Mexico national futsal team

Mexico
Nickname(s)El Tri (The Tri)
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
AssociationMexican Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachJuan Pablo Vivanco
FIFA codeMEX
FIFA ranking56 [1]
Home colours
Away 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, United States; 23 March 2002)
 Mexico 10–4 El Salvador 
(Pachuca, Mexico; 20 May 2004)
 Honduras 1–7 Mexico 
(San José, Costa Rica; 8 May 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–2 Mexico 
(Milwaukee, United States; 25 August 2002)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup Stage (2012)
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1996)
Best resultBronze 3rd place (1996)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1991)
Best result2nd round (1994, 2000, 2011)

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 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 MP W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996 did not qualify
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 4 13
Colombia 2016 did not qualify
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024
Total 1/10 3 0 0 3 4 13

CONCACAF Futsal Championship

CONCACAF Futsal Championship record
Year Round MP W D L GF GA
Guatemala 1996 Third Place 4 3 0 1 19 8
Costa Rica 2000 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 13 14
Costa Rica 2004 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 21 30
Guatemala 2008 Group Stage 3 1 2 0 12 8
Guatemala 2012 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 18 18
Costa Rica 2016 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 12 11
Guatemala 2021 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 8 10
Nicaragua 2024 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 22 20
Total 8/8 31 13 3 15 125 119

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Mexico MEX Jesús González
— GK Mexico MEX José Luis Montoya
— DF Mexico MEX Abraham Atri
— DF Mexico MEX Esteban Mendoza
— DF Mexico MEX César Paniagua
— DF Mexico MEX Rigoberto Trujillo
— DF Mexico MEX Eleazar Ureta
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Mexico MEX Francisco Flores
— MF Mexico MEX Miguel Limón
— MF Mexico MEX David Morales
— MF Mexico MEX Emmanuel Morales
— MF Mexico MEX Eddie Sánchez
— MF Mexico MEX Miguel Vences
— FW Mexico MEX Daniel Soltero

Total

Until to 02/12/2018.[2]

All Pld W D L GF GA GD
Total 77 21 12 44 217 327 -110

See also

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Futsal Planet".

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