Mexico National Football Team

Mexico National Football Team Squad 2025

You need to know everything about the 2026 FIFA World Cup host, Team Mexico. The Mexico National Football Team is one of the most successful national teams in CONCACAF.

Mexico’s national football team represents Mexico Men’s in International football, which is governed by the Mexican Football Federation and is a member of CONCACAF. The only team from CONCACAF is the most successful national team, as they have won eleven confederation titles, eight CONCACAF Gold Cups, three CONCACAF Championships, as well as the CONCACAF Cup.

Mexico has able to seventeen World Cups and has qualified successively beginning around 1994, making it one of six nations to do so. The Mexican public group, alongside Brazil, are the two main countries to get bunch stage quarter-finals over the last seven World Cups.

For the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Mexico qualified for the tournament, where they won their match against Saudi Arabia but were defeated by Argentina, ultimately getting eliminated in the group stage. The team was the defending champion of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, so we can say that Mexico is in a strong position for the upcoming 2025 tournaments.

Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men’s World Cup three times. The 1970 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup, the team reached at quarterfinal stage as a host nation. In the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the team has qualified as a host nation.

Mexico National Football Team History and Information

Mexico national football team
Mexico national football team

Football in Mexico was first organised in the early 20th century by the European immigrant groups, The first match was played against Guatemala, where Mexico won by 3-2. After that, the series was played by international friendlies were played with Guatemala.

The Mexican team officially became the governing body of football in 1927. In 1930, they participated in the Summer Olympics, which marked their first international tournament. Unfortunately, Mexico lost to Spain in the round of 16 with a score of 1-7.

FIFA codeMEX
FIFA Current Ranking17th (10 June 2025)
Top ScorerJavier Hernandez (52)
Most capsAndrés Guardado (180)
Nickname(s)El Tri and The Tricolor
Head coachJavier Aguirre
CaptainEdson Álvarez
World Cup Appearances17 times( since 1930)
CONCACAF Championship8 times (won 1965, 1971, 1977)
Confederations Cup7 times (Won 1999)
Officialmiseleccion.mx/

Current Football Squad of the Mexico Team

Mexico National Football Team

Here are the current squad of Macixo for the CONCACAF Nations League, the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Mexico National Football Team squad was called up for friendly matches against Switzerland and Turkey on June 7 and 10, 2025, respectively, as preparation for the Gold Cup. Caps and goals are accurate as of June 7, 2025, post-Switzerland match.

Goalkeepers:Luis Ángel Malagón (Club América)
Guillermo Ochoa (San Diego FC)
José Rangel (Unattached/Previously with Chivas)
Defenders:Israel Reyes (Club América) *
Ramón Juárez (Club América) *
César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow)
Johan Vásquez (Genoa)
Jesús Orozco (Chivas)
Emilio Lara (Cruz Azul)
Mateo Chávez (Chivas)
Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey)
Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul)
Julián Araujo (Bournemouth)
Midfielders:Edson Álvarez (West Ham United)
Luis Chávez (Dynamo Moscow)
Erik Lira (Cruz Azul)
Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul)
Fidel Ambriz (Monterrey)
Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen)
Marcel Ruiz (Toluca)
Luis Romo (Cruz Azul)
Diego Gómez (Cruz Azul)
Forwards:Raúl Jiménez (Fulham)
Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord)
Hirving Lozano (San Diego FC)
Henry Martín (Club América) *
César Huerta (Pumas UNAM)
Efraín Álvarez (Tijuana)
Roberto Alvarado (Chivas)
Alexis Vega (Toluca)
Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadsiah)
Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul)
Guillermo Martínez (Pumas UNAM)
Rodrigo López (Pumas UNAM)
Ozziel Herrera (Tigres UANL)

Mexico 2022 World Cup squad

Mexico Football Team

The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Squad of Mexico.

RolePlayers
GoalkeeperGuillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Rodolfo Cota, Carlos Acevedo.
DefendersHector Moreno, Jesus Gallardo, Nestor Araujo, Cesar Montes, Jorge Sanchez, Julio Cesar Dominguez, Gerardo Arteaga, Erick Aguirre, Jesus Alberto Angulo, Johan Vasquez, Kevin Alvarez, Julian Araujo Israel Reyes.
MidfieldersAndres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Edson Alvarez, Orbelin Pineda, Erick Gutierrez, Uriel Antuna, Roberto Alvarado, Luis Romo, Diego Lainez, Sebastian Cordova, Fernando Beltran, Erik Lira, Erick Sanchez, Luis Chavez.
ForwardsRaul Jimenez, Jesus Manuel Corona, Rodolfo Pizarro, Henry Martin, Alexis Vega, Santiago Gimenez, Marcelo Flores.
CaptainGuillermo Ochoa

2025 Mexico Team Results and Fixtures | Schedule

DateTeamsFinal ScoreLocation
16 January
Unofficial friendly
Internacional vs Mexico0–2Porto Alegre, Brazil
21 January
Unofficial friendly
River Plate vs Mexico2–0Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 March
Nations League SF
Canada vs Mexico0–2SoFi Stadium in California
23 March
Nations League 3rd/Final
 Mexico vs Panama2–1SoFi Stadium in California
7 June
Friendly
Mexico vs Switzerland2–4Salt Lake City, United States
10 June
Friendly
Mexico vs  TurkeyChapel Hill, United States
14 June
2025 Gold Cup
Mexico vs Dominican RepublicInglewood, United States
18 June
2025 Gold Cup
Suriname vs MexicoArlington, United States
22 June
2025 Gold Cup
Mexico vs Costa RicaParadise, United States
6 September
Friendly
Mexico vs JapanOakland, United States
9 September
Friendly
Mexico vs South KoreaNashville, United States

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