Mexico national futsal team

The Mexico national futsal team is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Mexico and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the CONCACAF Championships.

Mexico
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Tri (The Tri)
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
AssociationMexican Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachRamón Raya
FIFA codeMEX
FIFA ranking51 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
First international
 Australia 5–7 Mexico 
(Melbourne, Australia; 1 May 1994)
Biggest win
 Guatemala 2–8 Mexico 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 30 August 1996)
 Canada 1–7 Mexico 
(Washington, D.C., USA; 23 March 2002)
 Mexico 10–4 El Salvador 
(Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico; 20 May 2004)
 Honduras 1–7 Mexico 
(San José, Costa Rica; 8 May 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–2 Mexico 
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; 25 August 2002)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup Stage, (2012)
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1996)
Best result 3rd place, (1996)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1991)
Best result2nd round, (1994, 2000, 2011)

Mexico has competed in the FIFA Futsal World Cup only once. Unlike 11-a-side games, futsal is not the strength of Mexico. The Mexicans now are struggling to emerge from the shadow of powerful regional rivals United States, Cuba, Guatemala, Costa Rica and recently is Panama. Despite making it to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship on four occasions, the Mexicans have never done better than the third-place finish they managed at the tournament's debut edition back in 1996.

It was their fourth semi-final appearance at the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship that Mexico booked their ticket to Thailand 2012 with some noteworthy performances against strong teams. Their campaign began with a valuable draw against Costa Rica and successive wins over St. Kitts and Nevis and Cuba were enough to see them through to the semi-final and guarantee them a place at their first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup, taking the second slot in their group after Costa Rica pipped them to first place on goal difference.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Position MP W D L GF GA
1989Did not enter
1992
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012Group Stage22nd3003413
2016Did not qualify
2020To be determined
Total-1/93003413

CONCACAF Futsal Championship

CONCACAF Futsal Championship record
Year Round Position MP W D L GF GA
1996Third Place3rd4301198
2000Fourth Place4th52031314
2004Fourth Place4th52032130
2008Group Stage5th3120128
2012Fourth place4th52121818
2016Group Stage5th31021211
Total-6/625113119589

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Javier Caso
GK Alfredo Chávez
DF Édgar Portilla
DF Luis Castillón
DF César Saldívar
DF Adrián González
MF Erick Tovar
No. Position Player
MF Abdiel Villa
MF Fausto Alemán
MF Ángel Rodríguez
FW Michelle Castro
FW Gerardo Hernández
FW Jaime Romero
FW Miguel Resendes

See also

References

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