MEXICO
WC98 qualifications
past | country

Selección Méxicana
de Fútbol
North America
Coach : Manuel Lapuente
10 participations
Organizer of the Cup in 1986 and 1970

FIFA World Ranking (05/1998) : 4th
Selection 1998 of Mexico
Goalkeeper:
Oscar Perez (Cruz Azul), Jorge Campos (Cruz Azul), Oswaldo Sanchez (America).
Defenders:
Duilio Davino (America), Joel Sanchez (Guadalajara), Pavel Pardo (Atlas), Claudio Suarez (Guadalajara), Isaac Terrazas (Toluca), Salvador Carmona (Toluca).
Midfielders:
Raul Lara (America), German Villa (America), Jesus Ramon Ramirez (Guadalajara), Alberto Garcia-Aspe (America), Marcelino Bernal (Monterrey), Jaime Ordiales (Toluca), Braulio Luna (Pumas UNAM), Jesus Arellano (Guadalajara).
Forwards:
Ricardo Pelaez (America), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Necaxa), Francisco Palencia (Cruz Azul), Luis Hernandez (Boca Juniors), Luis Garcia (Atlante).


To resume the preliminary competition
  • Composition of the groupe of the :
    Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, United-States.
  • Matches played in the final round:
    MEXICO 4-0
    0-0
    6-0
    2-2
    1-0
    5-0
    2-2
    0-0
    3-3
    0-0
    Canada
    Costa Rica
    Jamaica
    United-States
    El Salvador
    El Salvador
    Canada
    United-States
    Costa Rica
    Jamaica
    Table in the final round
    Pos P W D L Goals Pts
    1 10 4 6 0 23:7 18


  • Team of the eliminatories France98.
     ALFARO ROJAS Enrique
     ALVES DOS SANTOS Luis
     BERNAL PEREZ Marcelino
     BLANCO BRAVO Cuauhtemo
     CESAR DAVINO Duilio
     COYOTE TAPIA Alberto
     DE ANDA Josi Francisco
     DEL OLMO Joaquin
     GALINDO MARENTES Benjam
     GARCIA ASPE Alberto
     GARCIA POSTIGO Luis
     HERMOSILLO GOYTORTUA Ca
     HERNANDEZ Luis Arturo
     PARDO SEGURA Pavel
     PELAEZ LINARES Ricardo
     PINEDA VARGAS Hugo
     RAMIREZ CESEQA Edgar
     RAMIREZ Edgar Nicolas
     RAMIREZ Jesus Ramon
     RIOS GARCIA Josi Adolfo
     ROMERO Camilo
     SANCHEZ RAMOS Joel
     SUAREZ SANCHEZ Claudio
     VILLA CASTAQEDA German





    Grading in the previous cups
    1994 8th 13th
    1986 Quarter 6th
    1978 1st round 16th
    1970 Quarter 6th
    1966 8th 12th
    1962 8th 11th
    1958 8th 16th
    1954 8th 13th
    1950 1st round 12th
    1950 Quarter 13th
    To resume the previous cups
    1994 8th finale Bulgaria Mexico 1-1(p.kicks)
    1994 1st round Italy Mexico 1-1
    1994 1st round Mexico Irish Rep. 2-1
    1994 1st round Norwey Mexico 1-0
    1986 Quarter RFA Mexico 0-0(p.kicks)
    1986 8th finale Mexico Bulgaria 2-0
    1986 1st round Mexico Irak 1-0
    1986 1st round Mexico Paraguay 1-1
    1986 1st round Mexico Belgium 2-1
    1978 1st round Poland Mexico 3-1
    1978 1st round RFA Mexico 6-0
    1978 1st round Tunisia Mexico 3-1
    1970 Quarter Italy Mexico 4-1
    1970 8th finale Mexico Belgium 1-0
    1970 8th finale Mexico El Salvador 4-0
    1970 8th finale Mexico USSR 0-0
    1966 8th finale Mexico Uruguay 0-0
    1966 8th finale England Mexico 2-0
    1966 8th finale France Mexico 1-1
    1962 8th finale Mexico Tchecoslvakia 3-1
    1962 8th finale Spain Mexico 1-0
    1962 8th finale Brasil Mexico 2-0
    1958 8th finale Hungary Mexico 4-0
    1958 8th finale Mexico Walles 1-1
    1958 8th finale Sweden Mexico 3-0
    1954 8th finale France Mexico 3-2
    1954 8th finale Brasil Mexico 5-0
    1950 1st round Switzerland Mexico 2-1
    1950 1st round Yugoslavia Mexico 4-1
    1950 1st round Brasil Mexico 5-0
    1930 Quarter Argentina Mexico 6-3
    1930 Quarter Chile Mexico 3-0
    1930 Quarter France Mexico 4-1


  • MEXICO
    Country caracteristics: 90 000 000 inhabitants, 1 969 367 km²
    City: Mexico
    System of government : Constitutional Republic
    Time difference : - 7 hours with Paris
    Colors: green t-shirt, white short, red socks

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