Mexico's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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All-time record across 18 FIFA World Cup appearances (1930–2026)

Confederation	Concacaf
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	18 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1930 (group stage)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (group stage)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	9 (since 1994)
FIFA World Cup hosts	1970 (quarter-finals), 1986 (quarter-finals), 2026 co-hosts

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Group stage	Juan Luque, MEX	Manuel Rosas (2)	3	0	0	3	4	13	-9
1934 - ITA	Did not qualify
1938 - FRA	Did not participate
1950 - BRA	Group stage	Octavio Vial, MEX	Horacio Casarin, Hector Ortiz (1)	3	0	0	3	2	10	-8
1954 - SUI	Group stage	Antonio Lopez, ESP	Tomas Balcazar, Jose Lamadrid (1)	2	0	0	2	2	8	-6
1958 - SWE	Group stage	Antonio Lopez, ESP	Jaime Belmonte (1)	3	0	1	2	1	8	-7
1962 - CHI	Group stage	Ignacio Trelles, MEX	Three players (1)	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1
1966 - ENG	Group stage	Ignacio Trelles, MEX	Enrique Borja (1)	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2
1970 - MEX	Quarter-finals	Raul Cardenas, MEX	Javier Valdivia (2)	4	2	1	1	6	4	2
1974 - FRG	Did not qualify
1978 - ARG	Group stage	Jose Roca, MEX	Victor Rangel, Arturo Vazquez (1)	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Quarter-finals	Bora Milutinovic, SRB	Fernando Quirarte (2)	5	3	2	0	6	2	4
1990 - ITA	Did not participate
1994 - USA	Round of 16	Miguel Mejia, MEX	Luis Garcia (2)	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
1998 - FRA	Round of 16	Manuel Lapuente, MEX	Luis Hernandez (4)	4	1	2	1	8	7	1
2002 - JPN/KOR	Round of 16	Javier Aguirre, MEX	Jared Borgetti (2)	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
2006 - GER	Round of 16	Ricardo La Volpe, ARG	Omar Bravo (2)	4	1	1	2	5	5	0
2010 - RSA	Round of 16	Javier Aguirre, MEX	Javier Hernandez (2)	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1
2014 - BRA	Round of 16	Miguel Herrera, MEX	Five players (1)	4	2	1	1	5	3	2
2018 - RUS	Round of 16	Juan Carlos Osorio, COL	Three players (1)	4	2	0	2	3	6	-3
2022 - QAT	Group stage	Gerardo Martino, ARG	Luis Chavez, Henry Martin (1)	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1
2026 - CAN/MEX/USA		Javier Aguirre, MEX		1	1	0	0	2	0	2
OVERALL RECORD				61	18	15	28	64	101	-37

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	61	18	15	28	64	101	-37
Group stage	51	17	13	21	56	83	-27
Knockout phase	10	1	2	7	8	18	-10

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	4-0: vs El Salvador (group stage, 07/06/1970)
Biggest defeat	0-6: vs Germany FR (group stage, 06/06/1978)
Highest scoring draw	2-2: twice, most recently, vs Netherlands (group stage, 25/06/1998)
Highest scoring match	9 goals: Argentina 6-3 Mexico (group stage, 19/07/1930)
Most goals scored in a match	4 goals: 4-0 vs El Salvador (group stage, 07/06/1970)
Most goals conceded in a match	6 goals: twice, most recently, 0-6 vs Germany FR (group stage, 06/06/1978)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	8: 1998 (4 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	1: 1958, 1966 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	13: 1930 (3 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	2: 1986 (5 matches) 0: 2026 (1 match)

Streaks

Successive wins	2: five times, most recently, 30/11/2022 - present
Successive defeats	9: 13/07/1930 - 08/06/1958
Successive draws	2: three times, most recently, 20/06/1998 - 25/06/1998
Successive matches without a defeat	6: 24/06/1994 - 25/06/1998
Successive matches without a win	13: 13/07/1930 - 03/06/1962
Successive matches with a goal scored	10: 24/06/1994 - 13/06/2002
Successive matches without scoring	4: 27/06/2018 - 26/11/2022
Successive clean sheets	4: 19/07/1966 - 11/06/1970

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W1 L7

Quarter-finals - W0 L2

Extra time

Germany FR vs Mexico	0-0 AET 4-1 PSO	1986, quarter-finals
Mexico vs Bulgaria	1-1 AET (1-1, 1-1) 1-3 PSO	1994, round of 16
Argentina vs Mexico	2-1 AET (1-1, 1-1)	2006, round of 16

Penalty shoot-outs

W0 L2

L 1-4 vs Germany FR (1986, quarter-finals)

L 1-3 vs Bulgaria (1994, round of 16)

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

6 - Guillermo Ochoa (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)

