Mexico national futsal team

Mexico
Nickname(s) El Tricolor, El Tri
Association Mexican Football Federation
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Ramón Raya
FIFA code MEX
FIFA ranking 44 [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, 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
Appearances 1 (First in 2012)
Best result Group Stage, (2012)
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Appearances 6 (First in 1996)
Best result 3rd place, (1996)
World Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1991)
Best result 2nd 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 Position MP W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enter-------
Hong Kong 1992Did not enter-------
Spain 1996Did not qualify-------
Guatemala 2000Did not qualify-------
Chinese Taipei 2004Did not qualify-------
Brazil 2008Did not qualify-------
Thailand 2012Group stage22nd3003413
Colombia 2016Did not qualify-------
Total-1/83003413

CONCACAF Futsal Championship

CONCACAF Futsal Championship record
Year Round Position MP W D L GF GA
Guatemala 19963rd place3rd4301198
Costa Rica 20004th place4th52031314
Costa Rica 20044th place4th52032130
Guatemala 20081st round5th3120128
Guatemala 20124th place4th52121818
Costa Rica 20161st round5th31021211
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
Mexico GK Javier Caso
Mexico GK Alfredo Chávez
Mexico DF Édgar Portilla
Mexico DF Luis Castillón
Mexico DF César Saldívar
Mexico DF Adrián González
Mexico MF Erik Tovar
No. Position Player
Mexico MF Abdiel Villa
Mexico MF Fausto Alemán
Mexico MF Ángel Rodríguez
Mexico FW Michelle Castro
Mexico FW Gerardo Hernández
Mexico FW Jaime Romero
Mexico FW Miguel Resendes

See also

References

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