Korea 14 8 2 4 29 18 +11 14 November 2020
3–2
 Spain 8 0 3 5 4 16 -12 11 August 2010
1-1
 Suriname 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 18 June 2025
2-0
 Sweden 11 2 3 6 6 13 -7 16 November 2022
1-2
  Switzerland 6 1 1 4 9 14 -5 7 June 2025
2-4
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 28 August 1972
1-0
 Tahiti 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2 September 1980
1-0
 Trinidad and Tobago 24 15 6 3 54 22 +32 10 July 2021
0-0
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 2 June 1978
1-3
 Turkey 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 10 June 2025
1-0
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 20 October 1993
2-1
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 22 October 1985
2-2
 United States 79 38 17 24 149 93 +56 6 July 2025
2–1
 Uruguay 23 8 7 8 29 35 -6 5 June 2024
0-4
 Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 12 September 2023
3-3
 Venezuela 14 10 3 1 30 11 +19 26 June 2024
0-1
 Wales 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 27 March 2021
0-1
 Yemen 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 15 October 1985
2-0
Total 986 527 216 242 1769 1012 +757

Record against former nations

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference Latest meeting
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 7 June 1962
3–1
 East Germany 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 15 February 1986
1–2
 Netherlands Antilles 6 3 2 1 23 4 +19 8 December 1973
8–0
 Soviet Union 10 1 7 2 2 6 -4 19 February 1986
1–0
 Yugoslavia 7 1 1 5 8 16 -8 13 February 2002
1–2
Total 29 6 12 11 40 34 6

Penalty shootouts

Team Match score
(PSO score) 		Competition Venue
(Date)
 Argentina 1–1
(5–6) 		2005 FIFA Confederations Cup AWD-Arena, Hanover
26 June 2005
 Bulgaria 1–1
(1–3) 		1994 FIFA World Cup Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
5 July 1994
 Costa Rica 1–1
(5–3) 		2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Soldier Field, Chicago
23 July 2009
 Costa Rica 1–1
(5–4) 		2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup NRG Stadium, Houston
29 June 2019
 Costa Rica 0–0
(5–4) 		2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals Empower Field at Mile High, Denver
3 June 2021
 Denmark 1–1
(2–4) 		1995 King Fahd Cup King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
10 January 1995
 Ecuador 1–1
(4–3) 		1997 Copa América Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
22 June 1997
 Germany 0–0
(1–4) 		1986 FIFA World Cup Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
21 June 1986
 Honduras 2–0 (2-2)
(4–2) 		2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
21 November 2023
 South Korea 0–0
(2–4) 		2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Rose Bowl, Pasadena
27 January 2002
 Nigeria 1–1
(5–4) 		1995 King Fahd Cup King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
13 January 1995
 Peru 3–3
(4–2) 		1999 Copa América Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
10 July 1999
 United States 0–0
(1–4) 		1995 Copa América Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
17 July 1995

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA Men's World Ranking
A line chart depicting the history of the Mexico's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on 21 December 2023.

Source:[4]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Mexico's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
15 2023 12 2 14 2
15 2022 9 3 15 3
14 2021 9 2 14 5
9 2020 9 2 11
11 2019 11 6 18 1
17 2018 10 5 17 1
16 2017 14 2 18 2
18 2016 14 6 23 2
22 2015 18 14 40 17
20 2014 16 2 21 3
21 2013 14 4 24 3
15 2012 14 5 22 3
21 2011 9 19 28 11
27 2010 15 2 28 7
17 2009 15 6 33 7
26 2008 14 8 32 13
15 2007 10 16 26 6
20 2006 4 2 20 14
5 2005 5 2 8 2
7 2004 4 2 10 2
7 2003 4 6 11 3
8 2002 6 1 9 1
9 2001 9 2 15 2
12 2000 8 2 14 5
10 1999 9 3 14 2
10 1998 4 2 12 8
5 1997 5 6 12 2
11 1996 8 4 15 2
12 1995 7 6 16 6
15 1994 13 4 19 3
16 1993 14 11 18 2

Notes

  1. ^ Mexico's score is listed first.

References

  1. ^ Appearances for Mexico National Team. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  2. ^ "Wait, so which of the 2026 World Cup's 3 hosts gets the automatic bid?". SB Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "worldfootball.net".
  4. ^ "Mexico in the FIFA World Ranking". Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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