Mexico women's national football team

Mexico
Nickname(s) El Tri (The Tri)
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Confederation CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederation NAFU (North America)
Head coach Roberto Medina
Captain Nayeli Rangel
Most caps Maribel Dominguez (112)
Top scorer Maribel Domínguez (79)
FIFA code MEX
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 24 Increase 1 (28 September 2018)
Highest 21 (January 2011)
Lowest 31 (December 2002)
First international
 Mexico 9–0 Austria 
(Jesolo, Italy; 6 July 1970)
Biggest win
 Mexico 12–0 Malta 
(Bristol, England; 28 June 1997)
 Martinique 0–10 Mexico
(Bridgeview, United States; 18 October 2014)
Biggest defeat
 United States 12–0 Mexico 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 18 April 1991)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 1999)
Best result Group Stage (1999, 2011, 2015)
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1991)
Best result Runners-up  : (1998), (2010)

The Mexico women's national football team (sometimes referred to as Las Tri) is governed by La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (Mexico Football Federation).[1]

In the 1970s, Mexico finished third in an unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy. Also, in 1971, the team hosted an unofficial women's World Cup reaching the final, only to lose to Denmark 3–0. An estimated 110,000 people attended the final at Estadio Azteca that day.[2] The team was formed before the 1999 Women's World Cup and was composed of players having citizenship of Mexico and descendants born elsewhere of Mexico's citizens. The main goal for the team was to qualify for their first World Cup. The team has since then developed and is now ranked 26th in the Women's FIFA World Ranking.[3] One disadvantage of the team as compared to all other teams is that they have had for the past 14 years, one coach, Leonardo Cuéllar; rare in the world of a national team from Mexico.[4] The team was the host for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, finishing in second place after an unexpected 2–1 victory over the United States. Mexico has a professional league, the Liga MX Femenil, which was established in part to raise the consciousness of women's football in Mexico.

History

The first official coach for the Mexico women's national football team was Leonardo Cuéllar. One of his main goals when first establishing the team was to qualify for the 1999 Women's World Cup.[4] The team accomplished this by placing second to the Canadian team in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship. After finding a coach to begin the team, controversy soon began regarding the nationality of the players being recruited. Many people in Mexico argued that Mexican-American girls should not be allowed to play on the team because they were taking spots away from full citizens. The team captain, Andrea Rodebaugh, argued that the team's main goal was to qualify and said that to them it did not matter who was on the team as long as the team was formed.[5] The national team was formed despite the controversy and consisted of players holding Mexican citizenship as well as players from the United States. Initially, the language disparity between the Spanish-speaking Mexicans and English-speaking Americans created a lack of cohesion in the team, but the teammates began teaching each other their respective languages.

In recent years, an increase in young talent developing in Mexico brought an increase of expectations from Mexican football fans and media alike. Following their worst ever World Cup finish in 2015, fans began calling for Cuellar's resignation or firing. In 2016, the women's national football team failed to qualify for the Olympics, and lost to Costa Rica which was the turning point in the teams history since many thought the defeat resulted in Mexico becoming the fourth best team in CONCACAF. With these results and Leonardo Cuellar's controversial decision to not bring Charlyn Corral and Kenti Robles, whom had terrific seasons at their clubs in Spain's Primera División, onto the squad[6] led to him resigning from his position in April 2016.[7] Roberto Medina became the head coach in 2017.[8]

In 2018 Mexico won the Central American and Caribbean Games by defeating Costa Rica 3-1 in the final. [9]

At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Mexico entered as the third highest ranked team behind the United States and Canada. At the tournament Mexico finished third in their group with a record of one win and two losses, which included a surprising 2-0 loss to Panama. As a result of not advancing to the knockout round, Mexico was unable to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. [10]

Kit

The Mexico national team utilizes a tricolour system, composed of the colors green, red and white. The team's three colors originated from Mexico's national flag, known as the tricolor. The kit being used 2011–2012 is a green jersey for home and a black with gold jersey for away. Sewn on the inside collar of both jerseys is the Mexican saying somos guerreros meaning "we are warriors".