5 - Antonio Carbajal (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)

5 - Rafael Marquez (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

5 - Andres Guardado (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

19 - Rafael Marquez (4-2002; 4-2006; 4-2010; 4-2014; 3-2018)

13 - Andres Guardado (1-2006; 3-2010; 4-2014; 4-2018; 1-2022)

12 - Javier Hernandez (4-2010; 4-2014; 4-2018)

12 - Hector Moreno (2-2010; 4-2014; 3-2018; 3-2022)

11 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (4-1998; 4-2002; 3-2010)

11 - Antonio Carbajal (3-1950; 1-1954; 3-1958; 3-1962; 1-1966)

11 - Guillermo Ochoa (4-2014; 4-2018; 3-2022)

11 - Gerardo Torrado (4-2002; 3-2006; 4-2010)

10 - Hector Herrera (4-2014; 4-2018; 2-2022)

10 - Carlos Salcido (4-2006; 4-2010; 2-2014)

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

4 - Javier Hernandez (2-2010; 1-2014; 1-2018)

4 - Luis Hernandez (4-1998)

3 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (1-1998; 1-2002; 1-2010)

3 - Rafael Marquez (1-2006; 1-2010; 1-2014)

2 - Jared Borgetti (2-2002)

2 - Omar Bravo (2-2006)

2 - Alberto Garcia Aspe (1-1994; 1-1998)

2 - Luis Garcia (2-1994)

2 - Ricardo Pelaez (2-1998)

2 - Fernando Quirarte (2-1986)

2 - Manuel Rosas (2-1930)

2 - Javier Valdivia (2-1970)

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

3 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (1998, 2002, 2010)

3 - Javier Hernandez (2010, 2014, 2018)

3 - Rafael Marquez (2006, 2010, 2014)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

17y 240d - Gilberto Mora vs South Africa (11/06/2026)

18y 87d - Manuel Rosas vs France (13/07/1930)

19y 108d - Raul Arellano vs Brazil (16/06/1954)

19y 224d - Enrique Lopez Zarza vs Germany FR (06/06/1978)

19y 269d - Andres Guardado vs Argentina (24/06/2006)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

18y 93d - Manuel Rosas vs Argentina (19/07/1930)

20y 195d - Enrique Borja vs France (13/07/1966)

21y 91d - Victor Rangel vs Poland (10/06/1978)

21y 190d - Hector Ortiz vs Yugoslavia (28/06/1950)

22y 16d - Javier Hernandez vs France (17/06/2010)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

39y 139d - Rafael Marquez vs Brazil (02/07/2018)

37y 156d - Cuauhtemoc Blanco vs Uruguay (22/06/2010)

37y 146d - Oscar Perez vs Argentina (27/06/2010)

37y 140d - Guillermo Ochoa vs Saudi Arabia (30/11/2022)

37y 42d - Antonio Carbajal vs Uruguay (19/07/1966)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

37y 151d - Cuauhtemoc Blanco vs France (17/06/2010)

35y 130d - Rafael Marquez vs Croatia (23/06/2014)

35y 103d - Ricardo Pelaez vs Netherlands (25/06/1998)

35y 37d - Raul Jimenez vs South Africa (11/06/2026)

32y 38d - Horacio Casarin vs Switzerland (02/07/1950)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

2 - Jared Borgetti (09/06/2002 - 13/06/2002)

2 - Luis Hernandez (25/06/1998 - 29/06/1998)

2 - Rafael Marquez (24/06/2006 - 11/06/2010)

2 - Ricardo Pelaez (13/06/1998 - 25/06/1998)

Most goals in a match

2 - Manuel Rosas vs Argentina (1930, group stage)

2 - Javier Valdivia vs El Salvador (1970, group stage)

2 - Luis Garcia vs Republic of Ireland (1994, group stage)

2 - Luis Hernandez vs Korea Republic (1998, group stage)

2 - Omar Bravo vs IR Iran (2006, group stage)

Hat-tricks

N/A

Fastest goal scored

3' - Luis Flores vs Paraguay (1986, group stage)

6' - Rafael Marquez vs Argentina (2006, round of 16)

9' - Julian Quinones vs South Africa (2026, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

4 - Guillermo Ochoa (2-2014; 1-2018; 1-2022)

3 - Ignacio Calderon (3-1970)

3 - Pablo Larios (3-1986)

Red cards

Javier Aguirre vs Germany FR (1986, quarter-finals)

Luis Garcia vs Bulgaria (1994, round of 16)

Pavel Pardo vs Belgium (1998, group stage)

Ramon Ramirez vs Netherlands (1998, group stage)

Rafael Marquez vs USA (2002, round of 16)

Luis Perez vs Portugal (2006, group stage)

Cesar Montes vs South Africa (2026, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

