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Mexico
Group A · 1st seed ★ Hosts FIFA #13

Mexico
El Tri.

Opening hosts: On June 11 at the Azteca, Mexico plays the tournament's first match on home soil — and knows the entire continent is watching. Aguirre has 47 days to transform a talented but inconsistent squad into a team.

Route · Group A
Thu · 11 JUNMexico — South Africa — · —Mexico City · 13:00 ★ Opening Thu · 18 JUNMexico — South Korea — · —Guadalajara · 19:00 Wed · 24 JUNCzech Republic — Mexico — · —Mexico City · 19:00
Sun 28 JUNRound of 16 · A vs ?Mexico City
Sat 4 JULRound of 16 (forecast)Los Angeles
National anthem
Himno Nacional Mexicano
0:00
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
11 JUN · THU · 19:00
vs South Africa
Mexico City · Azteca
Matchday 2
18 JUN · THU · 19:00
vs South Korea
Guadalajara · Akron
Matchday 3
24 JUN · WED · 19:00
away at Czech Republic
Mexico City · Azteca
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

14
Tournaments in history
0
No titles
#19
FIFA Ranking
51.0
Odds to win
Coaching staff

"El Vasco"
third time around.

Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre

Head Coach · Mexico · since 2024

Vasco's third stint leading the national team — the most experienced Mexican coach of the new era. In 2025, he led El Tri to the CONCACAF Nations League Cup, now driving them toward a home opener.

★ CONCACAF Nations Cup 2025 Gold Cup 2025 finalist 72 matches · 41 wins
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Raúl Jiménez

Raúl Jiménez

Forward · № 9 · 35

Striker at Fulham. Came through Club América, Atlético, Benfica and Wolverhampton. In November 2020 suffered a skull fracture in a match against Arsenal and returned after 9 months.

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Santiago Jiménez

Santiago Jiménez

Forward · № 11 · 25

"9" at Milan since January 2025. Previously — Cruz Azul and Feyenoord (2022-2025). Son of Cristian Jiménez (former Cruz Azul forward).

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Joan Vázquez

Joan Vázquez

Defender · № 5 · 27

Left-footed centre-back at Genoa since 2021. Academy product of Pumas. In the 2022/23 season played on loan at Cremonese in Serie A.

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Edson Álvarez

Edson Álvarez

Midfielder · № 4 · 28

Defensive midfielder at Fenerbahçe since 2025. Previously — Club América, Ajax (2019-2023), West Ham (2023-2025). 187 cm — also plays as centre-back.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by 27 May 2026. Base — Mexico City, arrival 1 June.

Goalkeepers

1
Guillermo Ochoa AEL Limassol 40 years · 185 cm · €0.1M
13
Luis Malagon Club América 28 years · 184 cm · €8.0M
23
Raul Ranjel Chivas Guadalajara 26 years · 190 cm · €6.6M

Defenders

2
Jorge Sánchez PAOK 28 years · 181 cm · €9.9M
3
César Montes Lokomotiv Moscow 29 years · 195 cm · €11.0M
5
Joan Vázquez Genoa 27 years · 185 cm · €18.6M
15
Israel Reyes Club América 25 years · 180 cm · €12.2M
16
Jesus Gallardo Toluca 31 years · 178 cm · €8.6M
18
Hesus Angulo Tigres UANL 28 years · 179 cm · €10.3M
22
Kevin Álvarez Club América 26 years · 178 cm · €9.5M
24
Everardo Lopes Toluca 21 years · 180 cm · €2.5M

Midfielders

4
Edson Álvarez Fenerbahçe 28 years · 187 cm · €18M
6
Erik Lira Cruz Azul 25 years · 172 cm · €14.5M
7
Carlos Rodriguez Cruz Azul 29 years · 171 cm · €13.2M
8
Luis Chaves San Vicente 30 years · 187 cm · €10.5M
10
Álvaro Fidaldo Club América 29 years · 174 cm · €14.9M
14
Erik Sánchez Club América 26 years · 167 cm · €13.8M
17
Orbelin Pineda AEK Athens 30 years · 169 cm · €12.0M
21
Obed Vargas Seattle Sounders 20 years · 175 cm · €15.0M

Forwards

9
Raúl Jiménez Fulham 35 years · 187 cm · €5.4M
11
Santiago Jiménez Milan 25 years · 184 cm · €30M
12
Armando Gonzalez Chivas Guadalajara 23 years · 179 cm · €6.9M
19
Aleksis Vega Toluca 28 years · 174 cm · €17.2M
20
Roberto Alvarado Chivas Guadalajara 27 years · 176 cm · €16.7M
25
Julián Quiñones Al-Qadisiyah 29 years · 180 cm · €19.1M
26
Herman Bertereme Monterrey 27 years old · 175 cm · €17.4M
History

At every World Cup
since 1930.

Home side three times.

14 tournaments, 0 titles. Best — quarterfinals at home in 1970 and 1986. Since 1994 advanced from the group seven consecutive times — a CONCACAF record — but the streak ended in Doha 2022.

1970 ¼ 1986 ¼ 2026 ★?
2022GroupSaudi Arabia 0:1, Poland 0:0, Argentina 0:2 — first time since 1978 failed to advance from the groupGroup
20181/8Brazil 0:2, SamaraRound of 16
20141/8Netherlands 1:2, FortalezaRound of 16
20101/8Argentina 1:3, JohannesburgRound of 16
20061/8Argentina 1:2 AET, LeipzigRound of 16
1986¼★ home side — Germany on penaltiesQuarterfinals
1970¼★ home side — Italy 1:4Quarterfinals
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Cielito Lindo
Ay, ay, ay, ay / Canta y no llores
[Ay, ay, ay, ay / Canta y no llores]
Ay, ay, ay, ay / Sing and don't cry

A folk song from the 19th century. Sung by the entire stadium at every "El Tri" match — instead of the European "Olé".

México, México, ra-ra-ra
Mé-xi-co, Mé-xi-co, ra-ra-ra!
[Me-xi-co, Me-xi-co, ra-ra-ra!]
Mexico, Mexico, ra-ra-ra!

A twelve-syllable mantra that fits perfectly to the rhythm of a three-beat drum. Has been heard at the Estadio Azteca since 1970.