Recent results

2018

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship. [12]

Caps and goals as 1 September 2018, after the match against  France.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Cecilia Santiago (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 52 0 Mexico América
1GK Bianca Henninger (1990-10-22) 22 October 1990 6 0 United States Houston Dash
2DF Kenti Robles (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 54 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Bianca Sierra (1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 39 0 Iceland Þór/KA
2DF Christina Murillo (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 37 1 United States Chicago Red Stars
2DF Arianna Romero (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 34 1 Iceland Valur
2DF Mónica Flores (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 7 0 Spain Valencia
2DF Rebeca Bernal (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 6 0 Mexico Monterrey
3MF Mónica Ocampo (1987-01-04) 4 January 1987 85 17 Mexico Pachuca
3MF Nayeli Rangel (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 79 7 Mexico UANL
3MF Stephany Mayor (captain) (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 63 11 Iceland Þór/KA
3MF Karla Nieto (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 13 0 Mexico Pachuca
3MF María Sánchez (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 11 2 United States Santa Clara Broncos
3MF Cristina Ferral (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 9 1 Mexico UANL
3MF Nancy Antonio (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 8 1 Mexico UANL
3MF Lizbeth Ovalle (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 1 0 Mexico UANL
4FW Charlyn Corral (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 42 22 Spain Levante
4FW Katie Johnson (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 18 7 United States Sky Blue FC
4FW Ariana Calderón (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 14 2 Iceland Þór/KA
4FW Kiana Palacios (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 4 1 Spain Real Sociedad

Recent call-ups

These players were called up to the squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Pamela Tajonar (1984-12-02) 2 December 1984 39 0 Spain Barcelona 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
GK Blanca Félix (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara February 2018 PRE
GK Emily Alvarado (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 0 0 United States TCU Horned Frogs v.  Costa Rica, 25 November 2017
GK Alejandra Gutiérrez (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 0 0 Mexico UANL v.  Costa Rica, 25 November 2017 PRE
GK Alejandría Godínez (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 0 0 Mexico Pachuca 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRE
DF Greta Espinoza (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 21 0 Mexico UANL 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
DF Vanessa Flores (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 2 0 United States AHFC Royals 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
DF Clarissa Robles (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 2 0 United States LA Galaxy OC 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
DF Mariel Gutiérrez (1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 0 0 Unattached 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
DF Marcela Valera (1987-04-12) 12 April 1987 1 0 Mexico América v.  France, 1 September 2018
DF Sabrina Flores (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 0 0 United States LA Galaxy OC training camp on 3-12 June 2018
DF Jaqueline Rodríguez (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 0 0 Mexico UDLA Puebla February 2018 PRE
DF Andrea Sánchez (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara February 2018 PRE
DF Daniela Alcántar (1995-12-21) 21 December 1995 0 0 Mexico Veracruz v.  Costa Rica, 25 November 2017
DF Bri Campos (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 1 0 Finland Åland United v.  North Korea, 23 October 2017
DF Annia Mejía (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 4 0 Spain Fundación Albacete 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRE
DF Jocelyn Orejel (1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 3 0 France CSFA Ambilly (fr) 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRE
MF Tania Morales (1986-12-22) 22 December 1986 7 2 Mexico Guadalajara 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
MF Yamilé Franco (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 6 1 Mexico Toluca 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
MF Natalia Gómez Junco (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 6 0 Spain Málaga 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
MF Esmeralda Verdugo (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 2 0 Mexico América 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Jaquelin García (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 0 0 Mexico León February 2018 PRE
MF Liliana Rodríguez (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 0 0 Mexico Toluca February 2018 PRE
MF Teresa Noyola (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 44 3 Iceland Valur v.  North Korea, 23 October 2017
MF Eva González (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 0 0 United States Seton Hall Pirates v.  North Korea, 23 October 2017
MF Gaby Rivera (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 0 0 United States George Mason Patriots v.  North Korea, 23 October 2017
MF Carolina Jaramillo (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 4 0 Mexico UANL 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRE
FW Desirée Monsiváis (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988 5 3 Mexico Monterrey 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
FW Anisa Guajardo (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 4 0 Sweden Sundsvalls DFF 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
FW Daniela Solís (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 0 0 Mexico Monterrey 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship PRO
FW Renae Cuéllar (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 32 7 Israel Kiryat Gat v.  United States, 8 April 2018
FW Lizbeth Ángeles (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 0 0 Mexico Pachuca February 2018 PRE
FW Lucero Cuevas (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 0 0 Mexico América February 2018 PRE