3 - Javier Aguirre, MEX (2002, 2010, 2026)

2 - Antonio Lopez, ESP (1954, 1958)

2 - Ignacio Trelles MEX (1962, 1966)

Most matches

9 - Javier Aguirre, MEX (4-2002; 4-2010; 1-2026)

6 - Ignacio Trelles MEX (3-1962; 3-1966)

5 - Antonio Lopez, ESP (2-1954; 3-1958)

5 - Bora Milutinovic, SRB (5-1986)

Most wins

4 - Javier Aguirre, MEX (2-2002; 1-2010; 1-2026)

3 - Bora Milutinovic, SRB (3-1986)

Youngest coach

31y 210d - Octavio Vial vs Brazil (24/06/1950)

41y 43d - Antonio Lopez vs Brazil (16/06/1954)

41y 213d - Raul Cardenas vs Soviet Union (31/05/1970)

Oldest coach

67y 192d - Javier Aguirre vs South Africa (11/06/2026)

60y 10d - Gerardo Martino vs Saudi Arabia (30/11/2022)

57y 24d - Juan Carlos Osorio vs Brazil (02/07/2018)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
42'	1H	Manuel Rosas, MEX	19/07/1930	ARG vs MEX	scored	Goal
65'	2H	Manuel Rosas, MEX	19/07/1930	ARG vs MEX	not scored	Saved
89'	2H	Hector Ortiz, MEX	28/06/1950	YUG vs MEX	scored	Goal
90'	2H	Hector Hernandez, MEX	07/06/1962	MEX vs TCH	scored	Goal
14'	1H	Gustavo Pena, MEX	11/06/1970	MEX vs BEL	scored	Goal
45'	1H	Arturo Vazquez, MEX	02/06/1978	TUN vs MEX	scored	Goal
89'	2H	Hugo Sanchez, MEX	07/06/1986	MEX vs PAR	not scored	Saved
18'	1H	Alberto Garcia Aspe, MEX	05/07/1994	MEX vs BUL	scored	Goal
55'	2H	Alberto Garcia Aspe, MEX	20/06/1998	BEL vs MEX	scored	Goal
60'	2H	Cuauhtemoc Blanco, MEX	03/06/2002	CRO vs MEX	scored	Goal
57'	2H	Omar Bravo, MEX	21/06/2006	POR vs MEX	not scored	Missed
79'	2H	Cuauhtemoc Blanco, MEX	17/06/2010	FRA vs MEX	scored	Goal
26'	1H	Carlos Vela, MEX	23/06/2018	KOR vs MEX	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
23'	1H	Oscar Bonfiglio	Fernando Paternoster	Argentina	19/07/1930	ARG vs MEX	Saved
88'	2H	Antonio Carbajal	Raymond Kopa	France	19/06/1954	FRA vs MEX	Conceded
57'	2H	Antonio Carbajal	Nils Liedholm	Sweden	08/06/1958	SWE vs MEX	Conceded
24'	1H	Oswaldo Sanchez	Simao	Portugal	21/06/2006	POR vs MEX	Conceded
90+4'	O2H	Guillermo Ochoa	Klaas Jan Huntelaar	Netherlands	29/06/2014	NED vs MEX	Conceded
62'	2H	Guillermo Ochoa	Andreas Granqvist	Sweden	27/06/2018	MEX vs SWE	Conceded
58'	2H	Guillermo Ochoa	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	22/11/2022	MEX vs POL	Saved

