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.
| Nickname(s) | El Tri (The Tri) El Tricolor (The Tricolor) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Mexican Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Juan Pablo Vivanco | ||
| FIFA code | MEX | ||
| FIFA ranking | 56 [1] | ||
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| 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) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2012) | ||
| CONCACAF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result |  3rd place (1996) | ||
| AMF World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | 2nd 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
editFIFA Futsal World Cup
edit| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1989 |
did not enter | ||||||
 1992
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 1996 |
did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000
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 2004
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| 2008
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 2012 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
 2016 |
did not qualify | ||||||
 2021
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 2024
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| Total | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
edit| CONCACAF Futsal Championship record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 |
Third Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
 2000 |
Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 |
Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 30 |
| 2008 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| 2012 |
Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| 2021 |
Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
 2024 |
Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 |
| Total | 8/8 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 125 | 119 |
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Total
editUntil to 02/12/2018.[2]
| All | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Total | 77 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 217 | 327 | -110 |
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)