Notes:

  • PRE: Preliminary squad
  • PRO: Provisional roster

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup Record
Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA
China 1991Did not qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999Group Stage16th3003115
United States 2003Did not qualify
China 2007
Germany 2011Group Stage11th302137
Canada 2015Group Stage22nd301228
France 2019Did not qualify
Total3/89036630
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONCACAF Women's Championship Record
Year Round MP W D* L GF GA
Haiti 1991Group Stage3102916
United States 1993Did not enter
Canada 1994Third Place4112619
Canada 1998Runners-up5311206
United States 2000Group Stage3102107
United StatesCanada 2002Third Place5302117
United States 2006Third Place320162
Mexico 2010Runners-up5302117
United States 2014Third Place5302177
United States 2018Group Stage310249
Total-36182169480
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA
United States 1996Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004Quarter-Finals8th301218
China 2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 To be determined
France 2024
United States 2028
Total-1/6301218
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games Record
Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 15 9
Dominican Republic 2003 Third Place 3rd 4 3 0 1 10 5
Brazil 2007 Fourth Place 4th 5 3 0 2 6 1
Mexico 2011 Third Place 3rd 5 2 2 1 3 2
Canada 2015 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 10 7
Peru 2019 To be determined
Chile 2023
Total-5/52514385424
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games Record
Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010Withdrew
Mexico 2014 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 11 1
Colombia 2018 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 18 3
Panama 2022To be determined
Total-2/310910294
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Overall official record