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1930	13/07/1930	France 4-1 Mexico, Group stage (Montevideo-URU)
1930	16/07/1930	Chile 3-0 Mexico, Group stage (Montevideo-URU)
1930	19/07/1930	Argentina 6-3 Mexico, Group stage (Montevideo-URU)
1950	24/06/1950	Brazil 4-0 Mexico, Group stage (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
1950	28/06/1950	Yugoslavia 4-1 Mexico, Group stage (Porto Alegre-BRA)
1950	02/07/1950	Switzerland 2-1 Mexico, Group stage (Porto Alegre-BRA)
1954	16/06/1954	Brazil 5-0 Mexico, Group stage (Geneva-SUI)
1954	19/06/1954	France 3-2 Mexico, Group stage (Geneva-SUI)
1958	08/06/1958	Sweden 3-0 Mexico, Group stage (Solna-SWE)
1958	11/06/1958	Mexico 1-1 Wales, Group stage (Solna-SWE)
1958	15/06/1958	Hungary 4-0 Mexico, Group stage (Sandviken-SWE)
1962	30/05/1962	Brazil 2-0 Mexico, Group stage (Vina del Mar-CHI)
1962	03/06/1962	Spain 1-0 Mexico, Group stage (Vina del Mar-CHI)
1962	07/06/1962	Mexico 3-1 Czechoslovakia, Group stage (Vina del Mar-CHI)
1966	13/07/1966	France 1-1 Mexico, Group stage (London-ENG)
1966	16/07/1966	England 2-0 Mexico, Group stage (London-ENG)
1966	19/07/1966	Uruguay 0-0 Mexico, Group stage (London-ENG)
1970	31/05/1970	Mexico 0-0 Soviet Union, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)
1970	07/06/1970	Mexico 4-0 El Salvador, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)
1970	11/06/1970	Mexico 1-0 Belgium, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)
1970	14/06/1970	Italy 4-1 Mexico, Quarter-finals (Toluca-MEX)
1978	02/06/1978	Tunisia 3-1 Mexico, Group stage (Rosario-ARG)
1978	06/06/1978	Germany FR 6-0 Mexico, Group stage (Cordoba-ARG)
1978	10/06/1978	Poland 3-1 Mexico, Group stage (Rosario-ARG)
1986	03/06/1986	Belgium 1-2 Mexico, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)
1986	07/06/1986	Mexico 1-1 Paraguay, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)
1986	11/06/1986	Iraq 0-1 Mexico, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)
1986	15/06/1986	Mexico 2-0 Bulgaria, Round of 16 (Mexico City-MEX)
1986	21/06/1986	Germany FR 0-0 Mexico, Quarter-finals (San Nicolas de los Garza-MEX) aet (4-1 PSO)
1994	19/06/1994	Norway 1-0 Mexico, Group stage (Washington DC-USA)
1994	24/06/1994	Mexico 2-1 Republic of Ireland, Group stage (Orlando-USA)
1994	28/06/1994	Italy 1-1 Mexico, Group stage (Washington DC-USA)
1994	05/07/1994	Mexico 1-1 Bulgaria, Round of 16 (New York/New Jersey-USA) aet (1-3 PSO)
1998	13/06/1998	Korea Republic 1-3 Mexico, Group stage (Lyon-FRA)
1998	20/06/1998	Belgium 2-2 Mexico, Group stage (Bordeaux-FRA)
1998	25/06/1998	Netherlands 2-2 Mexico, Group stage (Saint-Etienne-FRA)
1998	29/06/1998	Germany 2-1 Mexico, Round of 16 (Montpellier-FRA)
2002	03/06/2002	Croatia 0-1 Mexico, Group stage (Niigata-JPN)
2002	09/06/2002	Mexico 2-1 Ecuador, Group stage (Miyagi-JPN)
2002	13/06/2002	Mexico 1-1 Italy, Group stage (Oita-JPN)
2002	17/06/2002	Mexico 0-2 USA, Round of 16 (Jeonju-KOR)
2006	11/06/2006	Mexico 3-1 IR Iran, Group stage (Nuremberg-GER)
2006	16/06/2006	Mexico 0-0 Angola, Group stage (Hanover-GER)
2006	21/06/2006	Portugal 2-1 Mexico, Group stage (Gelsenkirchen-GER)
2006	24/06/2006	Argentina 2-1 Mexico, Round of 16 (Leipzig-GER) aet
2010	11/06/2010	South Africa 1-1 Mexico, Group stage (Johannesburg-RSA)
2010	17/06/2010	France 0-2 Mexico, Group stage (Polokwane-RSA)
2010	22/06/2010	Mexico 0-1 Uruguay, Group stage (Phokeng-RSA)
2010	27/06/2010	Argentina 3-1 Mexico, Round of 16 (Johannesburg-RSA)
2014	13/06/2014	Mexico 1-0 Cameroon, Group stage (Natal-BRA)
2014	17/06/2014	Brazil 0-0 Mexico, Group stage (Fortaleza-BRA)
2014	23/06/2014	Croatia 1-3 Mexico, Group stage (Recife-BRA)
2014	29/06/2014	Netherlands 2-1 Mexico, Round of 16 (Fortaleza-BRA)
2018	17/06/2018	Germany 0-1 Mexico, Group stage (Moscow-RUS)
2018	23/06/2018	Korea Republic 1-2 Mexico, Group stage (Rostov-on-Don-RUS)
2018	27/06/2018	Mexico 0-3 Sweden, Group stage (Ekaterinburg-RUS)
2018	02/07/2018	Brazil 2-0 Mexico, Round of 16 (Samara-RUS)
2022	22/11/2022	Mexico 0-0 Poland, Group stage (Doha (Ad-Dawhah)-QAT)
2022	26/11/2022	Argentina 2-0 Mexico, Group stage (Al Dayyan-QAT)
2022	30/11/2022	Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico, Group stage (Al Dayyan-QAT)
2026	11/06/2026	Mexico 2-0 South Africa, Group stage (Mexico City-MEX)