CompetitionStageResultOpponentPositionScorers
Haiti 1991 CONCACAF TournamentGroup stage0–12United States United States
1–3Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
8–1Martinique Martinique3 / 4
Canada 1994 CONCACAF TournamentGroup stage0–9United States United States
0–6Canada Canada
3–1Jamaica Jamaica
3–3Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago3 / 5
Canada 1998 CONCACAF TournamentGroup stage3–2Costa Rica Costa Rica
7–1Haiti Haiti
2–2Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1 / 4
Semifinals8–0Guatemala Guatemala
Final0–1Canada Canada
United States 1999 World CupGroup stage1–7Brazil BrazilDomínguez
0–6Germany Germany
0–2Italy Italy4 / 4
Canada 1999 Pan American GamesGroup stage1–1United States United States
2–3Canada Canada
5–1Costa Rica Costa Rica
5–1Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago3 / 5
Semifinals2–2 (PSO: 5–3)Canada Canada
Final0–1United States United States
United States 2000 Gold CupGroup stage3–4Canada CanadaDomínguez 2, Mora
7–0Guatemala GuatemalaMora 4, Domínguez 3
0–3China China3 / 4
United States 2002 Gold CupGroup stage0–3United States United States
5–1Panama PanamaGómez 2, Domínguez, Leyva, Sandoval
2–0Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2 / 4Gerardo 2
Semifinals0–2Canada Canada
Third place match4–1Costa Rica Costa RicaDomínguez 2, González, Mora
Dominican Republic 2003 Pan American GamesGroup stage1–0Costa Rica Costa RicaWorbis
3–1Argentina ArgentinaMora, Rosales, Worbis
Semifinals2–3Canada CanadaLeyva, Mora
Third place match4–1Argentina ArgentinaLeyva, Mora, Moreno, Rosales
Greece 2004 Summer OlympicsGroup stage1–1China ChinaDomínguez
0–2Germany Germany2 / 3
Quarterfinals0–5Brazil Brazil
United States 2006 Gold CupGroup stage3–0Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoDomínguez, González, P. Pérez
Semifinals0–2United States United States
Third place match3–0Jamaica JamaicaOcampo 2, Domínguez
2007 World Cup qualificationAFC-CONCACAF play-off0–2 2–1Japan JapanDomínguez, Leyva
Brazil 2007 Pan American GamesGroup stage5–0Paraguay ParaguayCorral 2, Ocampo 2, Valdez
0–1Argentina Argentina
2–0Panama PanamaWorbis
3–2United States United StatesLópez 2, Worbis
Semifinals0–2Brazil Brazil
Third place match1–2Canada CanadaWorbis
Mexico 2008 Summer Olympics qualificationGroup stage8–1Jamaica JamaicaLópez 4, Morales 2, Ocampo, Worbis
1–3United States United States2 / 3Worbis
Semifinals0–1Canada Canada
Mexico 2010 Gold CupGroup stage7–2Guyana GuyanaDomínguez 4, Garza, Worbis
2–0Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoDomínguez, López
0–3Canada Canada2 / 4
Semifinals2–1United States United StatesDomínguez, V. Pérez
Final0–1Canada Canada
Germany 2011 World CupGroup stage1–1England EnglandOcampo
0–4Japan Japan
2–2New Zealand New Zealand3 / 4Domínguez, Mayor
Mexico 2011 Pan American GamesGroup stage0–0Chile Chile
1–1Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoDomínguez
1–0Colombia Colombia2 / 4V. Pérez
Semifinals0–1Brazil Brazil
Third place match1–0Colombia ColombiaRuiz
Mexico 2012 Summer Olympics qualification'Group stage5–0Guatemala GuatemalaDomínguez 3, Diaz, Garza
7–0Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicGuajardo 3, Diaz, Ruiz, Saucedo
0–4United States United States2 / 4
Semifinals1–3Canada CanadaV. Pérez
United States 2014 CONCACAF Women's ChampionshipGroup stage0-1Costa Rica Costa Rica
10–0Martinique MartiniqueSamarzich, Duarte 2, Mayor, Guillou (o.g.), Garciamendez, Garza, Ocampo 2, Noyola
3-1Jamaica Jamaica2 / 4Mayor, Corral 2
Semifinals0-3United States United States
Third Place Match4-2Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoMayor, Ocampo, Corral 2
Canada 2015 World CupGroup stage1–1Colombia ColombiaV. Pérez
1–2England EnglandIbarra
0-5France France4 / 4
Canada 2015 Pan American GamesGroup stage0–1Colombia Colombia
3–1Argentina ArgentinaNoyola, Rangel, Ruiz
3-1Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2 / 4Mayor 2, Ocampo
Semifinals2-4Brazil BrazilRomero, Rangel
Third place match2-0Canada CanadaOcampo, Mayor
United States 2016 Summer Olympics qualificationGroup stage6-0Puerto Rico Puerto RicoDomínguez 3, Garciamendez, Rangel, Johnson
0-1United States United States
1-2Costa Rica Costa Rica3 / 4Domínguez
United States 2018 CONCACAF Women's ChampionshipGroup stage0-6 United States
4-1 Trinidad and TobagoCorral 2, Johnson, Sanchez
0-2 Panama3/4

Head coaching history

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 This match is not recognized by FIFA.[11]

Citations

  1. ↑ Luis Arroyo (2015-06-12). "The Mexican Women's National Team Needs to Stop Depending on U.S. Based Players | VICE Sports". Sports.vice.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Mundial (Women) 1971". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Women's World Ranking". Fifa.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 Lewis, Michael (21 January 2012). "Mexico's Leonardo Cuellar Has Turned 'Las Tri' into a Global Power". Fox News Latino. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Jensen, Mike (17 June 1999). "Mexican Soccer Team Has American Accent Half Of The Improbable Women's World Cup Squad Comes From North Of The Border". The Inquirer. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Monica Gonzalez urges Mexican federation to seize opportunity to promote women's game". espnW. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  7. ↑ Baxter, Kevin. "Mexico's women's soccer coach Leonardo Cuellar steps down". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  8. ↑ "For Teammates in Love, an Island Oasis". The New York Times. 2017-07-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  9. ↑ "Central American & Caribbean Games Women". Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Panama qualified for the semifinals of the 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship". October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ Live Scores - Mexico - Women's - Matches. FIFA-.com.
  12. ↑ "La SNM Femenil inició concentración de cara al Premundial de la CONCACAF". Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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